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Name: Date: January 16, 2021

What I know about Trends and Developments in What I researched about Trends and
the Tourism Industry Developments in the Tourism Industry

(Local Industry) (Local Industry)

 Virtual Reality in Travel - Virtual Reality

- It is a kind of technology wherein you can - Cebu Trip introduce the “Cebu Island in a
experience or feel that you are in that place. Virtual Tour”. You can experience that you
are in the Cebu Island, also you can check
- Block Chain the current situations there. You can
- It is a system or application that can secured experience this by using your smartphone
your personal information. This trend or computer.
introduced by Philippines.
- Voice Activated Smart
- Streamlining Travel - It can control the lights, TV and Audio and
- It is a cashless payment wherein you will on-off aircon units, volume or get
just used a card and swipe it in the electric configuration, channel and mode selection
machine or kiosk then you already paid. In and cooling adjustment without touch just
the Philippines they used this streamlining by using command voice in Smart hubs like
in paying in some establishment or in the of Siri, Alexa or Google.
toll gate.
- Biometrics
- Many industries are slowly converting
biometric to the Philippines. As time
progresses more are choosing to upgrade
their systems to accommodate the
technological advancement of biometric.
Other countries enjoy the security and ease
provided by biometric technology.

- Recently, biometric has not only been

limited to fingerprints. New technology
embraces facial recognition, iris
recognition, body language analysis, and
RFIDs. Every industry is finding the perfect
way to keep up with new upgrades.

 Eco-tourism
- The Philippines is blessed with an
abundance of natural cultural attractions
with great prospects for the development of
ecotourism. Ecotourism has become a
major national strategy for launching local
development. In Pandin Lake, ecotourism
development is a locally driven and non-
national organization inspired by the
organization, and in Tayak Hill, it is a top-
driven effort where the efforts are primarily
local action and executive.

- In Pandin Lake, the starting conditions are

included: the awareness brought by the
Sampaloc Lake movement; the barrier to
the expansion of aquaculture; the beautiful
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natural beauty of the small lake; and the

lack of actions focused on the development
of administrative agencies. At Tayak Hill,
the admission conditions consisted of: the
urgent need for establishing a promotional
identity for the town and a catalyst for local
socioeconomic development; the advent of
a new local government administration
open to novel development strategies; and
the discovery of Tayak Hill as a historical
landmark.

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What I know about Trends and Developments in What I researched about Trends and
the Tourism Industry Developments in the Tourism Industry

(Global Industry) (Global Industry)

 Hands-Free Travel  Wearable Devices

- It is wherein you no longer hold your - Companies are allowing to offer more
luggage while you are travelling. It personalized and streamlining service. This
combines technologies such as biometric. device is suitable for companies to avoid
In Japan they used this kind of trends. wasting time. Walt Disney Company used
this device which called “Magic Bands”
 Remote Working and Digital Nomadism that allows customer to connect in the
- Wherein you are making business, or you infrastructure inside Disney Theme Parks.
are working through online.
 Internet of Things
- This is especially important in hotel rooms
where there is now the option to control all
sorts of things through one app. These
smart rooms allow people to change the
temperature or connect devices to the room
very easily. It is also now possible for
passenger flights to find their luggage
through a link to their boarding passes.
This innovative feature is something
Lufthansa (German Airline) has recently
introduced, and it is something that other
airlines may look to adopt as well. It offers
peace of mind to passengers as they will
know exactly where their bags are at all
times.

 Location-Based Data
- It allows the companies and destination
marketers the ability to get a better view
of how many people are using a space. It
can be used at events to complement
ticket sales for the number of people in
attendance or in simple public places
where data on visitor activities is useful.
It useful for commercial businesses as
well as public bodies that talk about the
impact of increasing levels of tourism in
many cities. AirSage Destination
Marketers offers these insights on a
handy self-service platform.

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What I know about Trends and Developments in What I researched about Trends and
the Tourism Industry Developments in the Tourism Industry

(Global Industry)

 Train Travel Chugging Forward

- The growing trend towards eco-tourism,
along with general trends towards the
travel experience and getting things done
slowly has brought about the recent
resumption of train travel. In 2017, a
quarter of global travelers put “going on
a long railroad trip” as one of their top
travel activities. Now in 2019, 56% said
they would not mind spending a longer
trip to their destination if they took a
unique mode of transportation and 62%
said they wanted to go on a trip where
transportation was part of the experience.
Generation variations also suggest
growing interest in train travel due to
Expedia's discovery that earlier
generations were more likely to travel by
train. The company reported that 13% of
Gen Z traveled by rail for their latest trip,
compared to 9% of millennials and 8%
of boomers. Travelers prefer to travel by
luxury, historical or beautiful trains.
- In today’s dynamic and fast-paced world,
many travelers want to slow down and
bring a variety of relaxation to their
vacation. Trains offer a unique and slow
way to explore, allowing travelers to sit
and see the sights as they travel from the
comfort of their whimsical and warm
cabins. Luxurious and historic trains in
particular often have an interior
reminiscent of the days when train travel
was an elegant activity, coupled with
stunning scenery they created for unique
travel experiences (and posts on
Instagram!). Not surprisingly, 64% of
global travelers are interested in taking a
historic train journey.

Most importantly, choosing to travel by

train in airplanes reduces our carbon
footprint and is a big reason why many
express interests in rail travel. Not
surprisingly, the Swedes, who are
seriously dealing with climate change,
even have one word for someone who
chooses to travel by train over the air:
tagskryt. 2020 is the year of rediscovery
of train travel and everyone is ready to
jump.

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