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Experience Travel Before you Travel – Use of AR in the Travel Industry

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Technostacks
Oct 13 2017

Augmented reality apps for tourism industry have drastically altered the way travellers see the world by dramatically altering their perception of a region. Gone are the days when one had to manually ask people to find a route and seek a tourist guide’s help or depend on pocket books to know the rich heritage of a location. Nowadays, the same information is available on your fingertips.
Thanks to Augmented Reality technologies!
Every interesting information that you need and essential data including location, weather, iconic spots among others can be conveniently delivered to a traveller when they use an AR-friendly app. How AR Apps work for tourism industry?
The Android and iOS app stores are flooded with a plethora of augmented reality apps. This ever growing choice of a wide range of apps provides a comprehensive tourism experience for tourists. Some of the most popular apps like Google Earth, AR Glass for Wikipedia and HoloMaps are revolutionizing the tourism industry like never before. They have set the benchmark for new apps, which need to follow suit and enhance the way tourism works!Experience Travelling Through AR
Major corporates rely on AR app development for travel industry to attract more visitors every year. Their prime objective is to make traveling easy and memorable by harnessing the power of augmented reality.
One such popular app is ViewRanger which provides maps and guides for those aspiring outdoor adventures. This app makes it easy to explore new locales like mountains, peaks and countryside. Your users can even seek help from the closest checkpoint if they get stuck.

Similarly, AR Glass for Wikipedia are informative apps which provide lots of information about a particular area or city making it easy to plan a tour, whether you are with your family and friends, or on a solo backpacking trip. Each app is designed to solve a specific purpose and by opting for custom AR app development, tourism companies and tour operators can drastically improve their bottom lines.

Digital Technostacks has some interesting AR app development solutions that supplement and enhance travel industry-related services. Get in touch to know more.

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