Daruma Tech, Author at Local Explorers

Local Explorers Blazes Trail into Show-Me State with Missouri Spirits Expedition App
Local Explorers Blazes Trail into Show-Me State with Missouri Spirits Expedition App

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Local Explorers Blazes Trail into Show-Me State with Missouri Spirits Expedition App

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T20:59:35-04:00May 8th, 2024|Press Releases|

Local Explorers, a leading creator of mobile loyalty apps for the hospitality and tourism industry, has expanded its reach once again through its partnership with the Missouri Craft Spirits Guild to build the guild’s Missouri Spirits Expedition app. The app, a digital upgrade to the paper maps originally used for the guild’s popular Missouri Spirits Expedition trail, lets users find and learn about the guild’s 41 distilleries, map their own personal tours of distilleries of their [...]

Rhode Island Brewers Guild Partners Reboots Popular Brewery Passport App
Rhode Island Brewers Guild Partners Reboots Popular Brewery Passport App

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Rhode Island Brewers Guild Partners Reboots Popular Brewery Passport App

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:38:11-04:00May 2nd, 2024|Press Releases|

Local Explorers, a leading developer of mobile loyalty apps for the tourism and hospitality industry, has partnered once again with the Rhode Island Brewers Guild, this time for a refresh of its popular Rhode Island Brewery Passport App. The updated app offers additional features to encourage exploration, such as double points for brewery visits during the guild’s annual Rhode Island Craft Beer Week, as well as new incentives to reward regular visitors to the state’s [...]

GO Laurel Highlands Launches Passport App for Local Attractions, Craft Beverages and More
GO Laurel Highlands Launches Passport App for Local Attractions, Craft Beverages and More

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GO Laurel Highlands Launches Passport App for Local Attractions, Craft Beverages and More

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:31:48-04:00April 23rd, 2024|Press Releases|

Local Explorers, the leading maker of mobile loyalty apps for the tourism and hospitality industry, has teamed with GO Laurel Highlands to launch a mobile passport app as part of the kickoff of GO Laurel Highlands’ latest iteration of its popular Pour Tour, a self-guided tour of 62 of the region’s craft breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries. Participants in the Pour Tour can earn points towards prizes by taking pictures of their purchases at participating [...]

Local Explorers Celebrates Deal to Create Mobile Passport App for Ohio Wines VIP Program
Local Explorers Celebrates Deal to Create Mobile Passport App for Ohio Wines VIP Program

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Local Explorers Celebrates Deal to Create Mobile Passport App for Ohio Wines VIP Program

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:37:42-04:00February 27th, 2024|Press Releases|

BOCA RATON, FLA – Local Explorers, a leading creator of mobile loyalty apps for the hospitality and tourism industry, has signed a contract to build the Ohio Wines VIP mobile passport app for the State of Ohio, Department of Agriculture. The app will power the digital refresh of their popular Ohio Wines Visitor Incentive Program (VIP), which allowed wine enthusiasts to collect coded tickets at participating Ohio wineries and earn points towards swag and [...]

Ocala Marion Travel Guide App Helps Drive Half-Million-Dollar Increase in County’s Tourism Tax Revenue
Ocala Marion Travel Guide App Helps Drive Half-Million-Dollar Increase in County’s Tourism Tax Revenue

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Ocala Marion Travel Guide App Helps Drive Half-Million-Dollar Increase in County’s Tourism Tax Revenue

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:24:17-04:00November 25th, 2023|Press Releases|

OCALA, FLA—Marion County, Florida, long known for its outdoors recreation opportunities as well as for being a global center for thoroughbred breeding and racing, has seen its proactive efforts to increase tourism pay off, bringing in a record $5.3 million in tourism tax revenue in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau credits this growth to its recent initiatives, including the launch of the free Ocala Marion Travel Guide App, [...]

Incorporating Three Differently Branded Passport Programs into One App for Grow & Fortify
Incorporating Three Differently Branded Passport Programs into One App for Grow & Fortify

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Incorporating Three Differently Branded Passport Programs into One App for Grow & Fortify

Daruma Tech2025-03-11T13:54:05-04:00December 2nd, 2021|Case Stories|

Grow & Fortify, the trade association representing Maryland’s value-added agricultural producers, wanted to replace its old-fashioned printed map of the state’s breweries, distilleries, and wineries with a digital solution that would offer the state’s visitors a more engaging way to learn about and enjoy Maryland’s craft beverages. Client Overview Grow & Fortify is an advocacy organization representing Maryland’s value-added agricultural producers, growers, and startups. Among its many responsibilities is supporting the trade [...]

Turning Three Paper Passport Programs into an Engaging Mobile App for Taste of Nova Scotia
Turning Three Paper Passport Programs into an Engaging Mobile App for Taste of Nova Scotia

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Turning Three Paper Passport Programs into an Engaging Mobile App for Taste of Nova Scotia

Daruma Tech2025-03-11T14:10:21-04:00December 2nd, 2021|Case Stories|

Taste of Nova Scotia (TONS), a non-profit marketing association representing the province’s restaurants and food producers, had three popular paper passport programs—the Lobster Trail, the Chowder Trail, and the Good Cheer Trail for craft beverages. TONS wanted to modernize their passport programs by incorporating them into a single mobile app—and asked Daruma Tech to help. Client Overview Taste of Nova Scotia (TONS) is a non-profit, membership-based marketing association representing over 200 restaurant, [...]

A Mobile Passport App for the Texas Craft Brewers Guild
A Mobile Passport App for the Texas Craft Brewers Guild

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A Mobile Passport App for the Texas Craft Brewers Guild

Daruma Tech2025-03-11T13:03:41-04:00December 2nd, 2021|Case Stories|

When the Texas Craft Brewers Guild tapped Daruma Tech to build a mobile passport app to attract craft beer aficionados to its member breweries, its initial goal was to bring more foot traffic to Texas taprooms. Then COVID-19 hit, and the guild doubled down, successfully leveraging the app to promote take-out sales and build brand visibility for its members. Client Overview Founded in 2009, the Texas Craft Brewers Guild supports the interests [...]

The Local Explorers Trail App: The Smart Way to Build Foot Traffic
The Local Explorers Trail App: The Smart Way to Build Foot Traffic

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The Local Explorers Trail App: The Smart Way to Build Foot Traffic

Daruma Tech2025-03-11T15:04:59-04:00November 1st, 2021|Press Releases|

As shoppers and tourists hit the road again, visitors’ bureaus, artisanal guilds, and chambers of commerce are looking for high-impact, cost-effective ways to attract visitors and their support of local businesses. They don’t want to just tell visitors what they’ve got to offer—they want visitors to have an amazing experience they can’t wait to share with their friends. And they don’t want visitors to just have a great time—they want to incentivize them to come [...]

Ohio On Tap App Featured in the Columbus Dispatch
Ohio On Tap App Featured in the Columbus Dispatch

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Ohio On Tap App Featured in the Columbus Dispatch

Daruma Tech2025-07-09T22:00:14-04:00January 14th, 2020|Press Releases|

Ohio On Tap App Featured in The Columbus Dispatch Our friends at Ohio on Tap were featured in The Columbus Dispatch recently! The article gives recognition to the “Ohio on Tap” app, created by Brewers Marketing. Craft beer lovers around Ohio have downloaded the app and started to conquer the virtual passport – one of the most popular features of the app. Justin Hemminger, deputy director of the Ohio Craft Brewers Association, which is [...]

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