Mobile Tourism 101 – Is my destination too small for an app? A mobile website?
A proper mobile website is all about getting visitors the information the need when the need it – in your destination. They’re looking for:
- listing information – hotels, restaurants, sites to see, etc.,
- event information – things to do right now, and
- coupons & special offers.
If your destination is big enough for a brochure, it’s probably big enough for a mobile website. People are going to be looking for information on the mobile web; it’s your job to make sure they get that information.
The reasons you should do an app also?
- it’s generally only a small incremental cost difference to do both,
- the experience of an app is way beyond what can be offered by a mobile website, and
- having an app provides additional marketing features, not the least of which is “buzz”.
