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| Published On Apr 19, 2022 3:17 am CEST | By Peter Siu

Emirates Airlines Launching NFT and Metaverse Experiences

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) airliner, Emirates will soon launch non-fungible tokens (NFT) and “exciting experiences in the metaverse” for its customers and workers.

In a recent statement, the airliner explains that the move aligns with developments in the UAE’s digital economy and  the country’s virtual assets related initiatives. The Emirates are set to become a world-leading crypto hotspot.

Projects have already been in the works and Emirates expects to launch in the coming months. In the meantime it will continue collaborating with its partners in the Web3 space.

Chairman and CEO, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, commented:

“We are excited about the opportunities in the digital space of the future and are committing a significant investment in financial and resourcing terms, to develop products and services using advanced technologies that will deliver on revenue, brand experience, and business efficiencies.”

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The CEO added that for the Emirates to achieve its ambitions, the airliner’s futuristic Emirates Pavilion at Expo “is being repurposed as a hub to develop cutting-edge future experiences aligned with the UAE’s vision for the digital economy.”

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