For most of the people this may seem very futuristic or even crazy. But travel in virtual world is already a reality and there is people making money out of it. It possible to use a real travel agent to visit the virtual world... The company is called Synthravels and clients pay with real cash for virtual tours.
"Synthravels is the first travel organization to offer a guide service to anyone who wants to tour highly-hyped virtual worlds like Second Life or World of Warcraft. The increasing complexity of virtual worlds is making them more interesting, fun and potentially lucrative. But it's also creating a considerable threshold for newbies, especially for those who have little or no experience with online gaming..."
The virtual world is a a huge market and it is almost unexplored... the fact is: There are many companies that are already investing real money on "virtual real state" in Second Life... including hotels! It is clear that this is not a threat to "regular tourism" (yet...) but we can not close our eyes for trends like this even though it may seem, for some, way to much futuristic.
"Synthravels is the first travel organization to offer a guide service to anyone who wants to tour highly-hyped virtual worlds like Second Life or World of Warcraft. The increasing complexity of virtual worlds is making them more interesting, fun and potentially lucrative. But it's also creating a considerable threshold for newbies, especially for those who have little or no experience with online gaming..."
The virtual world is a a huge market and it is almost unexplored... the fact is: There are many companies that are already investing real money on "virtual real state" in Second Life... including hotels! It is clear that this is not a threat to "regular tourism" (yet...) but we can not close our eyes for trends like this even though it may seem, for some, way to much futuristic.
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