With tourist season in full bloom, travellers have become an increasingly common sight around downtown Yangon – often with sunburned noses buried in city maps. But for those looking for more than the classic pictures of street names and must-see spots, a newly updated smartphone app called iDiscover CityWalks offers a community-centric alternative. The Hong […]
Map App Offers Local Take to Travellers
November 25, 2016 by thiha
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Yangon travel app hits Android
December 14, 2015 by Thiha
Yangon travel application meant to spotlight the city’s heritage and push wanderers off the beaten path is coming to Android. Hong Kong-based social enterprise Urban Discovery has had a Yangon-focused iDiscovery city walk application available on iOS since November 2014. Starting in 2013, the company began offering application-based tours across a handful of different locations […]
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