Virtual Reality Adds A New Edge To Tourism Industry
How about exploring the exquisite treasures of Morocco right from the comfort of your home? Sweet dreams, eh? Well, definitely a Morocco trip is anyday a wonderful dream but the opportunity of exploring it from your den is a reality as well today, courtesy the state of art Virtual Reality technology. VR has been making big waves in recent times and the tourism sector is one of the first to embrace it with open arms. The Moroccan National Trust Office has lately launched an edgy campaign that would enable tourists to explore Marrakech's tourist attractions right from the home.
Virtual Reality tourism on rise
The computer-stimulated reality as championed by VR that enables one to experience the attractions in foreign land without being there physically has a dramatic fairytale touch to it and here lies the mojo of Virtual Reality tours. Today, you can have a short trip to Google's high profile data center from your own study or how about a close look into the Chernobyl Plant from your den? It's all possible today, thanks to the technological wonder of Virtual Reality.
New-age concept of VR Auto show
Just a few days back, the world witnessed the first-ever VR auto show that was hosted at Pleasanton's Alameda County Fairgrounds, in a collaboration between Goodguys Rod & Custom Association & Georama- the first virtual tour portal in real time. The event enabled people across the globe to enjoy the classic steams at auto show from the bedroom with a VR headset even when they could not be there physically.
VR tours getting popular among tourists
Virtual Reality facilitated tours, be it across famous destinations or events, are engaging people in large scale, especially those who just cannot make it to those sites physically. Something is always better than nothing and when it assures excitement from the comfort of home, indulged in by a state of the art technology, the experience is even more special. No wonder, virtual reality tourism is on rise.
Pops up an inevitable question
If the Virtual Reality tours are conducted well, it actually feels like as if you are almost there – and pops come the question: "Are VR tours going to replace real-life trips?" As per the industry gurus, especially people in the making facilitating & witnessing people taking such tours- VR would in fact help to amp up the interest in real-life tourism further. According to the data revealed by a leading VR tour agency, over 13 percent of people taking to the Virtual Reality tours of a site showed a rising interest to the extent of taking active steps in planning & processing accrual real-life tours to the destination.
"VR tours offer the 'try-before-buy' advantage by extending a preview of the tourist hot-spot & its attractions which in turn helps aspiring tourists to take informed decisions while planning a real-life trip to that very location", stated Jan Meeuwesen, the founder of The Crazy Tourist, that specializes in informing travelers about top things to do in several places worldwide.
The rise of VR tours does not signal replacement of the real-life tourism because no experience can match up with the premium experience of witnessing a famous landmark or event in flesh & blood- in fact, Virtual reality tours are here to inspire tourists in getting more interested about the locations, nudging them to pack the bags fast.
