Virtual reality and augmented reality can be used to explore and share tourism locations, hospitality services, and cultural heritage sites. This document announces a special session on VR and AR applications for tourism, hospitality, and cultural heritage at the ICCMIT 2018 conference in Madrid, Spain from April 2-4, 2018. Papers submitted will be published in indexed journals and present how VR and AR are being used to construct virtual museum exhibits, capture artifacts, and bring digital enrichment to real-world environments in these sectors. Topics of interest include VR/AR applications and technologies, their implications, and their use with AI and IoT for hospitality, tourism and cultural heritage.

1. Virtual Reality &
Augmented Reality
Applications:
FOR TOURISM,
HOSPITALITY AND
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Call for Papers

2. Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality can be used to
explore and share many different types of information
for the reproduction of tourism locations, hospitality
services and cultural heritage sites
http://theconversation.com/museums-are-using-virtual-reality-to-preserve-the-past-before-its-too-late-44600

3. Submit your Paper to the Special Session on
VR & AR Applications for Tourism, Hospitality
and Cultural Heritage
• ICCMIT 2018: International Conference on Communication,
Management and Information Technology 2018
• Location: University of Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• Conference Date: April 2-4, 2018
• All accepted papers will be published in ISI, Scopus indexed
journals, appear on IEEE Xplore and best articles will be invited to
be published again after expansion as book chapter in IGI Book.
• http://www.iccmit.net/index18.html#templatemo-portfolio

4. VR & AR are being used to construct virtual and augmented
museum exhibits or
to capture inaccessible artifacts and
artifacts at risk of destruction
http://naturalhistory.si.edu/VT3/

5. Special Session: Virtual Reality and Augmented
Reality Applications for Tourism, Hospitality and
Cultural Heritage
Organized by:
• Jolanda G. Tromp, PhD, Bao N. Le, PhD, Chung V. Le, MSc, Hoa H. Trinh, MSc,
Chung V. Le, MSc,
• Center for Visualization and Simulation, Duy Tan University, Vietnam
• Department of Computer Science, State University of New York, USA
• E-mail: jolanda.tromp@duytan.edu.vn / jolanda.tromp@oswego.edu

6. VR & AR are used in Tourism & Hospitality to
Try-Before-You-Buy and to showcase
destinations that are difficult to access
http://www.virtual-reality-in-tourism.com/overview-destinations/

7. Paper Submission
All instructions and templates for submission can be
found in the ICCMIT2018 website: http://www.iccmit.net/
Important dates:
• Paper abstract submission: February 15, 2018
• Notification of acceptance: February 22, 2018
• Final camera ready paper submission: March 7, 2018
• Conference Dates: April 2-4, 2018

8. VR & AR Can Help Bring Digital
Enrichments to Real-World Environments
https://www.rmscloud.com/blog/the-talk-of-the-industry-the-magic-of-augmented-reality-is-here/

9. The topics of interest for this special session include,
but are not limited to the following:
• VR/AR applications and technologies for the Hospitality, Tourism and Cultural Heritage sectors,
• VR/AR applications in combination with AI/IoT for the Hospitality, Tourism or Cultural Heritage
sectors,
• Evaluations of VR/AR applications in the Hospitality & Tourism Industry and Cultural Heritage use-
cases,
• Reviews of the implications of these new VR/AR/AI/IoT technologies and application on the
Hospitality, Tourism and Cultural Heritage in terms of:
• Organizational impacts,
• Cultural impacts,
• Societal impacts,
• Global impacts.