Sanal Gerçeklik Teknolojisi Turizm Sektörü İçin Fırsat mı? Tehdit mi?

Year 2023, Issue: 3, 84 - 99, 22.06.2023

Mustafa Coşkuner Altan Çetin

Abstract

The internet and information technologies, which are developing rapidly day by day and are being used in all areas of life, have gained importance in the field of tourism and have begun to be examined in both national and international literature. In this context, this study, which aims to evaluate the current debates between tourism and virtual reality technology, has been put forward in order to better understand the relationship of virtual reality technology with the tourism sector by considering the studies in the tourism literature. Depending on the purpose of the study, two research questions were asked and answers were sought for these questions. When the literature is examined, in response to these questions; It has been concluded that tourists are not yet fully integrated into virtual reality technology and applications, and although it provides benefits and convenience in many subjects, classical tourism will be preferred for a while over the said technology applications. In addition, it can be said that virtual reality technologies are open to threats that will affect the tourism sector fundamentally due to the negative effects they contain as well as opportunities.

Keywords

Turizm, Sanal Gerçeklik, Teknoloji, Literatür Taraması

A Discussion on Whether Virtual Reality Technology is an Opportunity or a Threat for the Tourism Industry

Abstract

The Internet and information technologies, which are developing rapidly day by day and are being used in all areas of life, have gained importance in the field of tourism and have begun to be examined in both national and international literature. In this context, this study, which aims to evaluate the current debates between tourism and virtual reality technology, has been put forward in order to better understand the relationship of virtual reality technology with the tourism sector by considering the studies in the tourism literature. Depending on the purpose of the study, two research questions were asked and answers were sought for these questions. When the literature is examined, in response to these questions; It has been concluded that tourists are not yet fully integrated into virtual reality technology and applications, and although it provides benefits and convenience in many subjects, classical tourism will be preferred for a while over the said technology applications. In addition, it can be said that virtual reality technologies are open to threats that will affect the tourism sector fundamentally due to the negative effects they contain as well as opportunities.

Keywords

Tourism, Virtual Reality, Technology, Literature Review

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