There are plenty of apps and websites that offer streamlined travel-booking services, but Amadeus is looking to the future with a tool that lets the entire process unfold in virtual reality.
Limited previews are typically available for prospective travelers as they make bookings, but this new VR experience from Amadeus is set to help travelers make all of the necessary travel arrangements without leaving an immersive, VR world.
Amadeus imagines that in the future, travelers will be able to virtually visit destinations, search for flights, walk through a plane to select their desired seat and browse different rental car models all within the framework of virtual reality. Within the VR world, Amadeus also details that payments could also potentially be made in this simulated environment with its Navitaire reservation platform concept.
VR Travel-Booking Services
Amadeus is Testing a Virtual Reality Search and Booking Tool
Trend Themes
1. Virtual Reality Travel-booking - The trend of using virtual reality technology to enhance the travel-booking process has the potential to create immersive and interactive experiences for travelers.
2. Immersive VR Previews - The trend of offering immersive virtual reality previews for travel destinations, flights, and accommodations can give travelers a more realistic and detailed understanding of what to expect before making bookings.
3. Virtual Payment Solutions - The trend of integrating virtual payment solutions into virtual reality travel-booking platforms offers a convenient and seamless way for travelers to make payments within the VR environment.
Industry Implications
1. Travel and Tourism - The travel and tourism industry can leverage virtual reality technology to enhance the booking process and create unique experiences for their customers.
2. Virtual Reality Technology - The virtual reality technology industry can explore opportunities in developing VR platforms and tools specifically designed for travel-booking services.
3. Digital Payments - The digital payments industry can collaborate with travel-booking platforms to create secure and efficient virtual payment solutions for travelers using VR technology.