Smart City
Jun 4, 2026·HootBoard
HootBoard CityGuide: visitor wayfinding & local guide that visitors love, that's just as easy to run
HootBoard CityGuide turns any kiosk into a local guide visitors actually use — and it's as easy to run as it is to browse. Build and curate from one dashboard, organize places into neighborhoods, craft curated itineraries, and let visitors build a trip to take on their phone.
Feb 26, 2026·Satya Shahade
How DMOs Can Capitalize on America's 250th Anniversary with Interactive Kiosks and Smart Visitor Engagement
America's 250th birthday is arriving in 2026, and destination marketing organizations have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to capture unprecedented visitor interest, drive tourism revenue, and establish their cities as essential stops on the Semiquincentennial celebration trail. With projections estimating over 200 million domestic travelers engaging with America 250 programming across all 50 states, DMOs that deploy […]
Feb 25, 2026·Satya Shahade
How DMOs Can Capitalize on FIFA World Cup 2026: Interactive Kiosks, Multilingual Visitor Engagement, and Sports Tourism Infrastructure Strategy
The FIFA World Cup is returning to North America for the first time since 1994, and the 2026 tournament—hosted across 16 cities in the United States, Mexico, and Canada—represents the single largest sports tourism opportunity in a generation. With an estimated 5 million international visitors and tens of millions of domestic travelers expected between June […]
Jun 2, 2024·Bryan
How College Campuses Can Utilize Interactive Kiosks
Technology is ever-evolving and college campuses are no exception. One way that colleges can leverage technology to enhance the student experience is by utilizing interactive kiosks. These kiosks provide a great opportunity to educate students and visitors, while also being an effective marketing tool. Let’s take a closer look at how colleges can use interactive […]
Jun 29, 2023·HootBoard
Introducing the Offline Kiosk Functionality
No internet? Offline kiosk functionality is here to handle it. We understand how frustrating it is when your kiosk users don’t find something they need when kiosks are offline due to a network issue. With this new functionality, we have tried to solve exactly this. Here's how we achieved this. The solution. We […]
May 11, 2023·HootBoard
The Long Awaited & Revised HootBoard CityGuide is here!
Explore with the HootBoard City Guide! Exploring a destination just got easier with the HootBoard CityGuide app. Let's look inside the revamped HootBoard CityGuide. Where can you find it? You can find HootBoard CityGuide in the apps section of your footboard. Go: to Apps>> Discover Apps to Install. Install yours now! […]
Mar 27, 2023·Bryan
How Digital Kiosks Make Cities More Smarter
Smart cities have become an increasingly popular concept in recent years, driven by advances in technology that enable the use of smart systems for various urban functions. One such technology is smart kiosks, which are being used by cities worldwide to achieve both civic and economic benefits. In this article, we will explore how smart […]
Mar 16, 2023·HootBoard
The newly added Hoot & Board Share Functionality
Share away with the all-new Share Feature! We hear you! We know how meaningful it is for you and your visitors to share something of interest with others. So we are here to make it possible, with the newly added Hoot and Board Share feature. Sharing the hoots With the […]
Feb 24, 2023·HootBoard
Client Spotlight: Discover Odessa
A City Full of Discovery! Where? Odessa is a vibrant, energetic, and dynamic city in West Texas that boasts fresh air, awe-inspiring sunsets, and the friendliest people you’ll ever meet! Why HootBoard? With so many major conferences taking place at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Discover Odessa wanted to provide vital information to all […]
Feb 23, 2023·HootBoard
Introducing HootBoard Analytics 2.0
The Revised HootBoard Analytics! As we all know, now it is quite easy to find out what is happening on your HootBoard. However, we thought it would be helpful to provide a more focused insight into different activities on your HootBoard. With upgraded HootBoard Analytics, you can get more personalized insights and branded reports for […]