NYC Local Tour Guides Get Royalty for Sharing Inside Scoop with Visitors

New York, NY, July 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Local tour guides in cooperation with TourOnCell, the nation’s leading cell phone tour provider for travelers, announced the launch of a Central Park and 5th Avenue cell phone-based audio guide. The audio guide enables all visitors to use their cell phone to hear local professional tour guides describe highlights, landmarks, historical data, and fun facts about Central Park and 5th Avenue. Many of New York’s residents take visitors on a private tour through their favorite destinations each day, but even they need guidance from professional local tour guides to highlight the really interesting landmarks. Local tour guides passion for the park comes to life when visiting the park with a cell phone and listening to their captivating insights. It is the first technologically-based program audio guide of its kind ever that combines Central Park and 5th Avenue and was developed by local tour guides who receive a royalty each time a visitor listens to their tour.

Local tour guides are the ones really in the know when it comes to sightseeing in New York City’s Central Park and along 5th Avenue, and TourOnCell has given their story a voice in a cooperative effort that seeks to enliven the public’s appreciation for, and knowledge about, the park in an innovative and memorable way. The audio guide was chosen to complement the public’s appreciation for 5th Avenue and to bring context about the park’s history and landmarks with highlights of the nation’s most interesting stops along 5th Avenue.

“The Central Park Audio Guide puts the park’s rich history and restoration right in the palm of your hand,” said Douglas Blonsky, President of the Central Park Conservancy and Central Park Administrator.

The audio guide is simple to use for anyone visiting the Park or 5th Avenue. Get a map by logging onto www.touroncell.com that pinpoints the locations, dial the toll free phone number (800-909-1036) and corresponding extension to hear locally-guided tour and information.

“TourOnCell” was the best mobile technology provider for the scope of this project,” commented, Scott Robertson, Director of Communications and Branding. “There were two primary reasons for our decision. First, we decided to work to build relationships with local professional tour guides in the city and around the world because they have tremendous knowledge about how to create a compelling mobile experience for our travelers and city visitors.

vAnd second, our technology and feature set is far superior to any other mobile audio company because it allow us to add multiple versions of each tour that highlight the local guides knowledge. A tour does not have to be one size fits all. Multiple versions can be developed by different tour guides that appeal to different audiences. For example, a children’s tour, or architectural tour would emphasize different tourist sites and provide unique perspectives. Our technology invites specialists with that unique knowledge to work with us in building a tour for that audience. Hence, we are always looking for more tour guide partners to help build more unique versions of local tours.”

“We are delighted to work with the professional local tour guides,” stated Elizabeth Robertson President and Founder of TourOnCell, Inc. “I’m sure that visitors to Central Park and 5th Avenue will always be impressed by all the city provides and having an audio guide available with the help of local tour guide professionals, makes the experience particularly fun and technologically innovative.”

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