New York City partnered with Google to create NYCgo.com and a brand new Official NYC Information Center, located at 810 7th Avenue . Tourists can now navigate the city easier by integrating Google Maps for mobile into their experience. www.NYCgo.com is similar to other sites as it lists hotels, restaurants, and things to do in New York. This is also in a way a competitor to CitySearch. Most pages embed Google Maps, and feature “send to phone” feature, which sends locations to your phone via text message. The site makes it easy to plan a trip at home and then use your phone to navigate the city.
See the video below:
If you are not yet using Google Maps for mobile to search for places and get directions download it by visiting google.com/gmm on your cell phone’s browser.
We hear lots of tourists complain about having to carry a paper subway map.
At Times Square and any subway station near tourist attraction everyone has a paper subway map in their hand and there is a crowd at the central posted one. iPhone version 2.2 now gives transit and walking directions which is great for tourists.
There is this great application – City Transit for the iPhone which provides Maps (MTA Subway, Manhattan Bus, LIRR and Metro North), Individual Subway Lines and Advisories all on your iPhone.
Mobilestead will provide City Tour Maps with all relevant attractions as well as audio and video multimedia to make the tourists stay more enjoyable.
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