New apps to help people make the most of summer road trips
For more information on road trips in NSW, visit www. visitnsw. com/roadtrips
Transport for NSW media release: 20 December 2022
The road less travelled will be a little easier to navigate this holiday season thanks to two innovative mobile applications to help drivers make the most of journeys on our state’s spectacular tourist drives.
Transport for NSW Executive Director Advanced Analytics & Insights Simone Roberts said the apps have been endorsed following the NSW Road Trip Innovation Challenge, which asked innovators to improve road trip experiences and boost the recovery of the regional tourism.
“We saw an opportunity to enhance the road trip experience for visitors in NSW by making our well-established Tourist Drives near our coastline to make it even easier to discover and explore,” Ms Roberts said.
“There were two outstanding solutions presented at the challenge which are now available to the public, one focused on gourmet food and the other on camping.”
Gourmakers CEO and Founder Zachary Sweeney said their app allows users to plan road trip routes featuring points of interest such as local gourmet food producers.
“Gourmakers is a gourmet travel app which makes it easier to find the best gourmet venues across the NSW coastline and more. From berry farms to oyster shacks, Gourmakers has over 650 gourmet venues to discover and visit in NSW,” Mr Sweeney said.
TripTech COO Matt Johnson said they were thrilled to partner with TfNSW on enhancements to their CamperMate app. Focused on camping and RVs, CamperMate features more than 100,000 points of interest and facilities and allows users to book campsites and activities directly through the app.
“New enhancements include lesser-known routes and businesses in the coastal regions to help make planning and booking sites easier,” Mr Johnson said.
The summer holiday break is a great time to explore regional NSW and support flood-affected communities that have been doing it tough. But Transport is warning that most regional highways have been impacted by extreme weather and is asking road trippers to plan ahead, allow extra travel time, check for road closures and if a road is flooded, to find an alternate route.
Gourmakers and CamperMate can be downloaded through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
For more information on road trips in NSW, visit www.visitnsw.com/roadtrips.
For more information visit https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/road-trip-innovation-challenge.
