VIRTUAL TOURISM MODEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION TOUR AFTER COVID-19 IN BANDUNG CITY Hafiz Nurrohman, Asep Yudi Permana, Juang Akbardin
Universitas Katholik Parahyangan, Bandung
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
The tourism sector as one of the sectors that has been slumped by the Covid-19 pandemic needs a new breakthrough to enter a new normal era. Amid the ongoing paradigm shift and a number of new protocols will be implemented to welcome the new normal conditions in the tourism industry. The tourism sector in Indonesia, which has been absorbing many jobs, has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Coupled with the difficulty of predicting when the pandemic will end, it is necessary to take smart steps in maintaining the sustainability of the tourism industry in entering an era of new norms. The new normal era brings new roles, new roads and expectations in the tourism sector. Digitalization is growing rapidly and rapidly requiring adaptation to new conditions and rearranging business strategies and models so that they can survive in the new normal era by adjusting technological developments. The tourism model is virtually a possible form of tourism in the future
Keywords: New normal, the tourism industry, multimedia development, virtual reality, technological development
