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Olympics accommodations QR codes offer visitors convenient tourism information

01/26/201802/01/2018 Sam Lambert

The quick response codes have been installed in hotels and lodgings close to PyeongChang. The city of Gangneung, which is located close to PyeongChang, where the 2018 Winter Olympics will begin in February, has added Olympics accommodations QR codes to help tourists. The quick response code installations are being added to the accommodations where tourists will be staying when they attend the games next month. The QR codes have been posted in hotels and other lodgings so tourists can scan and obtain information. The Olympics accommodations QR codes can be…

Bidar tourists to use QR codes to discover local history

04/15/201504/13/2015 Jorge Gonzalez

The hilltop Indian city will be launching a considerable quick response code installation to promote tourism. The district administration of Bidar, India, has decided to use QR codes in addition to a range of other technology based tools in order to help to promote tourism within the area, said the district’s deputy commissioner, P.C. Jaffer. Jaffer spoke on the subject of the quick response codes after their inauguration ceremony in front of the Bidar Fort. The QR codes have been linked to relevant Wikipedia pages so that when smartphone using…

QR codes provide travelers with fascinating information in Rinchnach, Germany

12/26/201412/23/2014 Julie Campbell

The quick response codes are placed on pillars, the first of which is located in the garden of the Rinchnach Monastery. A new project using QR codes has now been launched in the municipality of Rinchnach, in Germany, in order to be able to more effectively provide tourists with information about the local culture and treasures. The project launched last Thursday and allows QR barcodes to be scanned to gain fascinating local information. The QR codes, themselves, are posted on granite pillars, upon which the barcodes are posted behind glass…

QR codes for tourists will be installed in Sao Paulo, Brazil

04/04/201404/01/2014 Julie Campbell

These quick response codes will be posted on signs and will provide information in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. A recent announcement from São Paulo Turismo in Brazil has revealed that new tourist signs will be installed for pedestrians in the city’s downtown area, featuring QR codes that will help people to locate local attractions and obtain the directions that they require to their intended destinations. These quick response codes will also provide additional information and facts about each location. The QR codes on the signs are being installed in time…

QR codes teach visitors more about Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

03/31/201403/31/2014 Jesse Collins

Informational signs featuring quick response codes have been erected in partnership with the Pelican Island Audubon Society. Smartphone users visiting Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge will now be able to scan QR codes on signage in order to learn more about the various areas and types of wildlife within the refuge. Scanning the quick response codes provides access to video, photos, and descriptions. These QR codes and the information available through their scans has been provided in partnership with the Pelican Island Audubon Society. The island is one of that…