Tourism / sightseeing
Hardly any other application bears information content with such a distinctive geographic relation, like tourism websites. This includes accommodations, places of interest, leisure, outdoor-activities, entertainment, infrastructure, gastronomy and many more. Especially on vacation trips interesting positions in the vicinity are of utmost interest.
City breaks are trendy. The length of stay averages between some hours and a few days. The interest of the visitors is different. The tendency to inform oneself about vacation spots ahead of time is increasing. Vacationers increasingly book the accommodation via internet without establishing personal contacts.
How clearly arranged is the range of services offered on your website?
Through how many menus website visitors need to search?
How many technologies and operation concepts one needs to know to versatile with your website.
Beside the travel destination the leisure time facilities differ from region to region and thus the focus topics, which get communicated on the website:
Accommodation
The ways to find a residence are different. Some users search an accommodation list and decide upon category, cost, terms, etc. For others the location of a hotel is of vital importance, so they look it up on the map. Some prefer a tranquil place, others like to reside centrally.
PinPoint links the locations with existing booking systems so that data administration is reduced.
Directions to each location are activated via vicinity-search or directly on the business card. The directions are calculated and displayed directly on your site inside the map. Website visitors don‘t lose their way in confusing menues anymore.
Infrastructure/shopping
Many people combine vacation with shopping. It can be of advantage to show the alternatives on the website. Beside the standard directions by car also the directions for pedestrians and public transportation can be integrated.
Culture/museums/sightseeing/events
A point of interest is more than just the position of a location alone. Web surfers may compile interesting information from different websites. PinPoint is an easy and clear tool that links all information of a location. A visitor is able to plan his holidays on the basis of several interesting locations and is able to document a trip afterwards.
Gastronomy
Some people associate holidays with culinary pleasure. It is valuable for them to know in advance, which restaurant to visit, which cuisine is offered, where to find it, and maybe check what the menu offers.
Sport/nature
Rural holiday areas offer a lot of activities in the nature. Mountain biking, hiking, trails, routes, cross-country ski, adventure camps, rafting routes, canoeing are more than only a spot in a map. Lines and areas are displayed in PinPoint as via KML. Website visitors can change between the alternative maps, satellite, terrain views and hence get a very good picture of the holiday area. But that is not good enough. PinPoint also integrates panoramas and aerial views. All images are delivered using the same concept. Visitors confused with different technologies or user interfaces.
Descriptions and profiles made with the content management system MobileCMS fade in the map by activating a track and can be printed by the visitor.
Google Earth
Your site-experience can be improved if you provide three dimensional interactive maps for offline viewing. Google Earth not only displays locations but also shows lines and areas three dimensionally. Hence a website visitor is able to preview mountain bike routes, hiking tours in the best way.
PinPoint supports your potential guests right from the stage of travel planning stage to the wrap-up. The guest obtains the desired information about points of interest and routes. The download of linked texts, images and videos simplifies travel-planning and documentation. PinPoint not only reduces the complexity of your website. Moreover you provide a quick and easy way to access geographic information on your website.