Detour adaptive travel guides now available

Road Trips

Mar 1

Detour has partnered with Road.Travel to offer digital guides based on some of our most popular road trips.

Road.Travel’s technology provides virtual guidance and story-telling through your smart phone and allows you to tailor your trip based on the location, the car you’re driving and your budget.

Once you’ve selected your chosen route you’ll be able to book places to eat, stay overnight and other experiences, then receive turn-by-turn navigation instructions every step of the way.

To begin with Detour has created digital guides from our Wessex White Horses, Jim Clark Trail, Skyfall and Supercar Valley road trips and we’ll be adding to the catalog regularly. Just click on the link below to begin your journey with Detour and Road.Travel.

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