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Marriott Is Sending Guests To Hawaii And London Via Oculus Rift Virtual Reality

Giuseppe Macri Tech Editor
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Marriott is taking travelers far beyond their rooms with the hotel’s new “Virtual Travel Teleporter,” which sends guests to global vacation hotspots like London or Hawaii via the Oculus Rift VR headset and a sensations booth for a full “4D” experience.

Guests don the VR headset inside a phone booth-esque chamber, which simulates sensations such as smell, moisture, wind and heat while the Oculus displays a first-person video feed of places including the top of London’s Tower 42, an upscale bar or a Hawaiian Beach.

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The teleporter will be touring eight Marriott Hotels in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Washington, D.C., New York and California as part of the chain’s “Travel Brilliantly” campaign, according to Mashable.

Interested visitors can experience the teleporter for free from September through November by following the scheduled stops on the company’s website.

“Marriott Hotels created a virtual travel experience including live-action video, a mix of CGI and 4-D elements to deliver an unprecedented feeling of actually being in Hawaii and London,” the company wrote on its YouTube page Thursday. “Watch this immersive experience come to life in this behind-the-scenes video.”

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