-TripAdvisor Announces City Guides For 50 Travel Destinations.Travel Business Review-May 25, 2012--TripAdvisor Announces City Guides For 50 Travel Destinations(C)2012] ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.ukTravel Business Review - 25 May 2012 TripAdvisor City Guides are now available for 50 travel destinations worldwide. TripAdvisor, a company that provides an online travel community for collating user-generated travel information, has doubled its existing mobile apps offering information on destinations around the world. The company is adding 30 new cities to its mobile application portfolio. The apps will also be including new features for the Android An open platform for cellphones from the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). Based on Linux, Android includes a library of Java classes for building mobile applications. Android and GPhone platform. These will allow travellers to view local transit stations, generate customisable maps, and see itinerary proposals from travel experts. The apps also include user-generated reviews and opinions taken from the TripAdvisor community. Adam Medros, the company vice president of global product, said, 'Users have already raved about the ease of use and helpfulness of TripAdvisor City Guides, with more than a million app downloads to date. We are excited to bring more cities and enhanced functionality to travellers, and ultimately help them enjoy their trips even more.' The 30 New City Guides that are now available in English include Athens, Austin, Bangkok, Madrid, Manchester, Marrakech, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Seattle, Budapest, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. , Dubai, Miami, Milan, Montreal, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Dublin, Edinburgh, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (kwä`lə l  m`pr), city (1990 est. pop. ,
New Orleans, Taipei, Philadelphia, Toronto, Prague, Vancouver, Rio de
Janeiro, and Vienna.
The apps are available free of charge, both from Google's Android Market or Apple's App Store, for use in smart phones and similar devices. Earlier, the company acquired US-based EveryTrail to provide mobile applications. EveryTrail offers a GPS-enabled publishing platform to construct outdoor tours and city guide applications for mobile devices. [Editorial queries for this story should be sent to tbr@enpublishing.co.uk] ((Distributed via M2 Communications - http://www.m2.com)).END.PUB430>PDMay 25, 2012>JNTRAVEL BUSINESS REVIEW.PRICEDATENOT APPLICABLE.DAY |
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