{"id":27193,"date":"2025-06-10T22:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=27193"},"modified":"2025-06-13T10:33:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T02:33:43","slug":"reimagining-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/?p=27193","title":{"rendered":"Reimagining Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Immersive technologies are fast becoming strategic tools in modern tourism. In Sarawak, this digital shift is already underway. With pioneering platforms like the Sarawak Travel App, growing involvement from local startups, and enthusiastic support from state leadership, immersive tourism is proving its value in showcasing Sarawak\u2019s rich heritage, diverse cultures, and natural wonders to global audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evidence from global and regional counterparts demonstrates how VR\/AR can increase tourist engagement, support accessibility, and boost destination marketing. Likewise, early feedback from tourists using immersive experiences affirms that such tools enhance learning, emotional connection, and travel confidence. Research further underscores their role in shaping destination image and travel intention, while promoting inclusivity for those with physical or financial constraints. Yet, realising the full potential of immersive tourism in Sarawak will depend on addressing several foundational challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more :<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/qr-code-SS-11-011-VR-and-AR-in-the-Tourism-Sector-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27197\" style=\"width:229px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ye29smc4\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ye29smc4<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_8233f71a49680' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-27193\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-8233f71a49680'\r\n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-8233f71a49680'\r\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\r\n                                      data-rater-postid='27193'\r\n                                      data-rating='0'\r\n                                      data-rater-starsize='16'\r\n                                      data-rater-readonly='true'\r\n                                      data-rater-nonce='c8817f7aba'\r\n                                      data-issingular='false'\r\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-8233f71a49680\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\r\n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\r\n                                   data-postid=\"27193\"\r\n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-8233f71a49680\">\r\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\r\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-8233f71a49680\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-8233f71a49680\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-8233f71a49680\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-8233f71a49680' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-8233f71a49680' class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'><div class='yasr-small-block-bold'><span class='yasr-visitor-votes-must-sign-in'>You must sign in to vote<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarawak explores VR\/AR tourism to elevate visitor experiences, promote cultural heritage, and expand digital inclusivity. Immersive tech bridges storytelling, marketing, and accessibility, marking a new frontier in sustainable tourism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1131,"featured_media":27192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[5470,5156,5469,5472,5471,5475,5476,1954,1977,2039,5473,4969,5478,5477,5474,5468],"class_list":["post-27193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-from-rakan-sarawak","tag-ar-tourism","tag-cultural-preservation","tag-digital-heritage","tag-future-of-travel","tag-immersive-tech","tag-inclusive-tourism","tag-mixed-reality","tag-sarawak","tag-sarawak-digital-economy","tag-sarawak-tourism","tag-smart-tourism","tag-sustainable-tourism","tag-tourism-transformation","tag-travel-innovation","tag-virtual-travel","tag-vr-tourism"],"acf":[],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":true,"span_bottom":"<div class='yasr-small-block-bold'><span class='yasr-visitor-votes-must-sign-in'>You must sign in to vote<\/span><\/div>"},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-06 18:34:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27198,"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27193\/revisions\/27198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}