MetaTourism
News, Events, Jobs from the Metaverse & Travel Industry
Welcome Metatourists,
Hope you are having a great start to Spingtime wherever you are. This month we presented the world of Web3 and the Metaverse at The Luxury Summit in the UK. We also met with the Global Sustainable Tourism Association to discuss the role of the Metaverse in the hybrid future of travel. We also launched a dedicated tourism space in Africarare, a metaverse platform that aims to showcase African culture to the masses.
As we navigate these unchartered waters it is crucial to value the skills already honed over time. The hospitality industry could teach all sectors a thing or two about customer service, communication and running effective operations. Let's transfer those skills to our virtual worlds.
We are excited to bring you the first edition of our MetaTourism newsletter. We will aim to release a newsletter at the end of each month so please feel free to send us ideas, news, events and updates about the Metaverse & Travel sector.
IN THE NEWS
MTA launches the Global Future of Travel Survey
Africarare and MTA announce partnership to explore the hybrid future of tourism in Africa. Read more here
Winter Tourism identified as a risk in European Climate Change Report
Starting this week, Meta’s Ray ban Glasses can identify landmarks
The first 'UN Virtual Worlds Day' will take place on June 14. The event will emphasise the transformative power of the metaverse to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Maharashtra government in India has created a virtual site called the Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse that allows the city's estimated 21 million residents to stay updated on developments via the metaverse.
The Saudi Ministry of Culture announced its National Cultural Metaverse Platform, enabling users to enjoy virtual reality history tours and other experiences.
The City of Tokyo launched an interactive metaverse tourism platform, inviting creators to send their designs to build it. Read more.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT - DTRAVEL
Dtravel is a decentralized travel network, accelerating the global adoption of direct bookings and empowering ownership in travel through on-chain products that solve for trust, reputation, distribution and connectivity.
Through the partnership with Dtravel, members of the MTA can gain access to wonderful mentorship, learn about the success of the Dtravel business model as we move towards the future of travel and understand how they can implement decentralized technologies in their own business. Travel partners can also work with Dtravel and use their technology or get access to their web3 supply or distribution channels without learning any new technology or any complex onboarding.
Congratulations to Cynthia Huang, CEO/COO/Chairman of Dtravel on her amazing talk at ITB Berlin. You will find a short interview here.
METAVERSE EVENTS
3 – 4 Apr XR Expo (Fellbach 🇩🇪)
8 May ARVR Innovate Conference (Dublin 🇮🇪)
18 - 20 June AWE US
13 – 14 Jun Towards a Responsible Development of the Metaverse (Alicante 🇪🇸)
29 – 30 Oct AWE EU 2024
METAVERSE JOBS
Improbable: Lead Technical Designer - Metaverse
Zreality: Senior Sales Manager AI & Metaverse Solutions
Meta: Technical Artist, Metaverse
JOIN US
We welcome all who are interested in the business of travel to join us at the MTA and work together to ignite, inform and inspire the hybrid future of travel. The MTA is committed to exploring and developing a greater understanding of the potential that advanced technologies offer when creating new tourism business models and enhancing existing travel services.
Please feel free to share your Metaverse or Travel news with us.