New Virtual Tour of Wuhan Dispels Coronavirus City Reputation
Photo Credit: Girl on a Mobike bike in the line for street food shops in Wuhan China. Walks
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Wuhan may be a household name now — but not for the greatest of reasons. With its "Spotlight Series" of online tours, tour company Walks wants to try and change that.
No one could've predicted that 2020 would herald in an explosion of virtual tours and experiences. But with most of the traveling public stuck at home, the idea of, say, touring the Sistine Chapel from a sofa has become suddenly appealing and companies are changing their offerings accordingly.
One such company is the online tour company Walks, which has put together a selection of Tours From Home offered by "expert guides, passionate chefs, and stellar storytellers." But while Stephen Oddo, the CEO and founder, was happy to find a way to provide small income source to some of the company's tour guides as well as a way to keep brand awareness high, he also saw an opportunit
