Allocation-on-arrival holidays more often than not end in a nasty surprise – dingy rooms and out-of-town hotels. Discount airline Germanwings is now playing ‘travel roulette’ with destinations, so you could end up in Berlin or Milan. Terrifying maybe, but it’s appealing to spontaneous travellers.

Showing its adventurous spirit, Heineken is letting travellers at New York's JFK airport change their flight to a more exotic destination at the push of a button. Heineken has already sent a man to Cyprus, booked a hotel and given him $2,000 for expenses.

Last-minute holidays account for around £26 billion annually, while one in three in the UK thinks they have a “spontaneous personality”. Can Flight Tonight, an app that offers the cheapest flights departing at nearby airports in just a few hours, cater to these risky travellers?

Push for a pizza, swipe for a cleaner and tap for a taxi. The rise of apps like Uber is facilitating the culture of ‘I want it, and I want it now’. For digital-savvy city-dwellers from London to Beijing, everything you need – from your dinner to a ride home – is just an app away.