# Crowdsourced Virtual Tourism Remote Control Tourist Allows You to Visit Melbourne from Your Couch By Alyson Wyers | Published 2013-10-13 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remote-control-tourist References: [fastcocreate](http://www.fastcocreate.com/3019660/experience-melbourne-from-your-couch-through-these-remote-control-tourists) & [remotecontroltourist](http://remotecontroltourist.com) If you have ever wondered what it would be like to visit Melbourne, Australia, but don't have the funds or the ability to travel, Remote Control Tourist is the way to go. The [virtual experience](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/telepresence-observation-pavilion) uses social media to interact with two real life tourists, who you can give instructions. This also works if you want to do a test run before going yourself one day as you control the activities of the explorers on the ground. The crowdsourced livestream is available eight hours a day from October 9 to 13. The [travel guide](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/influencerhosted-tour-program) from [Tourism Victoria](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/siyanda) was orchestrated by Clemenger BBDO, Director Jason Zada and Exit Films. The Remote Control Tourist website also has a map of the culturally rich city, so people at home have a starting point. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 49% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/travel) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Crowdsourced Virtual Tourism:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create virtual tourism experiences using crowdsourcing and social media interaction. - **Remote Control Tourist:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop technology that allows people to remotely control real-life tourists and explore new destinations without physically traveling. - **Social Media-integrated Travel Experiences:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build platforms that integrate social media and travel, enabling users to interact with real-life tourists and guide their activities remotely. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Tourism:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transform the tourism industry by offering virtual travel experiences that can be controlled and experienced remotely. - **Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative technologies that enable remote control of real-life experiences, opening up new possibilities for various industries. - **Digital Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create marketing campaigns that incorporate crowdsourced virtual tourism experiences, engaging audiences and promoting destinations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Virtual City Explorers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-explorers.md) - [Travel-Inspired VR Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/othersight.md) - [Mixed Reality Museum Tours](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shoutr.md) - [Audio Guide Tourism Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audio-guide.md) - [Augmented Reality Travel Murals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-murals.md) - [Travel-Focused Audio Guide Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/catalogue-of-audio-guides.md) - [GenAI Travel Agencies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/archers-ai-travel-agency.md) - [Social Travel Exploration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roameio.md) - [Virtual Countryside Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loccitane-virtual-experience.md)