![]() ![]() ![]() Consider a QR code link to a video, showcasing your company’s tours.Īnother advantage of using QR codes lies in their editability. Codes can be applied to ads, reducing advertisement space, capitalizing on marketing funds, and providing a more detailed customer interaction. Using these codes decreases the need for tickets, brochures, flyers, etc, saving money and trees. Plain Text: static, and displays words, numbers, and special characters no internet connection required good for coupons, promotions, services, etc.īesides safe and easy contactless payments, as described in our blog Don’t Touch: Contactless Payments in the Travel Industry (opens in a new tab), there are numerous reasons to use these seemingly indiscreet images.Īn advertisable benefit of QR codes lies in the fact that they are environmentally friendly. ![]() vCard: basically a business card with information like phone number, email, and an interactive address.SMS: contains a prewritten SMS message and does not require an internet connection.Email: will send an email directly to a chosen department like Lost and Found or Customer Service.Feedback: links tourists to feedback forms.Social Media: takes the customer directly to Instagram, Facebook, etc.URL: links to websites, tours, transportation methods, etc.There are many different code types, but here are some of the most common QR codes in the tourism industry: Codes can be either dynamic or static, meaning their data can be altered or their content fixed. A typical smartphone camera recognizes the unique pixelated pattern, sending the customer information or to an internet location. However, it wasn’t until the use of smartphones that brought QR code into our everyday lives. Developed in 1994 by Masahiro Hara (opens in a new tab) at Denso Wave Incorporated as a means to track vehicle parts during manufacturing, these two-dimensional barcodes have found their way into almost every industry, including tourism. This will then display the URL found within the code, giving you the option to follow it.Scan and Go! Quick response codes, or QR codes, are just that, a rapid way for people to click and react. Using the Chrome browser, you can just long-press the QR code and select ‘Search with Google Lens’ from the menu that pops up. But what if you’re browsing the web on your phone and see a code displayed on your screen? You can still scan it. Okay, most of the time you’re going to be wanting to scan an external QR code with your phone. How to scan a QR code that’s displayed on your screen There’s also usually no real need to choose a paid QR code scanner app, but note that the free ones tend to be ad-heavy, and it can be easy to accidentally tap an advert rather than the QR code link, so double check you’re tapping the right thing. The exact process will vary from app to app, but will be broadly in line with the methods above – once you’ve opened the app and got its QR scanning screen displayed, just point your camera at the QR code and it should automatically scan and provide you with a link to the contents. As with any other method for scanning a QR code though, you will typically need an internet connection for it to work. Tap on that to head to the website or other location hidden within the code. Point Google Lens at the QR code for a second or two and it will highlight the code and display a link to its contents. This looks a bit like, well, a camera lens. To activate this, just launch Google Assistant (usually by saying “Hey, Google”, or long-pressing the home button), then tap the Google Lens icon. Google Assistant can also scan QR codes using a tool called Google Lens, just as long as your phone is running Android 8 or above. How to scan QR codes with Google Lens on Android If you’re still having no luck, then chances are your phone’s native camera app can’t scan QR codes, but not to worry, there are other ways to scan them, detailed below. Some phones also require you to enable QR code scanning on their main settings screen, so you might have to do some digging. To do this, tap the Bixby Vision icon in the top left corner of the camera app. Note that on some Samsung phones you’ll also need to enable Bixby Vision within the camera before QR code scanning will work. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |