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Is Virtual Tourism A Viable Future For The Travel Industry?

The Horizons Tracker

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

Strategy Driven

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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10 Employment Opportunities That Await in Utah

Strategy Driven

Technology and IT Job Opportunities As a result of the emergence of Silicon Slopes , Utah’s tech scene has gained national attention. Grow Your Career in Finance and Banking Utah’s stable economy has attracted financial institutions. It has firmly become a thriving hub for finance and banking professionals.

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Small Businesses Need Help To Achieve Net Zero

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study , from the University of Portsmouth, has found that small businesses are eager to enhance their sustainability efforts, but are hindered by insufficient technology, resources, and government backing. The rush to reach Net Zero has been one that most businesses have taken on board.

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The Big Picture of Business – Collaborations, Partnering and Joint-Venturing… Priority for Business.

Strategy Driven

Organ donor banks and associations, in consortium with hospitals. Hardware, software and component producers revolutionizing the next generation of technology. Group marketing programs, such as auto dealer clusters, municipalities for economic development, travel and tourism destinations, trade association and product image upgrades.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Ironically, the most empathic FTSE companies are a bank and a tobacco firm. banks are proving quicker to wake up to the benefits of empathy, scoring 50% higher than UK ones. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Technology. Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

The economy still hasn’t received a boost from sanctions relief, and many big banks that left the country have not returned. Compared to most oil-rich countries in the Middle East, Iran has a diversified economy, its tourism sector is on the verge of a major windfall, and threats to its political stability are in decline.