Virtual tourism can rebuild travel for a post-pandemic world
2021年5月21日 · With technology improving lives globally, virtual tourism could reignite the tourism industry and its people and help build a more sustainable economic model. As a human-centric platform, it can establish local tourist guides, artisans and others as global citizens in the tourism industry.
How is AI reshaping the travel experience? - The World Economic …
2023年12月19日 · During China's 'Golden Week', the first long holiday since the reopening of borders in 2023, outbound travel volume surged by over 800% compared to the previous year, while domestic tourism grew by nearly 200% this year. China's inbound tourism harbours immense potential and if elevated to 1.5% of GDP, it could yield a growth of over RMB 1.3 ...
Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch, smell and real …
2019年3月11日 · Virtual tourism is also breathing new life into mythology and folklore. In Denmark, there are plans to turn a virtual reality exhibition exploring Viking history and Norse mythology into a permanent theme park. Visitors will be able to fight giants and dragons, and explore a complete “Nordic” landscape.
A new era of sustainable travel prepares for take-off
2021年6月14日 · The Forum has been mobilizing partners across the travel industry to develop sustainable business models through the Global Future Council for Sustainable Tourism and introduce industry-wide metrics to measure how the recovery leads to more sustainable tourism. Industry change is being supported in Europe by government bailouts tied to ...
What is overtourism and how can we overcome it? - The World …
2023年10月17日 · The term ‘overtourism’ has re-emerged as tourism recovery has surged around the globe. But already in 2019, angst over excessive tourism growth was so high that the UN World Tourism Organization called for “such growth to be managed responsibly so as to best seize the opportunities tourism can generate for communities around the world”.
The future of travel and tourism as per 4 sector leaders | World ...
In 2020 alone, the travel and tourism industry lost $4.5 trillion in GDP and 62 million jobs - the road to recovery remains long. The World Economic Forum’s latest Travel & Tourism Development Index gives expert insights on how the sector will recover and grow.
Improving Digital Tourism | World Economic Forum
Arusha is the gateway to world-famous national parks and UNESCO world heritage sites and was recently branded as the “Green Tourism Capital of East Africa.” Tourism is the city’s largest contributor to GDP and employs thousands of people. Shapers propose to take a fresh approach to tourism to tackle challenges like unemployment, over taxation and inefficient …
What next for travel and tourism? Here's what the experts say
2022年6月30日 · In 2020 alone, the travel and tourism sector lost $4.5 trillion and 62 million jobs globally. But as the world recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel and tourism can bounce back as an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient sector.
A roadmap for destination management in the digital economy
2019年9月4日 · The development of data portals has been one solution. The European Commission's Virtual Tourism Observatory, TravelBI by Turismo de Portugal (see below) or the Buenos Aires Tourism Observatory are examples of best practices in terms of data portals that allow users to consult and use data about the tourism sector.
What mainstream VR and AR means for sustainable development
2021年2月17日 · Imagine the value of this technology for sectors such as education, mining and tourism, all of which were effectively shut down during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The current global health crisis has shown us how a failure to digitize value chains across sectors has significantly affected social conditions worldwide and highlighted – even ...