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Strategic Intelligence: Wearable Tech in Travel & Tourism (2026)

Publisher GlobalData
Published Apr 09, 2026
Length 71 Pages
SKU # GBDT21151373

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Strategic Intelligence: Wearable Tech in Travel & Tourism (2026)

Summary

This report analyzes the key theme of wearable tech in the travel and tourism sector. Wearable tech is taking on greater importance as travel companies look to enhance efficnecy and consumer expeeinces along the traveling journey. This report provides an insight into key trends, challenges, and recommendations, as well as providing concrete case studies to help the reader see examples of wearable tech in action.

This report takes an in-depth look at the theme of wearable tech and the impact it has on the travel and tourism industry. This report analyzes the players impacted by this theme alongside the contributing trends, negative destination trends, unintended opportunities, and trends that have emerged as a result of premium tourism. It then dives deep into an industry analysis, presenting several real-life case studies looking at how destinations and companies have responded to the impact of this theme on their operations. Recommendations are then offered for the travel sector, alongside a description of companies mentioned throughout. This report focus is on wearable tech within the tourism industry.

Scope
  • This report provides an overview of the impact wearable tech has on the travel sector and seeks to understand some of the contributory factors. Several case studies are included to analyze the multiple ways countries and companies have responded to the impact of this theme’s growth and what they are doing to grow with this theme.
Reasons to Buy
  • Understand the impact of wearable tech on the tourism industry, using case studies to help you understand how you can adapt and understand this theme.
  • Assess the strategies that companies are adopting to succeed in theme of experience economy.
  • Discover companies that are leading in the space.
  • Analyze real-world trends created by integrating the theme of experience economy across the travel & tourism space and throughout the traveler journey.

Table of Contents

71 Pages
List of Tables
List of Figures
Executive Summary
Players
Technology Briefing
Input
Internal data input components
External data input components
Output
Displays
Speakers
Platform technologies
OSs
APIs
Power sources
Trends
Technology trends
Macroeconomic trends
Regulatory trends
Travel and tourism trends
The impact of wearable tech on travel and tourism
How wearable tech can impact the seamlessness of travel
How wearable tech can impact data privacy and security
How wearable tech can impact personalization
Case studies
Disney’s DisneyBand+ wearable band
Princess Cruises Ocean Medallion
KLM is using wearable VR headsets to train staff
Industry Analysis
Market size and growth forecasts
Hearables will dominate through 2030, despite smart glasses' growth
Major consumer electronics companies are heavily involved in wearable tech
Use cases
Financial services
Construction
Healthcare
Logistics
Automotive
Timeline
Value Chain
Physical layer
Smartwatches
Fitness trackers
Hearables
Smart glasses
VR headsets
AR headsets
Smart clothing and accessories
Connectivity layer
Data layer
App layer
Apps
Platforms
Services layer
Integration services
Consulting services
Companies
Travel & tourism companies
Sector Scorecard
Attraction operators sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Lodging operators sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Glossary
Further Reading
GlobalData reports
Our Thematic Research Methodology
Report Authors
About GlobalData
Contact Us
List of Tables
Table 1: Technology trends
Table 2: Macroeconomic trends
Table 3: Regulatory trends
Table 4: Travel and tourism trends
Table 5: Companies
Table 6: Travel & tourism companies
Table 7: Glossary
Table 8: GlobalData reports
Table 9: Report Authors:
List of Figures
Figure 1: Who are the leading players in the wearable tech theme, and where do they sit in the value chain?
Figure 2: There are seven categories of wearable tech devices
Figure 3: Critical components of wearable tech devices
Figure 4: By 2030, the wearable tech market will be worth $232.2 billion
Figure 5: Hearables will be the leading revenue contributor between 2020 and 2030
Figure 6: Samsung Electronics, Xiaomi, and Huawei are heavily involved in wearable tech
Figure 7: Wearables in financial services
Figure 8: Wearables in construction
Figure 9: Wearables in healthcare
Figure 10: Wearables in logistics
Figure 11: Wearables in automotive
Figure 12: The wearable tech story
Figure 13: The IoT value chain
Figure 14: Wearable tech value chain - Smartwatches: leaders and challengers
Figure 15: Wearable tech value chain - Fitness trackers: leaders and challengers
Figure 16: Wearable tech value chain - Hearables: leaders and challengers
Figure 17: Wearable tech value chain - Smart glasses: leaders and challengers
Figure 18: Wearable tech value chain - VR headsets: leaders and challengers
Figure 19: Wearable tech value chain - AR headsets: leaders and challengers
Figure 20: Wearable tech value chain - Smart clothing and accessories: leaders and challengers
Figure 21: Wearable tech value chain - App layer: leaders and challengers
Figure 22: Who does what in the consumer electronics space?
Figure 23: Thematic screen - Attraction operators sector scorecard
Figure 24: Valuation screen - Attraction operators sector scorecard
Figure 25: Risk screen - Attraction operators sector scorecard
Figure 26: Who does what in the consumer electronics space?
Figure 27: Thematic screen - Lodging operators sector scorecard
Figure 28: Valuation screen - Lodging operators sector scorecard
Figure 29: Risk screen - Lodging operators sector scorecard
Figure 30: Our approach to identifying the companies most likely to succeed in a sector over the next five years

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