Visiting Lonely Planet
with Nokia Maps
In
an effort to help travelers everywhere, Nokia and Lonely Planet, a global
travel information company, have teamed up to distribute Lonely Planet
content via Nokia Maps. Travelers can purchase and download the city
guides so that they have information at their fingertips whilst they are
on the road. With over 100 destinations available now, the offer will
cover more tourist locations around the world.
The
Lonely Planet guides will help travelers find places to eat, shop and
sleep, as well as describing the popular sights and nightlife for each
destination.
"Lonely
Planet is a well known brand amongst travelers and stands for adventure
and editorial independence," said Maximilian Schierstadt, head of media
partnerships, Nokia context based services. "We are very excited to offer
their expert local recommendations and itineraries to our Nokia Maps
consumers, which will allow Nokia to continue to innovate and enable
compelling location aware experiences."
Stephen
Palmer, CEO, Lonely Planet Publications added, "This is a genuinely
transformational deal, which makes Lonely Planet content readily available
regardless of time or place. It will help all those questions which
travelers frequently have on the road such as 'What should I explore
today' or 'where should I go for dinner tonight?' Together with Nokia we
will help more travelers connect profoundly with their world, every day."
The
downloads are now available, cost USD 13.99, and can be found in the
Guides section in the Extras menu. Nokia Maps 2.0 uses vector maps
provided by Navteq and TeleAtlas. Nokia Maps now has maps covering over
200 countries, with over 70 of them navigable. Maps can be downloaded over
the air directly to selected devices or by using the Nokia Map Loader on a
PC.
Nokia
Maps 2.0 and the Map Loader are available for selected devices.
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