Metaverse and Tourism
Rethinking Implications on Virtual Reality
1st Edition
Published on 21. August 2024
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-032-80470-5 (ISBN)
Description
This innovative and timely book presents an in-depth analysis of how the metaverse revolutionizes tourism management, transforms consumer behaviour and motivates tourists to visit destinations.
Adorned with illustrative tables, figures and diagrams throughout, the volume is data-led and explores how metaverse experiences affect tourist satisfaction and loyalty toward metaverse tourism. It also takes a future-focused approach and looks at and how the technologies of metaverse tourism will lead to a new level of immersive virtual reality. The book considers the metaverse in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, post-COVID-19 society and offers practical insights on the topic.
This book will be of pivotal interest for students, scholars and academics in the fields of tourism planning and policy, tourism economics, tourism behaviour and tourism development, as well as those with an interest in these areas more generally.
Adorned with illustrative tables, figures and diagrams throughout, the volume is data-led and explores how metaverse experiences affect tourist satisfaction and loyalty toward metaverse tourism. It also takes a future-focused approach and looks at and how the technologies of metaverse tourism will lead to a new level of immersive virtual reality. The book considers the metaverse in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, post-COVID-19 society and offers practical insights on the topic.
This book will be of pivotal interest for students, scholars and academics in the fields of tourism planning and policy, tourism economics, tourism behaviour and tourism development, as well as those with an interest in these areas more generally.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
36 s/w Tabellen, 16 s/w Zeichnungen, 25 s/w Abbildungen, 9 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
36 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Halftones, black and white; 25 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
561 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-80470-5 (9781032804705)
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E-Book
08/2024
1st Edition
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08/2024
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Marco Valeri is Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Niccolo Cusano University, Italy. His research areas include sustainability and green practices, strategy implementation, knowledge management, family business, crisis management, information technology, network analysis, international hospitality management. He is member of several Editorial Boards of international tourism journals and is a reviewer and editor of several handbooks on entrepreneurship, tourism and hospitality management.
Ahmad Albattat is an Associate Professor in Graduate School of Management, Post Graduate Centre, Management and Science University, Malaysia. His research areas include hospitality management, hotel, tourism, events, emergency planning, disaster management, sustainable development goals and human resource. He is an active member and on the Editorial Board of several scientific international journals, as well as a reviewer, author and editor for book projects.
Ahmad Albattat is an Associate Professor in Graduate School of Management, Post Graduate Centre, Management and Science University, Malaysia. His research areas include hospitality management, hotel, tourism, events, emergency planning, disaster management, sustainable development goals and human resource. He is an active member and on the Editorial Board of several scientific international journals, as well as a reviewer, author and editor for book projects.
Content
'Part I. Operations Strategies in the Metaverse. 1. Role of Metaverse in Future of Tourism, Hospitality and Events: Insights from Bibliometric Review. 2. Critical Aspects of Studies Relating to Virtual Tourism in the Context of Values Resulting from Sustainable Tourism, Nature Tourism, Ecotourism, and Cultural Tourism. 3. The Future for Business Competitiveness in Tourism: Tourism Agenda 2030 Perspective. 4. New Economic Paradigm Formed by Metaverse in Tourism: Touristic GIG Economy. 5. Transforming Tourist Consumer Experience through Virtualization: Does Metaverse Matter?. 6. Metaverse as a Socio-technical Phenomenon in Hospitality and Tourism: An Approach to Sustainable Development Goals. 7. What Lies in the Current Scholarly Art of Work on Metaverse and Tourism? Exploring Future Research Directions. Part II. Experiences in Metaverse. 8. Tourism Agenda 2030 in Greece. 9. Journeying Beyond Reality: Exploring India's Metaverse Marvel. 10. Digital Marketing Metaverse for Restoration of Tourism Performance after COVID-19 Business Crisis in Sub Saharan African Countries: Experience from Tanzania. 11. Virtual Tourism as the Sustainable Future of Travel. 12. Exploring Immersive Tourism: Insights from Padova's Tourism Managers. 13. Impact of Metaverse on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry: An Overview.