Grand Tour Paris and London app for iPhone and iPad

Designed and written by iPhone users for iPhone users, Grand Tour Paris and London combines rich, opinionated cultural and historic coverage of both cities’ sights with a comprehensive trip planner.

Visually stunning, fun and easy to use, it’s several travel tools in one. Get the guide that takes full advantage of the unique capabilities of the iPhone. Research, schedule and budget your trip simultaneously.

Designed for independent travelers, Grand Tour Guides walk you through the steps from planning and packing through uploading your memories to Facebook using Facebook Connect. We won’t let you forget anything, from your voltage adapter to Admiral Nelson’s mistress.

It’s more than travel, it’s a Grand Tour.


GRAND TOUR GUIDE FEATURES:

CITY GUIDES FOR PARIS AND LONDON

*Scores of detailed listings of original content for top attractions, as well as quirkier ones
*Browse or search listings, including by area or from a location, all offline
*Content screens include a historical time line accessible from every listing
*Context listings cover the people and events you probably should remember, but don’t
*Make annotations on places; capture photos for locations and associate them with that location
*Upload those pictures to Facebook using Facebook Connect or email the content to a friend
*Logistical information, includes hours, price and an off line map

TRAVEL FILE

*Capture logistical information about your trip and link it to your Budget and Itinerary
*Store and email flight information, lodging, local contacts, dining, shopping, etc.
*Checklists permit a clever and novel way of creating packing and to do lists
*Includes four interactive to do lists

PHOTOS

*iPhone only, take photos in app and sync them to your computer at home

MY ITINERARY

*Interactive itinerary planner links dynamically to Travel File, Budget and Attractions listings
*Changes in the Itinerary Planner are automatically reflected in the Budget
*Editable and endlessly customizable, keep your schedule on track

TRAVEL TUTOR

*Original content covering trip planning step by step
*Detailed guide to making the most of the app’s features
*Innumerable money saving tips covering sightseeing, eating and souvenirs
*From learning language and customs to navigating transit, travel like a local.

MAPS

*Interactive, offline maps of Paris by arrondissement and London by borough
*Each listed attraction is flagged and links to the cultural listing
*Avoid getting lost or running up data roaming charges

PHRASES

*Assemble over 100 short clips of French into thousands of practical and polite sentences
*Clips play through the iPhones speaker.
*In a pinch, these clips can be played for a non-English speaking Parisian.
*Order in restaurants, buy transit tickets and museum passes with confidence.

DON’T PANIC

*A short, but important section for handling emergencies and inconveniences
*From embassies to free Wi-Fi hotspots, you’ll find the necessary information
* iPhone only direct dialing for key phone numbers

BUDGET

*Supports on the fly currency conversions
*A separate currency calculator is included and can be updated with a data connection

TRIVIA

*Lightweight trivia game included to test your knowledge of Paris and London’s people

NOTE: This is a Culture and History Guide, it does not provide specific lodging and restaurant listings