Travelling the metaverse: Potential benefits and main challenges for tourism sectors and research applications

S Monaco, G Sacchi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The paper focuses on analysing the potential benefits and challenges of the Metaverse,
particularly in the field of research in the tourism and food and wine sectors. The Metaverse …

Virtual reality and tourism marketing: Conceptualizing a framework on presence, emotion, and intention

R Yung, C Khoo-Lattimore, LE Potter - Current Issues in Tourism, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In a post-COVID landscape, building interest and evoking positive emotions toward tourism
products are vital for destination recovery. As a result, interest and opportunity for the use of …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies on the customer experience

C Flavián, S Ibáñez-Sánchez, C Orús - Journal of business research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The arrival of Virtual-Reality, Augmented-Reality, and Mixed-Reality technologies is
shaping a new environment where physical and virtual objects are integrated at different …

Virtual travel experience and destination marketing: Effects of sense and information quality on flow and visit intention

S An, Y Choi, CK Lee - Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 2021 - Elsevier
In the digital age, virtual reality (VR) has become a new tool for destination marketing.
Building on flow theory and the stimuli-organism-response model, this study examined the …

Virtual reality in tourism: a state-of-the-art review

J Beck, M Rainoldi, R Egger - Tourism Review, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Emerging technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), have been influencing both the
tourism supply side and tourists alike. The purpose of this study is to analyse VR research in …

Examining tourism consumers' attitudes and the role of sensory information in virtual reality experiences of a tourist destination

M Alyahya, G McLean - Journal of Travel Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this research is twofold: firstly, we aim to understand the role of virtual reality
(VR) in influencing tourism consumers' attitudes toward a tourist destination and, secondly …

Virus tinged? Exploring the facets of virtual reality use in tourism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

AF Schiopu, RI Hornoiu, MA Padurean… - Telematics and Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
Several studies have investigated the use of virtual reality (VR) in tourism, but none has
taken an epidemiological outlook. This research examined the use of VR in tourism through …

[PDF][PDF] Pilgrimage movement and pilgrim satisfaction as a customer.

J Żywiołek, J Rosak-Szyrocka, G Santos - International Journal for Quality …, 2023 - ijqr.net
The article illustrates the trend of nonrelegation tourism, which, in a way, forces places of
worship to take care of complete insfrastructure and satisfy the needs of pilgrims. Merely" …

Impacts of technological embodiment through virtual reality on potential guests' emotions and engagement

C Flavián, S Ibáñez-Sánchez, C Orús - Journal of Hospitality …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Virtual reality technologies have increased the integration between devices and the human
senses. Despite the increased interest in embodied technologies in tourism, there has been …

Exploring the role of next-generation virtual technologies in destination marketing

A Marasco, P Buonincontri, M Van Niekerk… - Journal of Destination …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the impact of virtual reality experiences created with the
newest generation of wearable devices on the intention to visit sites and attractions in a …