Due to the new Coronavirus pandemic, the population of many countries and Brazil began to stay at home and many people were unable to carry out daily tasks and also travel. Many people love to travel and are unable to explore new territories, new cultures, languages and have new experiences.

However, with the pandemic this is now possible, without leaving home and with many visit options that can be made virtually at tourist attractions, to see museums or contemplate beautiful landscapes and also taking advantage of virtual reality, as an alternative to pods. , which is without leaving home. Many people are still unaware of this type of tourism.

We can say that some of these attractions have always had their virtual visits available and others started to implement this activity during the quarantine and as a way to bring more culture or fun, so that people can enjoy it, without leaving their homes during this period. pandemic and that some borders are still closed.

As soon as the quarantine ends and the world returns to a new normal, travel will be allowed again and travelers will have a new travel itinerary that is their dream. This will become even easier after virtually visiting these places and it will be great to discover a place that is totally different from what is seen in Brazil.

For now, not only Brazil, but the world can be discovered in the palm of your hand, through a computer with internet access. Virtual reality and tourism were made and fit together very well. The travel industry and various technology companies are increasingly experimenting with new virtual ways to deliver an experience to travelers. 

The forms of these virtual visits 

A virtual visit that almost all of us have already made and didn't even realize well before the pandemic, are those made by television programs, a good example is Globo Repórter, which is a program on TV Globo, which is shown every Friday in prime time on open television. It and other programs are a success and have been a reality for a long time, that we didn't even realize.

The videos on streaming platforms contain a multitude of travel diaries that are posted by users, they always bring a little piece of places that are very different. Many of them only offer visits and others provide tips from people who are experts in showing the natural or architectural beauty of a place.

There are many virtual visits in many museums around the world and they provide activities that are interactive and with many visits so that they can be enjoyed during quarantine. These visits may make you want to make a physical visit when the pandemic is over, or they may bring many experiences to people who will not be able to attend either.

It is also possible to take a virtual tour of many cities around the world, using Google Earth, which uses the 360 cities platform, with a 360º view in a single photo, with this same platform also bringing photos that are enlarged from some places , with variations of images, which may be from the same location. A good choice for this virtual tourism.

Another digital tool for this virtual tourism through Google is Street View, where it is possible to walk through the streets of thousands of cities around the world, choosing your favorite city. Among its many options, it is possible to stroll through the streets of Paris. New York and even Egypt, to discover all the beauties of these and many other places online.

The advantages of virtual tourism  

Virtual hotel tours are one of the best examples of strategy in virtual tourism and can provide even more transparency for customers and allow them to have content that is proof of what they may find ahead when booking a accommodation, when all this is over and you can travel again.

All virtual travel experiences, with virtual reality or not, by hotels, travel agents and operators in the tourism sector, can offer their potential customers a virtual travel experience that is wonderful. However, its users are provided with an experience that is one of the main attractions that can attract travelers.

What could also happen is that a hotel located in Paris could offer a virtual experience, taking the virtual visitor to be inside the Louvre Museum or at the top of the Eiffel Tower and with a hotel close to a theme park, which can offer an experience that is a virtual ride on one of its attractions, such as a roller coaster, for example.

All of this that will be shown will have its advantages and can be a sample of the ability to sell your rooms, your flights to that region and your travel products, based on all the experiences that can be enjoyed in a what images and videos cannot do, attracting more tourists or travelers, for an experience felt on this trip. 

List for your virtual tourism

We have selected some places for your virtual trip, without leaving your location and with the support of your computer, tablet or smartphone, to see all these beauties. These are ideas for your trip. We started with the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, which is an institution in Brazil that allows virtual visits to some of its rooms with a 360º view.

Other Museums that can be visited outside Brazil are the MET, in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Holocaust Museum, with its virtual visits. There is also the Vatican City Museum and the Louvre Museum in Paris. In Brazil we have The Indian Museum, in São Paulo, the Inhotim Institute, in Minas and many others. Follow our tips and do your virtual tourism.