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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, [...]

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

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

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:33:22-04:00November 21st, 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 OcalaMarion Travel Guide App, built [...]

Florida Craft Spirits Association Taps Daruma Tech to Build Mobile Passport App to Boost Tourism, Brand Recognition
Florida Craft Spirits Association Taps Daruma Tech to Build Mobile Passport App to Boost Tourism, Brand Recognition

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Florida Craft Spirits Association Taps Daruma Tech to Build Mobile Passport App to Boost Tourism, Brand Recognition

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:34:07-04:00July 25th, 2023|Press Releases|

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA--Further solidifying its reputation as a leader in mobile passport apps for the tourism and hospitality industries, Boca Raton, Florida-based software developer Daruma Tech is partnering with the Florida Craft Spirits Association to create a passport app spotlighting the association’s member distilleries. A digital reimagination of the association’s paper spirits trail map, the app allows users to search for member distilleries near them, learn about their offerings and events, and earn points toward [...]

Nationwide Search Lands Local Explorers Deal With Marion County, Florida, to Create Trip-Planning App
Nationwide Search Lands Local Explorers Deal With Marion County, Florida, to Create Trip-Planning App

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Nationwide Search Lands Local Explorers Deal With Marion County, Florida, to Create Trip-Planning App

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:34:42-04:00June 13th, 2023|Press Releases|

Local Explorer's exceptional track record as a developer of high-impact, highly customized mobile loyalty apps stood out to Marion County decisionmakers. “The opportunity to create something genuine and authentic for the county has been important, and the process has been going great,” said Loretta Shaffer, director of tourism development for Marion County. BOCA RATON, FLORIDA—Software developer Daruma Tech, creator of award-winning mobile loyalty apps for the hospitality and tourism industries, is creating its most [...]

Daruma Tech Partners with Brewers Guild of Alaska to Build Mobile Passport App Celebrating Alaskan Brews
Daruma Tech Partners with Brewers Guild of Alaska to Build Mobile Passport App Celebrating Alaskan Brews

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Daruma Tech Partners with Brewers Guild of Alaska to Build Mobile Passport App Celebrating Alaskan Brews

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:38:33-04:00May 9th, 2023|Press Releases|

Following a string of new contracts for mobile loyalty apps for the craft beverage industry, Boca Raton, Florida-based software designer Daruma Tech has signed on to build an app for the Brewers Guild of Alaska. With the app, Alaska’s craft beer aficionados will be able to find breweries near them, see what’s on tap, and even plan and map their own personalized tours of selected breweries. In addition, they will be able to earn points towards [...]

Rhode Island Brewers Guild Passport App Drives Engagement During Rhode Island Craft Beer Week
Rhode Island Brewers Guild Passport App Drives Engagement During Rhode Island Craft Beer Week

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Rhode Island Brewers Guild Passport App Drives Engagement During Rhode Island Craft Beer Week

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:38:49-04:00April 18th, 2023|Press Releases|

Rhode Island Craft Beer Week, a festive statewide celebration of local breweries and beer organized by the Rhode Island Brewers Guild, proved to be a smashing success, drawing thousands of curious craft beer lovers to special promotions, tastings, contests, concerts, and more at the guild’s 36 member breweries as well as at participating restaurants, bars, and liquor stores. Contributing to the high levels of excitement and public engagement in Craft Beer Week—and enabling the [...]

Connecticut Farm Wineries Passport App Launches, Bringing New Traffic And Visibility To State’s Wineries
Connecticut Farm Wineries Passport App Launches, Bringing New Traffic And Visibility To State’s Wineries

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Connecticut Farm Wineries Passport App Launches, Bringing New Traffic And Visibility To State’s Wineries

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:37:23-04:00August 2nd, 2022|Press Releases|

HARTFORD, CONN.—Connecticut’s popular passport program for the state’s farm wineries has gotten a digital upgrade with the May launch of the Connecticut Farm Wineries Passport app. The mobile app, built by Boca Raton, Florida-based software developer Daruma Tech and sponsored by Connecticut Farm Wineries and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, allows users to see the current offerings at the 35 participating wineries, map out trips to the wineries of their choice, and earn points [...]