Press Release - 4th November 2010, by Ireland Guide.
The first Georgina Campbells Ireland Guide app was launched almost exactly a year ago meeting with critical acclaim, being shortlisted for & receiving awards and achieving low single figures in the app charts while being downloaded by people in over 50 countries.
But we don’t stand still and our new all singing, all dancing Ireland Guide v 2.0 is now live on iTunes with loads of new areas & functionality (see below) and it is in a different league to the old one.
Ireland's 300,000+ Apple iPhone & iPod Touch owners (& many more from abroad) can quickly and easily find all the very best places to eat, drink & stay across the island of Ireland with the cool new Georgina Campbell’s Ireland Guide iPhone Application. They have access to the most highly respected, trusted & critically acclaimed independent guide to Irish hospitality whenever they want, wherever they are!
From Restaurants & Cafés to Pubs & Wine Bars to Hotels, Country Houses, Castles and B&Bs – all recommended establishments have been visited anonymously by experienced assessors who pay their bills like anyone else, it is a merit based guide with only the best getting recommended ensuring that we save you the time and hassle of extensive research. We do not charge for a listing thereby ensuring that we have all of the very best establishments.
Version 2.0 is of the very highest quality – indeed we would say it is of a world class standard - with fantastic features and is very user friendly, but we want to keep pushing on and are already planning the third build which will incorporate a new Tourist Attractions sections, augmented reality section, a new "search by map" area and any requests for feature amendments, new features, bug fixes etc that we receive in the mean time.
While available on iPhone today a BlackBerry App will be submitted to their store next week, Nokia version will follow a month later and a more concise version will be available on Samsung in the coming weeks (has already been submitted to their app store) and we are also planning to do a Google Android app in 2011.
Georgina Campbell’s Ireland has been firmly at the forefront of our industry with respect to the internet and more recently in mobile applications and we will work hard to keep it that way - we recognise that the mobile phone truly is the future with respect to promoting the hospitality & travel industry both domestically and to international visitors.
These new premium content areas attract a nominal subscription of €2.39 per annum and there is a free, no-obligation 30 day trial.
Subscriptions will fund the continued development of the app (see plans below) and people can get their money back with some exclusive special offers (eg get a free glass of Prosecco when having lunch or dinner in Dublin's highly regarded Bang Café). We will be working in the coming months to increase the numbers of offers available to our readers.
New Areas:
- Golf Courses- Gardens- Festivals/Events- Special Offers- Articles- Area Guide- G Club- Improved mapping & route finding functionality- Images of establishments- Everything is interlinked - so find local golf courses, events, special offers etc wherever you are.
Version 2.0 is of the very highest quality with fantastic features and is very user friendly, but we never stand still and are already planning the third build which will incorporate a new Tourist Attractions sections, Augmented Reality section, a new "Search by Map" area with colour coded pins and any requests for feature amendments, new features, bug fixes etc that we receive.
