The Role and the Effect of Virtual Tourism on Culture and Economy

Subject Areas : Geography and tourism planning, geography and urban planning, urban planning, architecture, geography and rural planning, political geography

Mohammad Hussein Nami ¹

1 - Faculty of Farabi Science and Technology University

Received: 2017-12-18 Accepted : 2017-12-18 Published : 2015-12-01

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Abstract :

The increasing number of domestic and international tourists and the steady increase in the revenue generated by them have led to establishment of tourism as one the most important and dynamic activities in today’s world. Numerous nations, with an increasing number, are realizing the fact that in order to improve their economic situation must become creative and come up with innovative solutions. Such innovation, which has gained importance and attracted attention of majority of the nations during the past two decades, is Virtual Tourism. Hence, due to the importance of the above facts majority of nations are attempting to promote their tourism by applying the necessary tools in the fields of computer and computer software to promote and propagate their assets in the best manner, across the globe.

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