Free Sinulog Guide mobile app available

MANILA, Philippines - Tourists visiting Cebu for the Sinulog now have a handy guide to the country’s grandest festival with the release of Sinulog Guide, an Android app, Windows Phone app and mobile EWeb guide from Cebu-based startup InnoPub Media and Smart Communications Inc.

The Sinulog Guide can be downloaded to Android phones and tablets from the Google Play Store and to Windows Phone devices from the Windows Phone Store for free.

Those using other devices can access the mobile Web version of the guide at http://sinulog.myguide.ph. Standard mobile data browsing charges apply when using the app.

The Sinulog Guide is a comprehensive resource on the festival. It contains the history of the Sinulog and the story behind the festival. It also has a complete listing of official activities.

The guide also lists places to stay when in Cebu. While most hotels and pension houses are booked for the weekend, the guide indicates establishments that do not accept reservations and can still accept walk-in guests.

The Sinulog Guide also contains tips on what to do to make the most of a tourist’s Cebu visit. It also contains a directory of consulates, hospitals, taxi and other transportation companies, and a complete list of Department of Tourism-accredited tour guides and tour operators.

The listings in the guide are active. To call a tour guide or book a restaurant reservation, for example, a tourist just needs to tap the phone number beside the listing to initiate the call.

Listings also have location data. Most establishments featured in the guide contain a “tap to check location” link. When tourists press this link, the system will look for their current location via the phone’s GPS and then show them the location of the establishment and, using the Google Maps system, indicate a suggested route.