Журнал туризма и гостеприимства
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ISSN: 2167-0269
ISSN: 2167-0269
Zehra Yardi, Emre Ozan Aksöz
With the development of the internet, many internet users have the opportunity to access a different world. Thanks to the fact that users can access virtual tours outside their environment. Through virtual reality entertainment can be arranged many activities such as design and simulation. The purpose of study of the people with the development of technology in their lives especially one of the sports of aviation activities in the entertainment field of virtual reality and applications that are used to evaluate the use of hang-gliding activities in terms of tourism. This study examines the use of virtual hang-gliding flights as a substitute tourism application in tourism. Some basic problems and problems related to the integration of this application with tourism are analyzed and some suggestions are made for future applications regarding the use of VR in tourism. In this study, we searched the literature review in this area through Google scholar, Scopus and online sources and the SWOT analysis was made by evaluating the collected information. The purpose of using SWOT analysis in the study is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of these applications in terms of tourism by evaluating the studies and applications related to virtual hang-gliding. Another aim is to determine how strengths can be developed through opportunities and how threats that can affect weaknesses can be eliminated. As a result, even if this technology is perceived as a threat, it is concluded that it is an effective promotion and marketing tool for tourism.