Gauteng Tourism revamps app

GAUTENG Tourism’s travel
app, the Gauteng Travel
Guide, is undergoing a
complete redesign with a
new look, new features,
updated content and an
enhanced user experience.
The latest version is
expected to be available
in app stores from the
end of this month. It will
offer users the most
up-to-date information on
more than 500 points of
interest in Gauteng, such
as attractions, nature
reserves, historic sites,
hotels, bars, clubs and
shopping malls. It will also
offer in-app mini guides of
Soweto and other areas of
interest.
Francesco Stemmet,
project manager at Tourism
Radio, developer of the app,
says this latest version
also introduces one-touch
functionality, making the
app easier to use. “In the
app’s previous incarnation,
users had to touch three
different buttons to access
information about one place
of interest.”
A new blog button will
enable users to access
Gauteng Tourism press
releases and blogs from
within the app, which will
also have new sharing
functionality, with users
able to share information
on any of their social
media platforms such as
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
and Whatsapp.
Initially the app will
only be available on IOS
and Android platforms
with updated versions for
iPhone, iPad and Android
phones and tablets. A
Microsoft Windows-enabled
version will be available by
year-end