Virtual Reality for Cultural Heritage Tourism

Cultural Heritage, both tangible and intangible, represents value systems, beliefs, traditions and lifestyles of one society which is being transmitted from one generation to another. Development of Information and Communication Technologies has affected multidisciplinary work on management, protection and promotion of cultural heritage, as well as how it should be taught and used as a touristic product. The aim of current study is to examine the benefits of one of the latest technological developments, Virtual Reality applications (VR applications), in the context of cultural heritage tourism. Accordingly, benefits of VR applications for cultural heritage tourism are summarised under three headings in terms of planning and management of cultural heritage potential for tourism management, marketing and accessibility.