Digital Tourism: Staycations & Virtual Tours in China and UK

This report examines the concept of digital tourism, focusing on the rise of staycations and virtual tours, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses how travel restrictions led to increased interest in virtual travel and staycations in countries like China and the UK, allowing tourism businesses to sustain themselves during challenging times. The report explores the benefits and limitations of staycations, highlighting their cost-effectiveness and convenience while acknowledging their limitations in satisfying human wants and providing real-life travel experiences. It also investigates the role of virtual tours in keeping tourism alive, satisfying audience demands, and promoting destinations. The research methodology involved a survey to gather insights into individual engagement with staycations and virtual tours. The report concludes that the pandemic has significantly influenced travel preferences, driving the adoption of staycations and virtual tours as viable alternatives. Desklib offers more resources for students to explore related topics and solved assignments.

Digital tourism

Table Of Contents
• INTRDOUCTION
• MAIN BODY
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
• The digital tourism basically relates to the usage of the various modern
techniques for the purpose to uplift the experience of customers and also
promoting the experience of the consumers. The concept of digital tourism
is basically related to exploring of activities and increasing the travelling
activities with the support of digital technology

Overview of the topic
• Due to the covid-19 outbreak, various consequences were imposed due to the pandemic which
further resulted into increased importance of virtual travel in the countries like China and UK.
• With the increased regulations and restrictions, it resulted in increasing the demand for the virtual
travel.
• As a outcome, the tourism businesses maintain their sustenance in the declining pandemic
conditions and has managed to survive

Staycation
• It basically relates to the vacation which is spend at some nearby
place in the individual's home country.
• It is basically related to the leisure activities and fun activities which
are carried out within the day.
• The concept staycation allows the staycation-er spend a overnight
stay at a particular place.

Benefits of Staycation
• It allows the people to get involve in the amazing experience through travelling and participating in leisure activities.
• It also allows the people to realise the importance of tourism without actually participating in the physical tourism
activities.
• With the help of cost effective approach it helps in saving time and promoting tourism as well as expenses without
worrying about the packing hustle.

Staycation Limitations
• It is not very much effective and appealing in satisfying human
wants and expectations.
• It does not involve any outdoor activity.
• It does not let an individual experience any real life events
embarking their travelling journey.

Impact of Covid-19 on staycation in the UK
• With the increasing regulations on the free roaming and made the people to plan out
more outings for the purpose to cope up with the stress.
• The UK residents had claimed that they have a plan for the staycation and holistays during
the pandemic situation for the purpose to spend time with the individual and family for the
journalising and reading objectives.
• Even after the gradual decline of the pandemic , the staycation concept has become much
relatable and important for the people who loves travelling within UK.

Conti..
• The staycation are widely promoted among the UK based residents through planning
staycations.
• It has been argued that the people use more apps such as Instagram which is widely
used for the purpose to plan their choices and travel options accordingly.
• The social media impact is one of the wide spread for the purpose to promote the
concept of staycations among people and also focusing on following various trends
running on instagram which comprises of the various celebrities and influencers.

The role of virtual tours in keeping
tourism alive in China and UK
• The worldwide and emergence popularity of the virtual tour has been increasing in the country
like China.
• The virtual tour concept has promoted satisfied audience demands and has also promoted
enthusiasm of exploring the various destinations and also experiencing the tourism's essence.
• In addition to that, the virtual tour has enabled the people to maintain interaction with the
guides and hosts and also asking them to gain information or data in relation to the various
questions.

Question 1: What research did you undertake to create your news report? What sources did you find useful and why.
• A survey was conducted through random sampling where individuals were asked questions like how
much they are engaged and involved in staycations and virtual tour during the course of pandemic.
• The main purpose of choosing primary data for gaining relevant information is that it facilitate in
obtaining reliable and original information through acquiring first-hand data on the topic of news
report.
• The process of survey was conducted in order to make the report more authentic through gaining
insights on individual's behaviour and preferences.

Question 2: How did digital output such as stories are best suited to the tourism industry? What research influenced your choice?
• In context to digital culture, it basically refers to as the data or information which
are related to the use of technical advancements and internet which allow the
people to establish interaction with each other.
• It comprises of various ways which enables the perception and communication
within the society.
• The television and social media is considered to be the most important source
when it comes to digital output and is highly suitable for the purpose to promote
tourism sector.