In the early days of the automobile, it was common for families to “take rides” together, perhaps on Sundays. for no other purpose than to see the countryside. Now that the novelty of the car is far behind us, and especially with the price of gasoline, few people people do this today.
Hot-air ballooning, however, is another concept. I just met a guy who has given rides over 100,000 people over a 35-year period. He finished 18th in a national competition for landing accuracy out of 650 contestants.
The fuel: propane–and not too much of it. Almost all of the movement of the balloon is created by the wind.
