The Metaverse of Travel: Immersive Experiences and the Next-Gen Destination
About this Event
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The conference covers everything from virtual tours and digital twins to augmented and virtual reality enhanced on-site experiences and the creation of entirely new virtual travel possibilities.
Key Discussion Points: Building digital twins of hotels and attractions, creating immersive pre-travel experiences, NFTs and blockchain for ticketing/loyalty in virtual spaces, AR/VR integration for on-site navigation and enrichment, the economics of virtual tourism, and the challenges of bridging the physical and digital travel worlds.
Why you should attend: It's forward-looking, visually exciting, and appeals to those interested in the bleeding edge of technology and how it will redefine our understanding of "travel.”
Speakers:
- John Boulding, Strategic Advisor and Board Director, Ukinbound
- Jay Scott-Nicholls, Founder, Circus
- Ric Corbett, Business Development Director, Inspiretec
- Alex Bainbridge, CEO Autoura - PlanMyVisit.to
- Alex Hurd, co-Founder and CEO, Travelvrse
Agenda
09:30 Coffee and Refreshments
10:00 Welcome & TTI Update
10:10 Keynote: A Whole New World
John Boulding, Strategic Advisor and Board Director, Ukinbound
John has led, built and advised businesses across travel, tourism, destinations and visitor experiences for many years, building up extensive experience of what makes travel and tourism tick. In the conference opening keynote, he will set the scene and explore how the original vision of the metaverse is evolving, and what immersive technologies, digital experiences and AI could mean for the future of travel and the visitor experience.
10:35 VR, AR and Virtual Worlds
Jay Scott-Nicholls, Founder, Circus
Jay is Founder of Circus - an award-winning agency that has been creating immersive virtual experiences since VR, AR and 360 were first conceived. In this session, Jay will look beyond the hype at the most effective use-cases for immersive technology. With real-world examples where virtual and augmented reality have transformed brand experiences, as well as looking ahead to what's coming next.
11:00 Q&A Panel Session
11:20 Networking Coffee Break
11:50 What If Every Traveller Had a Digital Twin?
Ric Corbett, Business Development Director, Inspiretec
Ric has over 10 years of experience working across the travel, tourism and technology sectors, and currently heads up Business Development at Inspiretec. In this session, Ric will look at the idea of applying digital twin thinking to the traveller. He’ll explore how the data travel companies already hold across bookings, CRM and customer interactions can build an increasingly detailed picture of each customer, and how this can be used to improve sales, service and business efficiency. He’ll also consider how AI can take this further, helping travel companies better understand their customers and determine the next best action.
12:15 What if the metaverse was the real world?
Alex Bainbridge, CEO, Autoura - PlanMyVisit.to
Alex is CEO and Founder of Autoura, using forms of urban mobility (such as electric scooters, shared bikes & robotaxis) to operate real world experiences using AI tour guides. However, Alex could also be said to be our very own travel industry futurologist as for many years he has consistently been at the forefront of new tech developments. In this capacity, Alex will take a look at how the Metaverse is developing and give us his thoughts on where Immersive Experiences, Digital Twins, and the Next-Gen Destination may be heading.
12:40 Q&A Panel Session
Ric Corbett and Alex Bainbridge, will be joined in the Q&A by Alex Hurd, co-Founder and CEO, Travelvrse, turning local vibes into direct bookings for hotels, cruise and tour operators, using photorealistic tech and local creators. Currently in beta.
13:00 Close followed by Networking Lunch
(Moderator: Paul Richer)
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00 to GBP 480.00
