ravenellos
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3G and useful tourist apps included in rental price. Ipad delivered to hotel and picked back up.
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ravenellos said:3G and useful tourist apps included in rental price. Ipad delivered to hotel and picked back up.
jsh1120 said:Assuming you're asking as a market research effort. A couple of thoughts.
() You're unlikely to find a reliable sample for your question on a forum like this. Almost all of us have our own iPads and most are relatively well versed in the apps available for travel. In short, when we travel we're likely to have our own iPads.
() I suspect you'd be better off with a less flexible, more portable, and more focused device than the iPad. Not to mention a less expensive device. A tablet (preferably one smaller than the iPad) pre-loaded with content (or web sites) specific to the city in question, e.g. maps, tourist attractions, etc. and easily accessible from a home screen would be the "value added". Think of the sort of audio guides available in museums, for example. Not necessarily in terms of audio tours (though that would be great), but in terms of ease of use and obvious value to the tourist.
() Keep in mind that as user friendly as the iPad is, people do take courses in Apple stores to learn how to use them. Simply handing a tourist an iPad and expecting them to know how to make use of it is likely to be problematic.
() Overall, I think you have the seed of a good idea. Focus on limiting the cost of the device, the ease of use, portability, and the value added in terms of specific apps/websites/content a tourist might want to access and you may have a winner. But don't underestimate the upfront investment (especially in the "value added" aspect of the device.)
P.S. As a fan of Rick Steve's travel shows in Europe, it's noteworthy that he repeatedly advises travelers to hire local guides in unfamiliar cities. If you think of the device you're considering as the electronic version of such a "guide," and price it accordingly, you may have a market.
$175 a week to rent an iPad? Whoever is thinking people will pay that has rocks in their head.
If you know the person ask them if they want to buy any of the 19th Century South American Gold Shares I'm selling cheap.
SweetPoison said:To funny. I really can't think of anything I would rent for $25 a day. Maybe a car? But that is still too much!