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Question: Cons of Virtual tourism?

Answer: • The lack of the “real experience”, especially given the social nature of tourism, which can facilitate the interaction with the local culture and heritage, as opposed to mere passive observation.
• The dependence of poor countries on their tourism revenues, which would affect a large number of destinations, which are both underdeveloped and remote from the larger tourism consuming areas of the world.
• Health risks, which some authors have identified as a consequence of immersion or the use of the VR equipment.
• Limited reminiscence, curtailing the recording and reliving of the holiday experience and the collection of physical mementos.
• Social implications of the creation of a generation of potential VR addicts who are unable or unwilling to communicate with fellow human beings.

(Source: Rahman, Shahnoor & Bhowal, Amalesh. (2017). Virtual Tourism and Its Prospects for Assam. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 22. 91-97. 10.9790/0837-2202019197., 24 Oct 2021)