Due to Covid pandemic, world over tourism is in dumps .
Governments around the World, do not want people to travel and mingle ( not
only for pleasurable sightseeing but even for essential business travels )
Now as far as business-related travels are concerned, companies
are getting around the problem by employing Video
Conferencing ( Zoom – Google Meet – MS Meet and now Jio Meet ).
Pretty soon,
In the meantime, there are huge collateral damages to other
industries such as :
Ø Air Travel (
and travel by trains – buses – cruise ships etc )
Ø Hospitality (
Hotels – Restaurants – Resorts – Hill Stations etc )
Of course, when the World comes out of the current
pandemic ( hopefully, within next few months ), TOURISM will revive .
Along with the revival of tourism, above-mentioned
industries, too will revive – although it may take a year or more
In the past too, we had VIRUS outbreaks ( SARS – EBOLA etc
) . But these were limited to a few countries . This time, COVID has the entire
world in its grips !
Experts / Scientists believe :
Ø Every
5 years or so , we may expect another Virus attack
Ø Like
current pandemic, these too will cover entire world – and last longer
Ø Each
future virus attack would need development of NEW vaccines ( Covid vaccines
under development right now, will not immunize us against future virus ).
This
will take months / years
If what the Scientists are saying is “ very likely (
high probability of occurrence ) “, then one thing is very clear
After each such future outbreak, TOURISM industry will
suffer a deep recession !
It is about time the TOURISM industry asks of itself :
“ What
business are we in ? “
If they do , the answer could well be :
“ We are NOT in the business of
transporting the people to the scenic / beautiful places on the Earth .
We are in the business of enabling people to enjoy
these scenic / beautiful places, from the comforts of their homes – without making
them suffer the problems / stresses associated with travelling – checking in –
packing / unpacking – walking – getting fatigued – eating unpalatable foods – carrying
heavy luggage – worrying about loss of passports / credit cards – struggling to
read road-signs in foreign languages – falling sick in foreign lands …etc
We are in the
business of bringing inside the home of a TOURIST, all the beautiful places of the
entire World. Anytime he desires to visit / view / experience , ANY place on
the Earth
And show him in 3D , any such place in REAL TIME ( ie: show him how exactly is that place
looking, right at THIS MOMENT / what is happening at that place, right NOW ) ”
Those TOURISM companies which come up with such an
answer, would want to know if TECHNOLOGY can help bring about such a REVOLUTION / DISRUPTION
They may want to look up :
Extract :
Ø Now a company called Roomality plans to use AI to deliver an immersively large 3D
experience at home, without the need for glasses.
Ø Demonstration videos show the Unreal
Engine-powered system
displaying photorealistic
beach, jungle, forest, and field landscapes that — at scale — could make a viewer think they’re
seeing any of the actual sites outside their home or office window.
TRAVEL
WITH ROOMALITY
Roomality lets its users escape from their
ordinary surroundings and visit somewhere extraordinary.
The system can transport you to a Manhattan
rooftop terrace, a luxury beach resort, or a cottage in the woods, and that’s
just the start.
No airfare, no accommodation and no worry
about restrictions – just the freedom to shift your surroundings and escape the
everyday. }
Ø Roomality suggests the system’s next steps will
expand to full-wall scale, providing the illusion of a balcony that could be
explored, then to full-room scale, creating “total immersiveness” the user
could navigate just by looking anywhere in the room.
Ø Roomality’s system appears to be fully usable
in 3D for only a single person at a time — at least, on any given wall — and
there’s no physical simulation of 3D objects. But it might conceivably allow a
person to walk into a room and peer out multiple “windows” that are actually
just AI-backed 3D displays, simulating views of distant places.
Ø Roomality doesn’t yet have a release date or
price for its displays, but the company is exploring prospective uses in
architecture, including windowless accommodations, as well as virtual tourism,
gaming, and set creation for the film industry. In addition to Unreal Engine,
the company is using Quixel Megascans for 3D assets, ensuring a wide range of artificial and
real-world environments will be compatible with its system whenever it’s ready
to launch
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How can / should the INDIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY , turn the
present dismal business scenario, into an opportunity ?
Answer :
Ø By
tying up with Roomality
Ø By
having “ TOURISM GUIDES ( humans ) “ walk around places in India, wearing
headsets ( like Jio Glass ? ) and streaming LIVE VIDEO BROADCASTS to
Roomality installations, all over the World
To start with , Roomality
might install its hardware / software infrastructure at CINEMA HALLS around the
world .
Once the prices drop ( with competing companies coming out with similar
technologies ), such installations will reach individual homes
For Indian Tourism Industry , becoming VIRTUAL seems
like an answer , in order to cater to billions of people around the World
And that would include :
Ø Sick
and / or, Old persons who cannot travel physically
Ø People
who cannot afford the costs associated with physical travel
Ø People
who are just too lazy to travel
Indian
Tourism Industry Statistics :
Tourism in India is important for the country's economy and is
growing rapidly. The World Travel and Tourism Council
calculated that tourism generated ₹16.91 lakh crore (US$240
billion) or 9.2% of India's GDP in 2018 and
supported 42.673 million jobs, 8.1% of its total employment.
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Dear Shri
Prahlad Singh Patelji,
[ Minister for Tourism
/ prahladp@sansad.nic.in ]
I urge you to exploit this opportunity to make India , VIRTUAL TOURISM
CAPITAL of the world
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
23 July 2020
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Added on 30 April 2022 :
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