TripAdvisor app launched on the BlackBerry platform
Wikitude introduces TripAdvisor application to BlackBerry Wikitude, a developer of mobile augmented reality applications, has launched its new TripAdvisor app for the BlackBerry mobile platform. The application utilizes augmented reality technology to provide users with detailed information regarding their travels around the world. Augmented reality is beginning to gain attention for its uses in the tourism industry. The technology could help travelers find their way around unfamiliar cities and even locate restaurants and other such venues … Read entire article »
Filed under: Augmented Reality, Featured News, Technology News, Travel, Trends
NFC technology may be entering into India’s railway system
NFC technology shows potential in railway ticketing NFC technology is beginning to become increasingly common in the world of transportation. The technology, which often takes the form of stickers, has begun appearing on plane and railway tickets. Some transportation officials believe that NFC technology could be an effective form of ticketing, allowing travelers more dynamic access to the information they may need. Nokia shares in the belief of this theory and is currently in negotiations with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, Featured News, International, Near Field Communications, Travel, Trends
QR codes help visitors to London 2012 Olympic games to enjoy the sites
Turkish Airlines is holding a scavenger hunt throughout the city. Turkish Airlines has launched a scavenger hunt London wide, which uses QR codes through a campaign designed by McCann Istanbul and that coincides with the Olympic Games in the city this year. Smartphone users are encouraged to look for the country flags throughout the city. The national flags of countries participating in the Olympics are posted in various locations throughout the city, featuring QR codes on digital boards. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, QR Codes, Travel, Trends
Mobile commerce at the 2012 Olympics may have reduced the ticket nightmare
Ticketing fiasco may have been completely sidestepped if the organizing committee considered smartphones. Empty seats at several venues at the Olympics created significant public frustration that may have been avoided if mobile commerce had been used to help sell leftover tickets. A proper smartphone strategy might have been all that was needed to fill the stands. Hundreds of unsold tickets for various events at the 2012 Olympic venues in London are now being sold online as organizers attempt … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, International, Mobile Commerce, Travel
QR code tourism techniques in Springfield give visitors a new perspective of Wild Bill
The famous historical downtown duel is now available on smartphones. Springfield, Missouri, is using QR code tourism to help to bring to life the legendary quick draw duel that occurred on its downtown streets in 1865, between J.B. “Wild Bill” Hickock and Davis K. Tutt. The barcodes have been displayed around Park Central Square. These QR code tourism signs mark the places where witnesses saw the duel. Today, visitors to the Square can scan the barcodes in order … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, QR Codes, Travel, United States
QR code scavenger hunt helps visitors better explore Dallas
New program helps visitors to learn more about the city. Dallas has gone mobile in its efforts to draw tourists off the beaten path by adding a QR code scavenger hunt to its city experience, allowing them to explore areas that they would not otherwise see. Encouraging visitors away from the standard tourist attractions has always presented a challenge. Now that many tourists have something important in common – smartphones – it has presented urban centers with a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, QR Codes, Travel, Trends, United States
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