WorldMate Live Travel App Available for BlackBerry Storm


Mobile travel service providers WorldMate's WorldMate
Live
is now
available for the BlackBerry Storm smartphone.

Here are some features of the service on the BlackBerry Storm:

  • The BlackBerry Storm smartphone's touch functionality and landscape view
    enhance the user experience and makes it easier to access all of WorldMate
    Live services including:
  • Hotel booking -- allows users to make reservations on-the-go based on
    their precise location and personal preferences; partnership with
    Hotels.com provides access to the best prices, worldwide inventory and
    secure transactions directly on the BlackBerry Storm.
  • Itinerary manager -- after forwarding travel confirmation emails,
    WorldMate Live automatically creates, organizes and syncs travel details on
    the Web and the BlackBerry Storm; eliminates paper printouts of flight,
    hotel and ground transportation reservations, as well as meetings and
    appointments.
  • Contextually relevant tools and resources -- one-touch access to
    real-time flight status; maps and directions to hotels, meetings and
    airports; and weather forecasts, allowing members to easily prepare for and
    access information about their travel.
  • Real-time notifications -- alert members instantly of changes to their
    travel plans, including flight delays and cancellations and allows them to
    take action by providing the necessary resources at their fingertips.

WorldMate is a BlackBerry ISV Alliance Member and was recently selected
for an $8 million round of financing, led by the newly created
BlackBerry Partners Fund.

The basic service is free and gold service is for $9.95 a month or $99.95 a year includes.

  • Automatic flight alerts for over 175 airlines.
  • Suggestions for alternate flights if you need to reschedule.
  • Daily and weekly flight schedules for over 90% of the world's commercial flights.
  • Customer Support via email, plus many more great travel resources.

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