CBC Tours app for iPhone and iPad

The common challenge is to increase the attractiveness of HU BAZ county and SK Kosice self-governing (KSK) region by improving the visibility of cultural, natural, historical and business assets of the regions on the Internet.

Novitech SK, One PR HU and Intellexi HU SMEs l co-operate on further development of an already existing virtual reality integrated tourism platform in order to have a dedicated subsystem tailored to the SK-HU border regions. New features are beeing added and an application is beeing created with the purpose of increasing the attractiveness of the border area in order to support the sustainability of the local economy and increase the economic cohesion and increase the number of visitors in the area.

The overall objective is to provide visitors to the region with real-time and interactive visual information on the relevant Point of Interest (POI) in the border regions. It will be achieved by 3D scanning of tourism sites and business, like accommodation, region-specific gift and product shops with the option to see inside with interactive metainfo in the foreground of visual content (i.e. restaurant menu, opening hours). These 3D panoramas will be connected to walking 3D virtual tours which can be downloaded to visitors smartphone from the QR posts located in the border crossing and / or at tourist sites. The increased visibility service will motivate visitors to plan their trip from home and also get instant geographical and service availability during their trip in the region.