Kenyan travel firm bringing the VR experience to tourism

Vacay Director and Business Development David Kimani

David Kimani and his two colleagues at Vacay Holiday Deals are changing the way Kenyans explore and choose their next holiday destinations.Vacay Holiday Deals, a travel agent, is using technology that immerses one inside the virtual world of top tourist destinations, giving them a near-surreal feel of how it feels like to walk on Thailand beaches or in Dubai shopping malls.

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David, who studied information technology, says amid stiff competition from tours and travel companies, he can no longer rely on brochures to sell destinations.

“I had to come up with a unique way of selling holidays. So we ended up researching on how to use virtual reality to showcase some of the top destinations,” he says. He joins the likes of travel operator Thomas Cook which has been trying out the headsets, offering customers the chance to “experience” a holiday before they buy it.

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The device is connected to Samsung Galaxy S6 or any other Samsung phone with a higher operating system (OS). A client navigates through the home screen where he can choose from a host of videos in the gallery which brings to life different parts of the trip.

The videos are realistic and are available online where firms and individuals have made the free-to-use content.

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