Table Mountain gets new Touch Screen Info Stations

Posted on February 9, 2009

Visitors to the top of Cape Town’s Table Mountain can now plan the rest of their day out from the top of the mountain, when they use Cape Town Tourism’s new interactive Touch Screen Information Units.

The remote digital information station is one of many new state of the art electronic information units being rolled out across Cape Town in the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The unit will assist with information on car hire, accommodation, shopping, health, activities and more. Visitors can choose from a category menu and then search areas and/or alphabetically. Once the touch screen user has made his or her selection, they are able to select detail about the location and obtain necessary contact details.

The units are user-friendly, very convenient and even wheel-chair friendly.

“Cape Town Tourism’s Visitor Strategy is recognized as a world-best by the United Nations World Tourism organization (UNWTO). It is matched with global trends and uses technology to bring information to the visitor where the visitor needs it most,” says Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold, CEO of Cape Town Tourism. “It caters for the new spontaneous traveller, who demands information at the touch of a button and who might suddenly decide its perfect weather for a long lunch or a day on the beach. Using the touch screen they can easily check out their options and make their plans.”

Other prime locations where Touch screen Information Stations can be found include Kirstenbosch, Mandela Rhodes Place, the V&A Waterfront and Somerset Mall. By 2010 electronic and mobile visitor centres will be located at all major attractions, hotels, public transport facilities and relevant public locations.