Virtual Tour: Tourism in the Time of Corona

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201219.074How to use a DOI?

Keywords

virtual tour, covid-19, corona, tourism, Indonesia

Abstract

Since the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak hit Indonesia on early March 2020, many activities were delayed, flights canceled, and tourist attractions closed. Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) lasting for months prevented people from traveling. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were at least dozens of local tour platforms offering virtual tours via Zoom and Google Meet such as the Jakarta Good Guide and TelusuRI. In addition, museums and tourist destinations both national and international also provide similar services. Conducted with online interviews and observation, this paper explores the participants’ experiences with the virtual tour. The result shows that the loss of actual travel sensation, no photo experience, and unstable internet connection were some weaknesses. Although virtual tour can never replace traditional travel, it still provides an interesting advantage. Through virtual tour, people are still able to enjoy a piece of relaxation during quarantine period. As an alternative tourism during COVID-19, virtual tour also helps those with physical limitation do traveling and reduce carbon footprint.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ranny Rastati
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/21
TI  - Virtual Tour: Tourism in the Time of Corona
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Social and Political Sciences (ICOSAPS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 489
EP  - 494
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201219.074
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201219.074
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