How large a market does the metaverse have for tourism and hospitality? It's big. The metaverse is not a piece of hardware. An integrated network of 3D virtual worlds is known as the metaverse. The user will require a mobile phone, like with most other technologies, along with an extra device, like a virtual reality headset.
When Apple releases its augmented reality/mixed reality headgear in January 2023, the travel and hospitality industry will be discussing the metaverse.
With the aid of a VR headset, a user can walk around in the metaverse and manage its features with their body, voice, and eyes. In many ways, the metaverse will rule the tourism and hotel industries.
These are our top six discoveries:
1. Videogame tourism is profitable
In the future, a tourism board or a travel agency will spend more money creating metaverse material that is modeled by videogames than on marketing brochures. By donning a VR headset, a visitor can virtually visit the Pyramids of Giza or interact with Antarctica's penguins—both in settings that appear to be real. Travel agencies can use this as a pre-sale demo to advertise the actual Antarctica or Giza, but the VR experience itself can be offered independently, providing a new way for agencies to make money.
2. The 3D Meta Hotels
The metaverse will be a game changer for hotels since it will allow sales teams to generate more income. With smarter platforms, it will take less time to complete a sale. This is especially true for hotels that make a living off of renting out meeting rooms and function halls, which in the modern era necessitates that decision-makers physically visit the hotel. Famous companies like Marriott, Atlantis, Movenpick, and Anantara have entered the market and are collaborating with RendezVerse and other metaverse content producers to develop a digital twin: an electronic, three-dimensional reproduction of the place.
3. Interactions and reservations
Customers will enjoy making reservations, whether for flights or hotels. The user will be dragged into an immersive experience while ordering a flight, a tour package, or a hotel stay rather than just filling out boring forms or conversing with bots. Both the client and the company can create avatars. For example, the front desk clerk of a meta version of a Thai hotel would be an avatar wearing traditional Thai clothing and addressing guests as "Sawasdee Kha." Additionally, she will answer inquiries during the reservation process and suggest fun locations for the visitor to visit while in Thailand.
4. Metaverse travel marketing
Businesses that want to be present in the metaverse need metaverse campaigns, metaverse marketing plans, and metaverse content. Brand agencies in the metaverse provide just that. A prime example is a Scottish company New Frontier, which tried to create a metaverse replica of the popular Galashiels, Scottish Borders attraction The Great Tapestry of Scotland. New Frontier meticulously and carefully reconstructed the attraction for the metaverse. The business decided to use NFTs to portray the Tapestry's various themes, including inventions, battles, kings and queens, and traditions. Each topic invites the creation of dynamic solutions, rich visuals, and opportunities for story exploration. The business has found potential games that go along with a hunt for lost scrolls. Visitors can encounter a mix of the real world and the digital world thanks to some of these hidden in the neighborhood and the others in the game itself.
5. Flying through the metaverse with airlines
In the metaverse, it was possible to travel without an aircraft. The ICAROS flying stimulator was primarily created for gym goers to stimulate virtual workouts, but airlines could simply imitate the device.
Airlines like Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, and Qantas are spending millions on metaverse experiences because they have such a high return on investment. For instance, in the metaverse, airlines would reward passengers with loyalty points when they visit their digital environment and use amenities like lounges and online shops. When enough points are accumulated, the consumer can redeem them for real-world benefits like complimentary flights and cabin upgrades. The airlines then profit from the sale of these points to a third party, such as a credit card provider. Benefits accrue to passengers, the airline, and the credit card company. Thanks to the metaverse, everything works out well.
The fundamentals of the metaverse, such as virtual cabin tours, are also being covered by airline firms. In addition to launching Q Verse, Qatar Airways debuted their Metahuman cabin staff. Immersive 3-D designs are also being developed by OEMs like Airbus and Boeing.
Animators from Pixar, Disney, and 21st Century Fox are collaborating with private jet charter companies like Star Jets International to develop metaverse assets for affluent travelers.
6. Metaverse events
On the metaverse, events like weddings, concerts, and world summits might be held. Metaverse technologies are a specialty of businesses like Meta Events, which provide customers digital stores, tickets as NFTs, and digital collectibles. Attendees can network and interact with one another, just like at any live event.
By 2026, 25% of individuals would spend an hour per day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education, entertainment, and social purposes, according to a new Gartner report. A third of global organizations will have goods and services prepared for the metaverse.
The market for the worldwide metaverse was estimated to be worth $41.9 billion in 2020, and it is anticipated to increase to $1,237.0 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 40.4 percent between 2021 and 2030. Apple, Alibaba Group Holding Limited, ByteDance Ltd, Facebook, Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, Nextech AR Solutions Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, Roblox Corporation, Shenzhen Zqgame Co., Ltd, Tencent, and Unity Technologies are the major market participants in the worldwide metaverse. These firms have implemented a variety of techniques to broaden their market reach and solidify their dominance within the sector.
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