Technology Solutions
CVB Apps to Help You Plan Your Next Event
August 15, 2011
CVBs for cities great and small are releasing mobile apps to let visitors easily search for hotels, restaurants, local attractions, and upcoming events. Download any one of these free apps to get started planning.
East
With hotel listings, an events calendar, and in-app ticket ordering for events, this fully loaded app from the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors’ Bureau is a great tool.
This app offers lodging, shopping, and dining listings along with a historic guide to the city. There’s also a handy in-app map of Wheeling.
MidWest
This app offers an overview of the Greater Lansing area, an events calendar, and has social media sharing features built in.
Springfield’s app includes a guide to the city and the surrounding area, an events calendar, and lodging, dining, and entertainment deals.
South
The official guide to Fairfax gives you a bird’s eye view of accommodations, dining options, and the great outdoors. There’s even an “Off the Beaten Path” guide to local farmers’ markets.
This app features a restaurant and hotel guide along with a calendar of upcoming events.
McKinney’s app includes hotel and dining listings, an events calendar, and ideas about what to do. There’s also social media sharing capability built in.
The Plano Convention & Visitors Bureau’s guide to the city includes lodging, events, things to do, and deals.
West
This official visitors’ guide to Denver features an interactive city map and calendar along with visitors center info, photos, and videos.
Keystone’s mobile visitors’ guide has weather information and recreation, dining, shopping, and lodging maps.
Tours, a built-in Google Maps interface, and lodging, dining, and local attractions listings are the highlights of this app.
Palm Springs’ official app features a guide to the area, airport information, and deals on hotels, dining, and entertainment. There are social media sharing features built in.
Does your city offer a free app? E-mail us to tell us about it and we will add you to the list!
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