Jetwing launches smart - phone apps

Jetwing, launched two of the first ever mobile apps of their kind today for the popular Android operating system, with the iOS version to be released in January. The first app, Jetwing Hotels, has been built to provide functionality and the best user experience at each step, and be a convenient method of accessing information on Jetwing Hotels via your phone. Essentially, the app will be a catalogue of all of Jetwing’s properties, including details, accommodation types, special offers, and an image gallery for easy viewing.

The app will also seamlessly enable customers to book their favorite Jetwing hotel right from the palm of their hand and effect payments and obtain secure reservations in real time. In addition, a QR (quick response) code reader will be incorporated which will enable guests to unlock special offers, and access exclusive content during their stay at the hotel.

The second app, Jetwing Travels (www.jetwingtravels.com) was developed in-house, and thus fully customized to display content about Sri Lanka, tailor-made tour programmes, special offers, and other information on your smart-phone. Through the app itself, users are able to select itineraries, unlock seasonal gifts and establish contact with the company efficiently. The Jetwing Travels app will provide international visitors to Sri Lanka a good overview of the island and what it offers before travelling to the country and whilst in Sri Lanka. Speaking about the launch of the apps, Ishanth Gunewardene, the Head of Sales and Marketing for Jetwing, emphasized on the importance of creating new avenues for attracting visitors, especially through the use of mobile phones.

“The advent of mobile and the implications it has for the future are tremendous. There is an app for everything, all designed to make your life easier in almost every way. Customers are now impatient and demand information at their fingertips when they want it.

The companies that can provide and facilitate this simply will be at an advantage. We are very proud to say that Jetwing Hotels and Jetwing Travels are the first hotel and travel company in Sri Lanka to introduce apps through which anyone (with a compatible phone) can find information regarding the country, select travel itineraries, select hotels and make a reservation, securely. True to our brand and pioneering spirit, we will continue to harness the technologies of the day and drive the future of tourism in Sri Lanka.”