Travel to the Future: Simban.io Launches TravelFi Metaverse

The world is open again. After the system shock of the pandemic, the tourism and hospitality industry are reawakening to a brand new world. Within it, web3, virtual experiences and tokenized ownership are increasingly becoming the norm. 

The younger generation seeks both more from their travel and from how they travel. They are also far more open to the idea of virtual experiences. Two years spent inside has made society more open to experiencing things fully online, and with AR tech, the blockchain, and the metaverse all advancing rapidly - that reality may be closer than ever before.

Into this opportunity steps Simban, a travel metaverse that seeks to gamify travel experiences, let users ‘try before they buy’ in virtual representations of real world locations, and book real hotels and locations directly through the metaverse using their fiat or crypto wallet. Simban also creates digital twins and rewards people for travelling to these locations. The whole time, users can participate in social connections connected to locations and share their travel experiences as a community.The team at Simban have amassed hotel partnerships all over the world to bring this dream into reality. 

How Web3 Can Make Travelling Better

Web3 is set to shake up every aspect of modern life. The tech to construct a parallel virtual reality has finally gestated to a reality. With crypto, the means to own and earn in that virtual landscape fairly and without centralised oversight is finally possible. 

The metaverse is one-by-one gaining the tools and the expertise to become something that plays an essential part in our daily lives. Tourism and hospitality is no different, with thousands of novel experiences possible to provide to travellers once the tools, like Simban’s, are fully realised.

A simple example is being able to take a virtual tour or take a virtual vacation at a location you are interested in visiting, in order to get a feel for the place and see if you’d enjoy staying there for real. Simban provides ‘digital twins’ of real-world locations and hotels so potential visitors can get an intimate feel for the place. If you like it, you can book directly through the Simban digital metaverse. 

Digital Twins and Augmented Travel Experiences

That’s just the beginning though, because the possibilities inherent in the digital twin are endless, and endlessly changeable, creating fun TravelFi and GameFi experiences along the way. For example, using AR to collect hidden goodies hidden in the bedside cabinet - rewards that can have real world value. Perhaps, instead of reading reviews, you can take a look at the virtual guestbook where guests can leave comments, advice, hints and tips about their stay. 

It can go further too, Hotels can join in the fun by leaving rewards for players to collect in the twinned metaverse, and perhaps encourage users to stay at more of their locations in the future. It creates a thriving economy out of loyalty and community, and is far superior to current loyalty programs that exist, as the points given are entirely fungible with the wider crypto ecosystem. 

Better still, it promotes familiar sociality in unfamiliar environments. You check into a hotel, tired after a long flight, and feel lonely and bored. You could try the local bar or coffee shop, but it’s not guaranteed, and can be awkward. By hopping into the digital twin, you can find others staying at hotels nearby, organising events in the morning, or playing together in the Simban metaverse. 

Treasure hunts, mini games, special events, and outdoor adventures can all be experienced virtually and booked directly through the Simban platform, promoting richer, more connected travel experiences and opportunities for local businesses to get involved.

Together, this all creates a seamlessly connected travel experience where rewards simply auto-accrue by travelling. Think of Simban as similar to being signed up to everyone’s loyalty program simultaneously, while also getting all the added benefits and virtual experiences that web3 provides. Simban has an extensive network of partnerships with hotels, and their parallel metaverse provides rewards even in locations they have not yet reached.

Virtual Travel, Real Rewards: The Simban Metaverse

Simban can act as a complete virtual scrapbook, represented in its metaverse, of everywhere you have seen and been, and automatically connect you to like minded people who’ve been to the same place. It’s a fantastic mix, and one that may well rethink how we approach travel in the future. Simban is breaking down the borders between web2 and web3, and helping the two merge.

Simban will go further and create its own fantasy realms in the celestial beyond the real. These won’t just be built by Simban, but other partners too. Rewards accrued through real-world travel can help players enter these brave new worlds.

To participate in Simban’s metaverse, players will need an Avatar and a Simban Digital ID which can be free or purchased based on access levels. As they travel, they can level up their avatars  and access some of the Simban fantasy realms and boutique gaming experiences. 

Players will also be able to collect NFTs that they can rent, buy, and sell. NFTs include avatars and digital ID, but also various locations and lands within the Simban metaverse - including their very own landmark and let other travellers pass through them and experience the wonders within.

The Avatar and Digital ID NFTs will also unlock real world benefits and rewards through Simban’s network of partnerships with hotels all over the world, offering travel vouchers in the form of NFTs and exclusive upgrades at select locations.

Travel to a New Horizon with Simban

Simban is an ambitious platform that seeks to galvanise worldwide travel by integrating the benefits of web3, AR, and the metaverse to gamify travel for the next generation. By leveraging blockchain reward structures, and giving users rewards for taking trips they would have done so anyway, Simban will create a holistic, integrated travel experience. With it, players can explore both the virtual and the real world in harmony, earning benefits and having fun as they do.

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