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Missouri Spirits Expedition App Draws Buzz, Delighted Users After Successful Launch
Missouri Spirits Expedition App Draws Buzz, Delighted Users After Successful Launch

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Missouri Spirits Expedition App Draws Buzz, Delighted Users After Successful Launch

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:25:43+00:00November 25th, 2024|Press Releases|

Following its festive launch in May, the Missouri Spirits Expedition App, built by Local Explorers for the Missouri Craft Spirits Guild, is creating buzz and reaping notable benefits for the guild and its member distilleries. The app, a digital upgrade of the guild’s popular paper passport map, allows users to learn about member distilleries and their offerings, create their own self-guided tours of distilleries, and earn points and prizes by visiting member distilleries and [...]

Local Explorers and Craft Beverages of The Catskills Trail Boost Regional Tourism With Mobile Passport App
Local Explorers and Craft Beverages of The Catskills Trail Boost Regional Tourism With Mobile Passport App

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Local Explorers and Craft Beverages of The Catskills Trail Boost Regional Tourism With Mobile Passport App

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:28:34+00:00June 20th, 2024|Press Releases|

BOCA RATON, FLA—Local Explorers, a leading creator of custom mobile apps for the tourism and hospitality industry, has expanded its footprint once again through its partnership with Craft Beverages of the Catskills Trail (CBCT). Through this partnership, Local Explorers will build a mobile passport app for CBCT’s new Drink the Catskills craft beverage trail, which will feature over 30 of the region’s artisanal breweries, cideries, distilleries, and wineries. The app will not only help [...]

Local Explorers Blazes Trail into Show-Me State with Missouri Spirits Expedition App
Local Explorers Blazes Trail into Show-Me State with Missouri Spirits Expedition App

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Local Explorers Blazes Trail into Show-Me State with Missouri Spirits Expedition App

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T20:59:35+00:00May 8th, 2024|Press Releases|

Local Explorers, a leading creator of mobile loyalty apps for the hospitality and tourism industry, has expanded its reach once again through its partnership with the Missouri Craft Spirits Guild to build the guild’s Missouri Spirits Expedition app. The app, a digital upgrade to the paper maps originally used for the guild’s popular Missouri Spirits Expedition trail, lets users find and learn about the guild’s 41 distilleries, map their own personal tours of distilleries of their [...]

Rhode Island Brewers Guild Partners Reboots Popular Brewery Passport App
Rhode Island Brewers Guild Partners Reboots Popular Brewery Passport App

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Rhode Island Brewers Guild Partners Reboots Popular Brewery Passport App

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:38:11+00:00May 2nd, 2024|Press Releases|

Local Explorers, a leading developer of mobile loyalty apps for the tourism and hospitality industry, has partnered once again with the Rhode Island Brewers Guild, this time for a refresh of its popular Rhode Island Brewery Passport App. The updated app offers additional features to encourage exploration, such as double points for brewery visits during the guild’s annual Rhode Island Craft Beer Week, as well as new incentives to reward regular visitors to the state’s [...]

GO Laurel Highlands Launches Passport App for Local Attractions, Craft Beverages and More
GO Laurel Highlands Launches Passport App for Local Attractions, Craft Beverages and More

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GO Laurel Highlands Launches Passport App for Local Attractions, Craft Beverages and More

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:31:48+00:00April 23rd, 2024|Press Releases|

Local Explorers, the leading maker of mobile loyalty apps for the tourism and hospitality industry, has teamed with GO Laurel Highlands to launch a mobile passport app as part of the kickoff of GO Laurel Highlands’ latest iteration of its popular Pour Tour, a self-guided tour of 62 of the region’s craft breweries, wineries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries. Participants in the Pour Tour can earn points towards prizes by taking pictures of their purchases at participating [...]

