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Richard Toolan
Richard Toolan

Mobile discovery service that allows travelers to utilize their mobile devices to easily find worthwhile events, activities and tours near their location by simply tweeting their arrival. The service integrates social media to provide customized recommendations on a map without needing to search multiple websites. A demo is provided of how it works by obtaining local information from tweets, tours and guides.

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? Holidays aren¡¯t cheap, but very few people plan on what events, activities or tours might be worthwhile until they get there. ? On holiday, time is of the essence, It shouldn¡¯t be wasted trying to find things to do ? Once you find something getting there is just as hard
? (Nearly) Everyone takes a phone or mobile device with them, providing them with more information than a tourist information office. ? Why not utilise this? ? Map applications rarely list locations of events/tours/activities meaning you spend just as much time googling sites to find addresses.
? TravelBudd.ie ? Socially integrated, allows you to make a simple tweet ¡®Just landed in London¡¯ ? You¡¯ll get the latest and best event, activities and tours, linked to you, for your area ? A map showing your location and where they are located ? Quick and easy, no URLs to remember get the best of everything in one place.
? A quick demo of it working.
? Eva ¨C Getting locations from peoples tweets ? TourCMS ¨C Getting tours for the local area ? LocalGuiding ¨C Getting guides for the area ? Others: Eventful, Twitter, Geonames

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  • 2. ? Holidays aren¡¯t cheap, but very few people plan on what events, activities or tours might be worthwhile until they get there. ? On holiday, time is of the essence, It shouldn¡¯t be wasted trying to find things to do ? Once you find something getting there is just as hard
  • 3. ? (Nearly) Everyone takes a phone or mobile device with them, providing them with more information than a tourist information office. ? Why not utilise this? ? Map applications rarely list locations of events/tours/activities meaning you spend just as much time googling sites to find addresses.
  • 4. ? TravelBudd.ie ? Socially integrated, allows you to make a simple tweet ¡®Just landed in London¡¯ ? You¡¯ll get the latest and best event, activities and tours, linked to you, for your area ? A map showing your location and where they are located ? Quick and easy, no URLs to remember get the best of everything in one place.
  • 5. ? A quick demo of it working.
  • 6. ? Eva ¨C Getting locations from peoples tweets ? TourCMS ¨C Getting tours for the local area ? LocalGuiding ¨C Getting guides for the area ? Others: Eventful, Twitter, Geonames