Metaverse has critical role in medical tourism hitting $200B by 2027: report
A report by Omnia Health says medical tourism faces challenges the metaverse can solve, such as stressful pre-travel arrangements and inadequate communication.
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Shanghai eyes nearly $7B from metaverse investment in culture, tourism sectors
Following initiatives from neighboring cities, Shanghai is building its metaverse ambitions under a recently published roadmap focusing on revitalizing its tourism and art sectors.
AirAsia to tap blockchain for travel rewards, CFO Raymund Berja tells CoinGeek Backstage
Regarded as the world’s best low-cost airline, AirAsia revealed it’s working on a rewards system that leverages blockchain for “flexibility and robustness.”
Dr. Craig Wright stresses importance of private record keeping to streamline tourism
In this interview with CoinGeek Backstage, Dr. Craig Wright emphasized what it really means to streamline the tourism industry and shared how it can be achieved using blockchain technology.
Gate2Chain COO Joe Holles de Peyer promotes blockchain tech for Mallorca’s local tourism
In this CoinGeek Backstage, Joe Holles de Peyer explains the goal of the blockchain event in Mallorca and their future plans for Gate2Chain with nChain and IBM.
IBM’s Dr. Agata Slater: ‘BSV and the whole ecosystem is a very good fit for enterprises’
IBM's Dr. Agata Slater shares with CoinGeek Backstage on the sidelines of the event organized by Gate2Chain in Mallorca the importance of blockchain solutions for enterprises, how tech giant is involved with blockchain technology, and more.
Here’s another use case for blockchain—baggage tracking
Becky Liggero's recount of her terrible travel experience on the way to Cairo posed a question about how blockchain technology could solve travel bottlenecks and power the tourism industry.
The impact of blockchain tech in tourism: Global Tourism Forum in Dubai recap
Over 10,000 committee and community members tuned in for the Global Tourism Forum in Dubai where panelists discussed the opportunities of blockchain technology in the tourism sector.
Thailand tourism industry wants to attract digital currency millionaires
The Thai government is looking at issuing a digital currency, building a new tourism ecosystem, and developing a wallet to help Thailand’s economy, which has taken a hit during the pandemic.
Blockchain platform verifies health for 17M Chinese tourists in 1 month
A blockchain-based health records system is gradually making it possible for mainland China to resume cross-border tourism to Macao.
Russian autonomous region to use blockchain for tourism
Yugra is going to implement a blockchain-enabled tourism platform in order to track public spending and provide better transparency in the industry.
New China-backed city to run completely on cryptocurrency
Malacca will take 835 acres of its land to create Melaka Straits City, the “tourist blockchain destination of the future," according to reports.