Is your UK tourism website ready
I have just spent some time looking at a whole load of statistics from VisitEngland and the Great Britain Tourism Survey (GBTS) 2011. They clearly show that the England receives a massive spend in the travel and tourism sector: £8.3bn is the amount spent on domestic holidays in England between Jan and Sept 2011. £225 is the average amount spent per overnight holiday trip in England between Jan and Sept 2011. A number of surveys predict that as money gets tight more domestic holidays will be...
Read MorePraeparo Launch Coast Radar
Praeparo has launched a new version of the Coast Radar website aimed to help coastal businesses connect with people researching or planning trips to coastal areas. The website has been designed to be responsive to the device (PC, laptop, tablet, smart phone) being used. Other key elements are a map that knows where you are, improved navigation system, improved performance, new business listing management area. To coincide with the launch Coast Radar has launched a Social Media campaign making...
Read MoreCoast Radar mobile site launched
Coast Radar had previously invested a lot of time and money into developing an iphone application but then faced with having to cope with Androids, the ever changing apple products (iPad,..) and the standard mobile browsers it was decided better to invest in a single mobile website suitable for all. The Coast Radar mobile website version 1 has been launched today and can be seen at www.coastradar.mobi The site works by discovering the current position and then displaying listings based on this...
Read MoreOnline shops needs a mobile shop
Over the Christmas period I must have used my iPhone to research a large proportion of my purchases. Although I may have purchased most on my home PC my shopping decisions were made whilst traveling into and back from work. Last year was over hyped on being the year for the mobile web but Praeparo strongly believes 2011 is the year. The reasons for this is the adoption of smart phones and tablets like the iPad. When I look around my packed commuter train I see a large proportion using such...
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