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Articles tagged “metaverse”

News Blog

Microsoft Enters New Phase of Amadeus Collaboration With Cytric Booking Tool Deal

Software giant Microsoft, a close collaborator of technology firm Amadeus, is moving its employees over to its Cytric online booking tool, which they will now use to plan, book and change business trips. This deal follows a similar client win with Accenture, with the consulting giant also a close partner in helping Amadeus integrate deeper…

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Tourism

Meeting the High Expectations of the Gen Z Traveler: New Report

When predicting current and future trends, everyone in the travel industry has their eyes on Gen Z travelers, and, boy, are they demanding.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

Meeting the High Expectations of the Gen Z Traveler: New Report

Business Travel

Morningstar Is Balancing Business Trips With Meetings in the Metaverse

All-digital experiences are a pandemic legacy, and the financial services sector is seeing a lot of value in the extra dimension that virtual reality can bring to conferences, training and education. Business meetings aren’t that far away.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Morningstar Is Balancing Business Trips With Meetings in the Metaverse

Hotels

Luxury Hospitality Loses Its Luster and More Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, luxury hospitality fails to live up to its longtime grandeur, corporate travel thrives in the first quarter, and Expedia Group appoints a Google executive to plot its advertising strategy.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

Luxury Hospitality Loses Its Luster and More Top Stories This Week

Hotels

CitizenM Tests Marketing Hotels in the Metaverse

What's getting called the metaverse today is a joke. But marketers are right to run tests. The key thing to learn is how people will express their identities and status via avatars in virtual games. Future branding depends on that knowledge.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

CitizenM Tests Marketing Hotels in the Metaverse

Skift Meetings

The Metaverse Event Platforms Misleading Investors With Crypto and NFT Schemes

More and more crypto funds are promising investors the chance to carve out territory in the metaverse, with some marketing futuristic VR event platforms. Are they really the deal of a lifetime, or are they scams?

2 years ago
The Metaverse Event Platforms Misleading Investors With Crypto and NFT Schemes

Skift Meetings

The Challenge of Managing Event Networking in the Metaverse

Metaverse events allow attendees to meet online in an embodied, 3D form. Can event organizers fall back on tried and tested face-to-face networking models in this brave new world? For now, new technologies will have to be met with novel approaches.

2 years ago
The Challenge of Managing Event Networking in the Metaverse

Skift Meetings

Pitfalls and Solutions: Making Metaverse Events Work in 2022

The idea of transporting attendees to a metaverse venue may be exciting, but event organizers need to think carefully about how attendees move through virtual reality. A 31 percent spike in virtual reality-related insurance claims shows the risk of accidents is real.

2 years ago
Pitfalls and Solutions: Making Metaverse Events Work in 2022

Business Travel

Travel Outfits Offer Solutions to Companies for Pandemic Worker Burnout

Why 2022 could be a bumper year for company-sponsored working holidays that fend off pandemic-induced exhaustion.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Travel Outfits Offer Solutions to Companies for Pandemic Worker Burnout

Skift Meetings

The Downside of the Metaverse for Events

The metaverse opens up a world of possibilities and opportunities for event professionals. But what are the downsides of the metaverse, and how can we protect ourselves and our attendees? 

2 years ago
The Downside of the Metaverse for Events