• January 4, 2011

Best Western International is offering a free application for the iPad which allows customers to find and book reservations and also share travel experiences and pictures via email or Facebook.

"Best Western to Go" users can create itineraries to help with travel planning by inputting addresses of attractions and restaurants nearby and using the GPS-enabled map to navigate through the area. The app's trip saver tool allows users to save past or future trips, including favorite locations visited.

Other features include photo and description capabilities, which allow users to add pictures and additional info to help remember and share details about saved locations. The app also allows users to categorize and sort saved locations by city or trip name to easily reference in the future. The increased screen size allows for more location icons to be displayed on the map, allowing for additional ease of navigation and planning  

The application is also available for Android users, with similar, but more limited features than the iPad application. --Tanya Irwin