International Journal of Applied Business Research
Vol 5 No 02 (2023)

Immersive Experience in the Metaverse: Implications for Tourism and Business

Komang Gita Krishna Murti (Faculty of Business, Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Indonesia)
Gede Sri Darma (Faculty of Business, Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Indonesia)
Luh Putu Mahyuni (Faculty of Business, Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Indonesia)
A.A. Ngurah Eddy Supriyadinata Gorda (Faculty of Business, Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Jul 2023

Abstract

By providing immersive and interactive experiences, the metaverse has been changing how tourists spend their vacation. It also presents new business challenges, such as gaming, marketing, education, and smart city industries. This research explores the opportunities and challenges presented by the metaverse in the tourism and business industries. This research also discusses the metaverse implications that can transform people's experience and consumption when traveling and consuming. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to explore the implications of the metaverse for the tourism and business industries. This study's findings reveal several examples of applying the metaverse and its implications. In addition, this study also discovered that the emergence of the metaverse significantly impacts the tourism and business sectors. In practice, the review findings make tourism and business stakeholders aware of the potential of this immersive technology. Tourism providers and business leaders might consider using the metaverse to promote tourism destination and their businesses and develop a system that can maximize the benefits of this immersive technology.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijabr

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Social Sciences

Description

The International Journal of Applied Business Research (IJABR), an academic journal in the field of business, published by Bandung State Polytechnic, Indonesia. This OPEN ACCESS Journal is intended to foster and stimulate the exchange of discourses on applied business research issues among ...