South Carolina Parks, Recreation & Tourism Launches Tourism Websites for Mobile Devices

    COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 13 /EMWNews/ -- The S.C. Department of Parks,

Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) has announced the launching of two new

websites designed specifically for smart phones and other hand-held

devices. All of the information on these sites is suitable for the small

screen.



    South Carolina: New Websites offer info on State Parks, Restaurants,

Hot Deals



    One of the websites contains key information about South Carolina

including attractions, events, lodging, shopping, and golf courses

http://www.DiscoverSouthCarolina.mobi.



    The other site describes all of South Carolina's State Parks by region,

features, and hot deals http://www.SouthCarolinaParks.mobi.



    "South Carolina's state tourism agency continues to keep up with

evolving technology and consumer behavior by delivering relevant

information in a quickly accessible format," said Chad Prosser, Director of

SCPRT.



    "Visitors appreciate the ability to get travel information while they

are on the move," Prosser added. "South Carolina's new mobile websites will

provide quick and relevant information about our state to everyone using a

Web-enabled mobile device. This initiative helps us provide visitors with

information when and how they want it, which will promote increased visitor

spending in our state."



    Travel Information Easily Accessible



    Removing display items such as maps, photographs, videos and graphics

from the full-featured sites at http://www.DiscoverSouthCarolina.com and

http://www.SouthCarolinaParks.com allows consumers to easily access useful

information about the Palmetto State while on the go.