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Is Virtual Tourism A Viable Future For The Travel Industry?

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The tourism industry has ground to a halt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that has severely limited international travel. The pandemic has been the making of many technologies, and new research from Augusta University explores whether it might do likewise for virtual travel. ” Virtual tourism.

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How Innovation Boosts Profitability

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The latest such evidence comes via research from the University of Technology Sydney, which shows how the most innovative Australian companies are also those that post the highest profits and stock returns. They found that the most innovative firms achieved 1.95% higher growth in profitability each year than their less innovative peers.

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Who Are The Smartest Cities Of 2020?

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2020 has not been an easy time for cities, as COVID-19 has shut down the tourism and business travel that many rely on, with office workers operating from homes, and the various lockdown measures in place prompting many to look afresh at the small flats that are the standard form of abode in many a city.

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Steve Yastrow: An interview by Bob Morris

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Bob''s blog entries a consulting firm which has served such clients as McDonald''s Corporation Agilent Technologies Albert Einstein Brand Harmony Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville Cold Stone Creamery Ditch the Pitch: The Art of Improvised Persuasion Great Clips for Hair Hyatt Hotels & Resorts J.L.

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London Ranked As The Smartest City In The World

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A few years ago a report from the Institute for Engineering and Technology (IET) found that the public is not really sold on the benefits of smart cities, due in large part to confusion about just what the term means and precisely what makes a city smart (or not).

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Virtual reality in banking. How are we going to visit the bank in the future?

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Science and technology have made tremendous progress over the last decade. Although these technologies are similar, they offer different types of experiences for users: Virtual Reality (VR) is completely computer generated, while Augmented Reality (AR) superimposes selected images over the user’s field of view.

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The Role Of The Circular Economy After COVID

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The authors cite the reductions in tourism and the impact that has had on the various natural habitats, from beaches to parks, that are so often abused by over-use. For instance, the authors highlight that the improvements in air quality brought about by reduced mobility is believed to have saved more lives than COVID cost in China.