VisitBritain offers free travel guide for mobiles

Find out about Blighty on your blower


25 March 2009 14:08 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, is offering a free application for tourists and visitors.

The app lets users view UK maps including street maps and the London tube map, see local "what's-on" guides, lists of where to stay and eat, get real time weather reports and receive discount vouchers, all via their mobile phone.

MobiEXPLORE UK boasts a search facility listing a range of essential information, from accommodation to pubs and theatres.

As part of the partnership, VisitBritain is supplying the mobiEXPLORE UK application with its events and destination guides along with attractions and accommodation info.

MobiEXPLORE UK is free to download via visitbritain.com/mobile.
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