Christopher Parr, is the Editor and Chief Content Creator for…
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has launched a new iPhone app that provides lux travelers with personal tips from their president Herve Humler. Expanding upon basic hotel search and reservation functionality, the new app integrates with other social platform, such as Foursquare and World Concierge, and provides location based recommendations. Guests can also keep up with a hotel’s activity calendar, as well as have push notifications deliver reminders for any upcoming events.
Additional features of the free app:
– Make hotel reservations at all Ritz-Carlton hotels and resorts worldwide
– Access Ritz-Carlton Rewards account or enroll in the program
– View and edit upcoming reservations
– Browse full hotel information, photo galleries and amenities
– View interactive maps and turn-by-turn directions to their hotels
– Receive and view special offers while staying at their hotels
– Learn about events at the hotel during your stay
– Unlock experiences and stories at their hotels with our built-in QR code scanner
– View recommendations and tips from their world-renowned concierges
Christopher Parr, is the Editor and Chief Content Creator for Pursuitist, and a contributing writer to USA Today, Business Insider — and the on-air host of Travel Tuesday on Live at 4 CBS. He is an award-winning luxury marketing veteran, writer, a frequent speaker at luxury and interactive marketing conferences and a pioneer in web publishing. Named a "Top 10 Luxury Travel Blogger” by USA Today, Parr has also been selected as the official winner in Luxury Lifestyle Awards’ list of the “Top 50 Best Luxury Influencers and Bloggers in the World.”