Wine Country Goes Mobile
SONOMA COUNTY, CA, July 7, 2008. Wine country visitors can now book a room, reserve a hot table or find a tasting room from their mobile phone. The Sonoma County Tourism Bureau rolled out their new mobile website, mobile.sonomacounty.com this month.
The mobile site allows visitors quick access to vacation information on their phone or PDA from everywhere.
With mobile.sonomacounty.com, visitors can quickly view the countywide event calendar, book a restaurant reservation using OpenTable and locate a hotel, inn, B&B or vacation rental.
According to Destination Analysts David Bratton, nearly 17% of travelers make vacation decisions using their mobile phones.
"It is like having Sonoma Country in the palm of your hand," said Ken Fischang, president and CEO of the Sonoma County Tourism Bureau. "As mobile technology improves, the Sonoma County Tourism Bureau will use the latest trends to promote ourselves as America's premier wine, spa and coastal destination."
Sonoma Country, located 30 miles from San Francisco, is America's premier wine, spa and coastal destination, featuring more than 250 wineries, over 100 organic farms, and 50 miles of stunning Pacific coast.
The Sonoma County Tourism Bureau is the Destination Marketing Organization for Sonoma Country. The SCTB markets Sonoma County as a leisure, business and group travel destination. Tourism generates in excess of $1 billion annually for the local economy. The Sonoma County Tourism Bureau offices are located at 420 Aviation Blvd., Suite 106, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. For more information call 800-576-6662 or visit www.sonomacounty.com.
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