Japan's biggest airline is betting that the future of travel isn't travelling at all. For the last month, a married couple in Oita Prefecture has been interacting with a robot – called an Avatar – that's controlled by their daughter hundreds of miles away in Tokyo. Could this be the future of tourism?

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, & Freda Liu

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Tags:  vacation,  ecotourism,  avatars,  japan,  virtual tourism,  Hospitality, Tourism, Conventions,  Personal Finance,  Personal Development,  Managerial Resources/Development,  Travel