Benidorm Now! iPhone and Android App is the Number 1 In Your Pocket Travel Guide

Love it or hate it Benidorm the TV series has raised people’s awareness of Benidorm the number one holiday resort in Spain and now they are flocking there in droves.

Mel Castle an ex-pat Brit living near Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca has designed a smartphone and tablet application for tourists and everyone else interested in Benidorm.

Benidorm Now! Is a new App for iPhone, iPad, iTouch and all Android phones and tablets that details everything you need to know about Benidorm including accommodation, restaurants, attractions, night life including the bars and clubs, shopping plus lots more including photos and interactive maps. There is even a section on the TV series and mobility products and how to hire a mobility scooter like Madge’s.

The complete “in your pocket” guide to Benidorm

The App provides all the essential information you need to know about the most famous holiday resort in Europe. From the winding streets of the Old Town with its myriad of tapas bars and night life, strolling down the magnificent golden beaches to cabaret and karaoke, discos and sangria, shopping and sightseeing, fiestas and fun, fun and more fun for all the family!

Easy to use the App works offline without Wi-Fi, so you will avoid roaming charges, and regular updates are provided automatically when it is used in a Wi-Fi zone.

Pricing & Availability

Benidorm Now! is available for download for £0.69 at the iTunes App Store http://bit.ly/ydqjfk and the Android Market http://bit.ly/zuybnM.

Demo video available at You Tube http://youtu.be/yw8EwB9yUdI

Eurostar app turns phone into a ticket to Europe

Eurostar has launched a free mobile application allowing passengers to book journeys on-the-go and receive tickets direct to their phones.

The Eurostar iPhone app, available for Android devices as well as iPhone, allows passengers to book and manage journeys between the UK and Paris, Brussels and Lille. Passengers who book journeys using the Eurostar App will immediately receive a mobile ticket with an electronic barcode on their device. The mobile ticket can then be simply scanned at check-in.

Members of Eurostar's Loyalty Programmes (Eurostar Frequent Traveller and Eurostar Plus Points) can also use the App to earn points when they book and to view their point balances at the touch of a screen. Other functions of the Eurostar mobile app include; live service updates to keep passengers informed of disruptions and a personal profile page, which provides an option to store address details and seating preferences.

In addition, to facilitating booking amendments at the touch of a screen, the Eurostar App's simple Express Exchange functionality offers Business Premier travellers the flexibility to change their journey details to fit around their busy schedules.

The free Eurostar App helps travellers;

- Make bookings for up to six travellers between Paris, Brussels, Lille and the UK on the go
- Check-in using mobile ticketing (NB: mobile tickets are not yet available for multiple bookings)
- Review booking(s) and journey details
- Amend booking using the Express Exchange functionality for Business Premier tickets
- Collect and review loyalty points on-the-go
- Access service updates and FAQs

Eurostar has also launched a mobile version of eurostar.com, to give its customers an enhanced online experience when using their mobile devices to access the website. The mobile website offers a simplified homepage, the ability to book and manage journeys as well as access to loyalty point balances and service updates.

Nick Mercer, Commercial Director for Eurostar commented: "Our aim is to make using our services as easy and seamless as possible. So with the majority of our customers now owning a smartphone, we are really pleased that we are able to provide a new suite of services that make booking and checking in even easier for them.

"The new Eurostar App and mobile website represent the start of many exciting mobile developments for Eurostar, which will help ensure we become the first choice operator of short haul travel from the UK to Europe."

The Eurostar App, which was created by Backelite, is available for free from the App Store on iPhone or the Android Market on Android devices.

For more information on the new Eurostar app and to find other Eurostar deals such as cheap Eurostar tickets, interested parties can visit www.eurostar.com or call 08432 186 186.

(EDITOR: Better hope your phone does not run out of battery power on your journey!)