The Da Nang Tourism Department and the city-based Gola Software company have jointly debuted the next version of the ‘Danang FantastiCity Ver 1.0’ mobile application which was released late last year with the aim of providing visitors with useful tourism information about the city.

Interfaces of the new version of the app (Photo: https://tourism.danang.vn)

Since its launch, the ‘Danang FantastiCity Ver 1.0’ has drawn a great deal of attention from the tech-savvy and travel-fanatic community.  It was a great honour when this tourist mobile app made it onto Da Nang’s top 10 IT & media greatest developments last year.  As of 1 July, this app, operated by either IOS or Android systems in both Vietnamese and English languages, had triggered 7,522 downloads.

Compared with the old version, the new one called ‘Danang FantastiCity Ver 2.0’ adds new outstanding features.  In detail, the ‘Event countdown’ gathers all information about event headings, time and detailed schedules of each and every happening in the city.  The ‘E-coupon’ is a promotion code used on mobile devices for hassle-free service order.  Users can save information online on their martphones, and  then prompt their phones to make calls, send emails and texts to any businesses to make orders.  Currently, multiple promotion packages are only available in the app, including discounts from local accommodation establishments, restaurants, spas and other services.  The new version is bound to be an ideal choice for bargain-hunting tourists.  In particular, in addition to the Vietnamese and English languages, the new version now adds Chinese. 

With its essential features, rich contents, and getting easily accessed Weibo (China’s most popular social network), the new version is likely to become the most effective tourism marketing channel in the city in the years ahead.

By the end of the 4^th quarter of this year, both the Da Nang tourism website at https://tourism.danang.vn/ and the mobile app will develop their new own versions in the South Korean language.