Virtual Tourism- Reimagining Tourism through VR and its Implication for VC’s: Part 1
13 April 2019 4:08 AM GMT
Imagine landing a jet on Hamilton Island in Queensland, Australia and then going for a swim with tropical fish in the Great Barrier Reef?
- Imagine landing a jet on Hamilton Island in Queensland, Australia and then going for a swim with tropical fish in the Great Barrier Reef or imagine taking in the serene enthralling view from the top of Mt. Everest.
- According to a recent survey, multiple startups and executives in the travel industry are bullish on the use of digital tech (AI, chatbots, AR/VR, the blockchain, etc.) to disrupt this field.
- An example is a tie-up between Thomas Cook and Samsung Gear VR which allows clients to view their locations worldwide.
- Dubai the leader in marketing itself for tourism has also created fascinating virtual tours and uses it to entice prospective tourists (not that they need any convincing though!).
- Another called Jaunt VR produces 360-degree films, shows, documentaries, tours on their app all in VR.
- Then there is YouVisit which is an online virtual tourism platform that allows travel companies to create and share 360-degree photos and VR tours with 1,000+ pieces of interactive VR experiences.
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