Վիրտուալ զբոսաշրջություն. ճանապարհորդիր` տանը նստած/Virtual Tourism: Travel from Home

Abstract

The rapid development of information technologies in recent years has changed almost all spheres of human activity. The use of information technologies in the field of tourism has led to the development of virtual tourism. Virtual tourism is the modeling of an existing site, usually consisting of a series of videos or images. It can also use other multimedia elements such as sound effects, music, lyrics and text. Virtual tours have developed in many countries due to the coronavirus pandemic. They are also used as a marketing tool to promote destinations. The article discusses the types, advantages and disadvantages of virtual tourism, well-known virtual tours in the world and in Armenia.