The Metaverse of Travel: Immersive Experiences and the Next-Gen Destination

This topic dives into the nascent but rapidly evolving world of the metaverse and its potential to revolutionise how we discover, plan, and even experience travel. It covers everything from virtual tours and digital twins of destinations to AR/VR enhanced on-site experiences and the creation of entirely new virtual travel possibilities.

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Key Discussion Points: Building digital twins of hotels and attractions, creating immersive pre-travel experiences, NFTs and blockchain for ticketing/loyalty in virtual spaces, AR/VR integration for on-site navigation and enrichment, the economics of virtual tourism, and the challenges of bridging the physical and digital travel worlds.

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Why you should attend: It's forward-looking, visually exciting, and appeals to those interested in the bleeding edge of technology and how it will redefine our understanding of "travel.”