Virtual reality tourism has become a new trend worldwide. Some provinces and cities in Vietnam have also begun...
Virtual reality tourism has become a new trend worldwide. Some provinces and cities in Vietnam have also begun to apply technology to tourism development, including Ho Chi Minh City.
Visitors experience digital technology by presenting the Saigon Rangers Museum.
Virtual instructor
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Department, at present, Ho Chi Minh City has applied virtual reality technology to create specialized pages to promote and promote rural tourism, destination maps, virtual tours, camera tours, OCOP products, etc. Many travel companies also continue to develop virtual reality applications and technological solutions to reduce costs and bring many new experiences to domestic and foreign tourists during their visit to Ho Chi Minh CityCity.
Seizing the growing trend of tourism applied to technology, Tatinta travel floor also launched the Tatinta virtual tour guide app to meet the needs of young people or groups of friends and families who wish to travel independently abroad.
Visitors experience the «Storytelling Box» in the museums of Ho Chi Minh City.
Previously, in 2020, the Southern Women’s Museum also launched the application of Smart Museum 3D/360 technology to deploy a virtual reality tour solution, Intelligent Interaction (Virtual Tour). It is considered the first digital museum in Ho Chi Minh City. Currently, other museums such as the Ho Chi Minh City Museum, the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts and the Southern Women’s Museum are also investing in digital technology to create a “storytelling box.”
Thanks to the «Storytelling Box», visitors will hear explanations about the destination with close and lively stories, From there, people will understand their heritage and visitors will also be able to explore the city’s museums to love the history and culture of their country.
Stand looking for tourist information, virtual reality tour
Ho Chi Minh City focuses on building a smart tourism system towards the main goals such as: public services for tourists, smart destinations, smart business ecosystem; Proactively analyze and forecast needs, trends and preferences for better development planning.
In fact, the promotion of the application of information technologies has improved the effectiveness of state management and well implemented the work of supporting the promotion of tourism; These applications have also made it easier for tour guides and businesses to change their payment procedures and administrative transactions with customers.
A representative of Saigontourist said the most obvious change is the way tourists buy tours. Previously, visitors often came to offices to listen to advice, learn about visits, but over time, visitors have more experiences on digital platforms, even customer payments are prioritized without cash. These changes also change the way businesses operate by promoting digital applications.
Currently, information technology infrastructure and technology are rapidly outdated. The execution process of investment procedures is important and extends the time. Therefore, to invest in digital tourism projects, it is necessary to have a staff with a good knowledge of information technology and must know the law on public investment, the law on public procurement...
Ho Chi Minh City applies technology to improve visitor experience.
According to Mr. Le Truong Hien Hoa, in order to become a smart tourist city, in the coming time, the tourist industry of Ho Chi MinhVille will continue to develop technological solutions and applications such as the construction of tourist information retrieval booths and virtual reality tours; deploy a chatbot system to support tourist information; upgrade the QR code application system in information, introduced in attractions in RFID technology; the implementation of the project to build the IOC Intelligent Tourism Operations Center...
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