Industry Addendum
Navitaire unveils world’s first Virtual Reality travel search engine
May 1st 2017
Amadeus company, Navitaire, has developed a virtual reality (VR) travel search and booking experience that allows travelers to spin the globe for future travel experiences without leaving virtual reality. Read More » The concept, which has a patent pending and is still in a project phase, allows travelers to operate in a 3D world as they identify destinations, book hotels, restaurants and transport and pay for their trips. “We live in a 3D world, why shouldn’t we shop for travel that way,” said Navitaire user experience developer, Justin Wilde, who created the concept in four months.
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Using the VR search engine, a traveler selecting a flight can walk through the aircraft cabin to find the right seat and try different vehicles before they choose a rental car. Wilde completed his first VR booking on December 31, last year.
