Location Aware Self Guided Tours Will Change The Way You Tour Forever

This is the newest trend in travel today.

Many of us have heard of GPS devices. You may even have one in your car or on your phone. These are a good idea. If you've not used one, let me explain. With a GPS device, you can type in an address (and some phones are even voice activated) and your device will find it for you and give you directions to reach that destination.

As long as the mapping software is current, you're good to go, right? Some of these devices can even store and find multiple way points (points that you program in) for you, giving you a route between each point. But what happens when you are on vacation and you want to tour the sights in a new area?

This is where Location Aware Touring comes in. These new devices use the same GPS technology, but in a different way. Now you don't have to type in any addresses. Simply turn it on and start driving.

Location aware devices know where you are and point out the sites along the way. These are called Points of Interest (POI). Some GPS devices you get with a rental car may have some of these POI included.

These new pioneers are taking the bull-by-the-horns and rustling up 300-500 POI, in a given area, so that the visitor is treated to the equivalent of having a friend, who lives in that area, show them all the best attractions and also the secret spots no tour bus goes to. But not just sights.

They also include shopping, dining, parks, beaches, cultural and historic landmarks. Many will list all the hotels and resorts in that area, so that when you're done touring for the day you can find your way back easily.

Now you can see why it is so hot!! It's easy, it's fun, it's the way it should be. Just search for location aware tours or GPS tours for a complete list wikipronto.com offering this exciting new way to travel. Have fun.