Mobitel and LDR to launch LocoMole mobile app for tourists
Sri Lanka’s national mobile service provider, Mobitel, partnered with LDR Technologies to launch LocoMole Sri Lanka, the first-ever digital technology platform for tourism and location base service recently, at the Mobitel Xstation Hub.
The LocoMole Sri Lanka app initial service spans Anuradhapura, Sigiriya, Colombo, Polonnaruwa and Dambulla. Customers using The LocoMole Sri Lanka app can avail of location-based mobile technology that enhances their travels, allowing them to experience Sri Lanka in a more immersive way. LocoMole Sri Lanka is poised to help users to act on their search needs in a timely, relevant and personal way.
It is an experiential discovery app that helps to deepen guest engagement and build brand loyalty through customized gamification and to share rewards and achievements. This initiative is guided by the Minister of Tourism Development and such initiatives by the private Sector are valued to enhance the Value of the Travel Experience with Digital Mobile Trails boosting tourism in Sri Lanka.
A report by Nielsen predicts that over the next 10 years, travel industry experts predict that the digital travel space worldwide will expand at an annual rate of 3.8% to reach US$11.4 trillion. Travel as we know it is being transformed and LocoMole Sri Lanka will make it more of a journey of discovery as travelers uncover layer after layer of each tourist location, being empowered to share their knowledge with other instantly via their smartphones or explore the location in a gamified manner, being awarding points and so on. The personalized nature of LocoMole Sri Lanka’s offerings will help users engage with the travel sites they seek and transform it into an adventure.
LDR Technology is a mobile technology company specialising in location-based services and technology enabled learning solutions and strives to transform learning, performance and experience using location based mobile technologies. LDR Technologies is the pioneer of 3D, AR-Augmented Reality, and IR-Image Recognition being integrated with Mobile Digital Trails in the world.
