Incorporating VR, AR, and Related Technologies in the Tourism Industry
Sandra María Correia Loureiro, Eduardo Moraes Sarmento, João Ferreira do Rosário · Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book series · 2020
The chapter exposes the importance of tourism in the world economy, gives an overview of what academic and practitioners are doing regarding the use of engagement-facilitating technologies in tourism, and suggests avenues for further research. Authors give insights about the evolution and important of tourism. The chapter presents an overview of the state of the art on the use of engagement-facilitating technologies (mainly virtual and augmented reality) in research. Examples of applications of engagement-facilitating technologies are given. Authors suggest future research directions and present conclusions.