Japanese tour firm offers virtual reality holidays – with a first-class seat www.theguardian.com

Fasten your seatbelts for a flight departing to Paris – and never leave the ground.

That’s exactly what 12 passengers did at First Airlines in central Tokyo this week, where they relaxed in first and business-class seats and were served four-course dinners, before immersing themselves in 360-degree virtual reality (VR) tours of the City of Light’s sights.