Florida Craft Spirits Association Taps Daruma Tech to Build Mobile Passport App to Boost Tourism, Brand Recognition
Florida Craft Spirits Association Taps Daruma Tech to Build Mobile Passport App to Boost Tourism, Brand Recognition

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Florida Craft Spirits Association Taps Daruma Tech to Build Mobile Passport App to Boost Tourism, Brand Recognition

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:34:07+00:00July 25th, 2023|Press Releases|

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA--Further solidifying its reputation as a leader in mobile passport apps for the tourism and hospitality industries, Boca Raton, Florida-based software developer Daruma Tech is partnering with the Florida Craft Spirits Association to create a passport app spotlighting the association’s member distilleries. A digital reimagination of the association’s paper spirits trail map, the app allows users to search for member distilleries near them, learn about their offerings and events, and earn points toward [...]

Daruma Tech Partners with Brewers Guild of Alaska to Build Mobile Passport App Celebrating Alaskan Brews
Daruma Tech Partners with Brewers Guild of Alaska to Build Mobile Passport App Celebrating Alaskan Brews

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Daruma Tech Partners with Brewers Guild of Alaska to Build Mobile Passport App Celebrating Alaskan Brews

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:38:33+00:00May 9th, 2023|Press Releases|

Following a string of new contracts for mobile loyalty apps for the craft beverage industry, Boca Raton, Florida-based software designer Daruma Tech has signed on to build an app for the Brewers Guild of Alaska. With the app, Alaska’s craft beer aficionados will be able to find breweries near them, see what’s on tap, and even plan and map their own personalized tours of selected breweries. In addition, they will be able to earn points towards [...]

Rhode Island Brewers Guild Passport App Drives Engagement During Rhode Island Craft Beer Week
Rhode Island Brewers Guild Passport App Drives Engagement During Rhode Island Craft Beer Week

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Rhode Island Brewers Guild Passport App Drives Engagement During Rhode Island Craft Beer Week

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:38:49+00:00April 18th, 2023|Press Releases|

Rhode Island Craft Beer Week, a festive statewide celebration of local breweries and beer organized by the Rhode Island Brewers Guild, proved to be a smashing success, drawing thousands of curious craft beer lovers to special promotions, tastings, contests, concerts, and more at the guild’s 36 member breweries as well as at participating restaurants, bars, and liquor stores. Contributing to the high levels of excitement and public engagement in Craft Beer Week—and enabling the [...]

Mobile Loyalty Passport Apps Keep Craft Beverage Makers Thriving Through COVID and Beyond
Mobile Loyalty Passport Apps Keep Craft Beverage Makers Thriving Through COVID and Beyond

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Mobile Loyalty Passport Apps Keep Craft Beverage Makers Thriving Through COVID and Beyond

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:39:41+00:00June 14th, 2022|Press Releases|

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA—When the COVID pandemic forced craft wineries, distilleries, and breweries to close their tasting rooms, craft beverage guilds and associations across the country turned to Daruma Tech’s award-winning mobile passport apps as a creative way to promote takeout sales and keep member businesses afloat. And thanks to the apps’ ability to keep local craft beverage makers and their customers connected, organizations using the apps have not only survived, but are thriving. The [...]

Capturing Business from Out-of-Town Visitors, As Well As Supportive Locals, Is A Mission For The Colorado Distillers Guild
Capturing Business from Out-of-Town Visitors, As Well As Supportive Locals, Is A Mission For The Colorado Distillers Guild

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Capturing Business from Out-of-Town Visitors, As Well As Supportive Locals, Is A Mission For The Colorado Distillers Guild

Daruma Tech2025-03-17T19:40:54+00:00May 24th, 2022|Press Releases|

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA—Software developer Daruma Tech, creator of award-winning mobile passport apps for artisanal food and beverage lovers, is moving into the distilled spirit space with a new app commissioned by the Colorado Distillers Guild. With the app, a digitized upgrade of the guild’s paper Colorado Spirits Trail map, craft spirit aficionados will be able to find the distillery and tasting room closest to them; learn about the state’s distilleries, their offerings, and hours [...]