Metaverse and Tourism: From a New Niche to a Transformation

Katerina Volchek () and Armin Brysch ()
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Katerina Volchek: Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Armin Brysch: Kempten University of Applied Sciences

A chapter in Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023, 2023, pp 300-311 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Metaverse is named among the technologies that are predicted to transform everyday life. The proliferation of such technologies as the Internet and smartphones has triggered major transformations in the tourism industry. This paper conceptualises the phenomenon of Metaverse towards the phenomenon of tourism. It applies a semi-systematic literature review methodology to identify existing alignment between the phenomena. The paper concludes that there is a conceptual alignment between the critical dimensions of the Metaverse and tourism. Tourism should be ready for the reciprocal effects of metaverse development on tourism and vice versa, from new opportunities to enhance tourist experience to a possible dissolution of the contemporary understanding of tourism.

Keywords: Tourism; Metaverse; Transformation; Niche; Conceptual paper (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25752-0_32

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