Metaverse in the tourism domain - introduction to the special issue (part 2)

Metaverse for Tourists and tourism destinations explores how Metaverse and its underlying technologies can reshape the tourism industry, considering both the supply and the demand perspectives. The paper reviews several works on this theme, summarizing the outcomes that present several promising solutions. In Metaverse and Tourism Development: Issues and Opportunities in Stakeholders’ Perception, the objective is to understand how the managers of tourism attractions (archaeological parks, museums, seaside resorts, nature reserves, etc.) face the challenges and the use of digital transformation and specifically how including Metaverse tools in their strategies. The results show the influence of the stakeholders’ perception of the Metaverse and confirm the existence of heterogeneous preferences.