Abstract:Fueled by the Internet and artificial intelligence, virtual tourism represents an innovative integration of advanced technologies within the tourism industry. The 360 degree panoramic video has emerged as the most prevalent form of virtual tourism both domestically and internationally, owing to its affordability, ease of use, and mild impact. Nevertheless, the advent and proliferation of virtual reality (VR) has unlocked new opportunities in the tourism sector, as VR offers enhanced immersion and a more authen… Show more
“…The term used nowadays is "virtual tourism", focusing on the use of VR applications in tourism. VR allows users to feel like they are in a real-world environment as an interpretation of an existing place or event (Polishchuk et al, 2023).…”
Tourism has been a significant part of many people's lives for centuries. From the first trips, the first organized tours, and the development of the scientific concept of tourism, the importance of the tourism industry has stood out. The industry is rapidly changing, and keeping up with all the latest information and innovations is necessary. The highest impact on tourism changes has been brought by technological development. Hence, the subject of this paper is to determine significant moments of change in tourism influenced by new technological achievements, with special emphasis on the artificial intelligence development. The research is based on the secondary data analysis of various academic publications related to information technology usage in tourism.Research results indicate that technological changes have affected both offer and demand. Information is more available, and nowadays, it is easier to travel than ever before. On the other hand, demand influences constant changes in tourist offers. If the tourism industry does not listen to tourists' needs, many problems can arise. With this in mind, it is necessary to observe all changes in the market to ensure sustainability.
“…The term used nowadays is "virtual tourism", focusing on the use of VR applications in tourism. VR allows users to feel like they are in a real-world environment as an interpretation of an existing place or event (Polishchuk et al, 2023).…”
Tourism has been a significant part of many people's lives for centuries. From the first trips, the first organized tours, and the development of the scientific concept of tourism, the importance of the tourism industry has stood out. The industry is rapidly changing, and keeping up with all the latest information and innovations is necessary. The highest impact on tourism changes has been brought by technological development. Hence, the subject of this paper is to determine significant moments of change in tourism influenced by new technological achievements, with special emphasis on the artificial intelligence development. The research is based on the secondary data analysis of various academic publications related to information technology usage in tourism.Research results indicate that technological changes have affected both offer and demand. Information is more available, and nowadays, it is easier to travel than ever before. On the other hand, demand influences constant changes in tourist offers. If the tourism industry does not listen to tourists' needs, many problems can arise. With this in mind, it is necessary to observe all changes in the market to ensure sustainability.
“…The need for professional development of teachers in tourism and regional studies is 69.2%" (Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 31, 2019), the indication of the relevance of the issue determines the relevance of the issue. In addition, research aimed at developing tourism and local lore competences of future geography teachers (Honcharuk et al, 2021;Rozhi et al, 2022;Ilieș et al, 2021;Herman et al, 2023;Demeuov et al, 2021;Issakov et al, 2023a;Ogutu et al, 2023) determines the need for appropriate decisions with identifying issues of tourism and local lore activities organisation (Gozner et al, 2021;Cheng et al, 2023;El Archi et al, 2023a;Polishchuk et al, 2023).…”
With the rapid development of new innovative technologies in the education system, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have begun to appear. It is very important to evaluate the effectiveness of MOOC in teaching the basics of tourism and local lore to students of the educational program in Geography. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of teaching the discipline "Fundamentals of organising and conducting tourism and local lore activities" to students of the Geography educational programme of higher education institutions (universities) in Kazakhstan through MOOC. In the study, the elective subject "Fundamentals of organising and conducting tourism and local lore activities" was taught through MOOC on the Eduardo platform. The study consisted of two phases, with 14 students from the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University (KNWTTU) as the control group and 19 students from the Astana International University (AIU) as the experimental group. As a result, at the first stage, KNWTTU and AIU students were approximately at the same level. In the second formative stage, students in the control group remained at the initial level, while students in the experimental group showed a high level. In the first phase, the experimental group scored 10.5% "high", 15.8% "medium" and 73.7% "low"; after MOOC training, 31.6% "high", 47.4% "medium" and 21% "low". Thus, the use of MOOC in the formation of tourism and local lore competence of future geography teachers contributes to the improvement of students' knowledge and understanding of their native land and the formation of tourism and local lore skills.
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