In recent years virtual tourism including virtual reality tours, 360 videos has emerged as an alternative form of travelling reshaping the way people explore destinations and connect with cultural heritage from after. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays, tourism has begun to improve. Museums and other
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visited places started virtual tourism including virtual reality tours.
Travelers
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can just sit in one place and see 360 virtual videos.
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of virtual travelling and answer
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question.
Firstly
, virtual reality tours can help
people
who have disabilities and can travel around the world. They just need to have a TV, phone, tablet, computer or VR glasses in which they can see virtual images of places which are interesting
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them. In
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people
with disabilities can expand their horizons and get to know the world.
Secondly
, 360 videos help
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people
who are poorer and can not afford long-distance trips. It is better for them because they can not feel worse than others.
Thirdly
, virtual
travels
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can help to save time.
For example
,
people
can just sit in their
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and visit the Eiffel
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or Machu
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.
However
, virtual
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are
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incomparable
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real
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. In real
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people
feel really different emotions. These emotions are priceless and none of VR travels can change
such
emotions. When a person travels, he/she not only sees visited objects but
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native culture, local residents, and national dishes. In conclusion, virtual
travels
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,
360
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videos have advantages and disadvantages.
Such
a travel method is really beneficial for
people
with disabilities, poorer
people
or
for
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people
who have little time for
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. VR travel the biggest disadvantage is less emotional experience which remains for life. So, the advantages of
this
development do not outweigh the disadvantages.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • virtual reality
  • 360 videos
  • cultural heritage
  • alternative form of traveling
  • cost-effective
  • accessible
  • democratize
  • far-off places
  • sensory experiences
  • preservation
  • over-tourism
  • environmental impact
  • carbon emissions
  • pollution
  • local economy
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