Destinations get social with apps, websites

Convention and visitor bureaus trying to stay up to date with the latest technology trends are pushing out new websites and mobile apps to attract visitors and meeting attendees to and engage them once they are in town.

The new VisitFrisco iPhone app allows users to search local events, hotels, restaurants and shopping information. “We continue to look to technology to help increase awareness of the great attributes Frisco has,” says CVB Executive Director Marla Roe, citing the app as the latest tool that does that.

Fifteen destinations along the Mississippi River where it separates Iowa and Illinois have created a joint website, travelmississippiriver.org, to make planning a trip to the Mississippi River Valley region easier. From Dubuque, Iowa, south to Quincy, Illinois, convention and visitor bureaus and chambers of commerce offer itineraries and themed trip ideas for groups coming to the area.