10 'endangered' travel items: From postcards to first class

Smartphones make it simpler to find obscure backstreet restaurants or order cabs in Ulaanbaatar.

Nevertheless, the relentless march of progress hasn't been without a few regrettable victims.

Several much loved travel stalwarts are falling out of favor thanks to technology and other factors.

The following 10 are some of our most loved travel items that are slowly being replaced by modern innovations.

1. Postcards

2. Slideshows of travel pictures after dinner

3. Guidebooks

4. Internet cafes

5. Alarm clocks

6. Fold-out maps (we have apps for that!)

7. Traveler's cheques

8. Photo albums

9. First class: it's mostly business now

10. Traditional steamer trunks (but Louis Vuitton keeps making them anyway!)

Can you think of anything else to add to this list?