NEW YORK/PRNewswire/ -- Jetsetter.com
today announced its Jetsetter App for iPad is now available on the App
Store. The app provides a virtual window into Jetsetter's hand-selected,
verified hotels and resorts around the world via 360-degree immersive,
high-resolution images.
"Travel planning should be a visual feast and the Jetsetter App takes
full advantage of the stunning display and innovative Multi-Touch user
interface of iPad to inspire travelers with stunning images and
compelling editorial," said Drew Patterson,
Jetsetter Founder and CEO. "The app was designed for consumers who want
to put their feet up and browse hotels and resorts around the globe.
Users will lose themselves in the images that bring destinations to life
and, should inspiration strike, they can book a vacation in just a few
taps."
Jetsetter's engineering team custom-designed a camera to shoot dozens
of high resolution photos which are stitched together to form immersive
360-degree images, providing a visual experience that beautifully
captures Jetsetter's curated vacations. Unlike virtual tours, the
Jetsetter App experience pans smoothly about the room, without choppy
pauses and distortion to give users a more realistic sense of what the
property offers. Jetsetter's photo editors spent hundreds of hours
cropping photos, so every image fills the iPad's large display, allowing
users to easily view photos in portrait and landscape.
Features of the Jetsetter App for iPad include:
- Design inspired by glossy travel magazines. Like a futuristic
magazine cover, the app's title screen features an immersive 360-degree
panoramic image that responds to a tap
- The homepage prominently features a rotating slide show of hotels on sale at prices up to 50% off
- Curated vacation collections featuring top picks from Jetsetter's
editors. Collections cover a variety of vacation themes, such as
Vacation Like Royalty, Top New York Hotels, Caribbean Sunsets, and
Weekend Getaways
- A news ticker at the bottom of the homepage that displays what other Jetsetter members are purchasing
- Jetsetter utilizes iPad 2's gyroscope to map the orientation of the
iPad to Jetsetter's 360 degree photos. For instance, when the user
moves iPad to the left, it senses the change of direction and the photo
pans left.
- Customized search tools allow users to browse Jetsetter's collection
of 300 hand-selected, verified hotels by selecting preferences for
destinations and activities
At launch, 15 hotels will feature 360-degree immersive panoramic
images. The panoramic photos are available for a selection of room types
and public spaces. Jetsetter will continue to add panoramic photos to
its archive of curated vacations.
The Jetsetter App is free and available the App Store on iPad or at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jetsetter-for-ipad/id416813861?mt=8&ls=1.
About Jetsetter.com http://Jetsetter.com
Jetsetter.com http://Jetsetter.com
is the leading members-only website that helps travelers discover and
purchase the world's best vacations. Jetsetter curators search the globe
for new destinations, hotels and memorable experiences. Then, a
Jetsetter correspondent personally verifies the vacation will meet the
expectations of discerning members. Jetsetters can browse offerings on
sale in the flash section of the site which features 15-30 sales per
week at prices 30-50 percent off. Or peruse Jetsetter 24/7, a collection
of more than 300 hand-selected, verified vacation experiences available
365 days a year at Jetsetter exclusive prices. Jetsetter is a member of
the Gilt Groupe. For more information, visit www.Jetsetter.com .
For more information about Jetsetter or to arrange an interview with Founder and CEO Drew Patterson, contact:
Kellie Pelletier
917-514-5851
kpelletier@jetsetter.com
SOURCE Jetsetter.com