GOWEX and Bist* unite to boost WiFi on buses providing European Travel services with a 'smart transport' model

GOWEX reinforces its strategy in the field of intelligent transportation via the agreement with Bist *, the company that manages one of the largest networks of tourist buses in Europe. With a good market position, spectacular growth in recent years, and working with major Spanish retailers and wholesalers within the tourism industry, Bist * bets on GOWEX  to offer its customers the best and most complete WiFi service  on buses compared to any type of tourist service

Madrid, July 12th, 2014-.GOWEX (GOW-MAB, ALGOW-NYSE Alternext, LGWXY-OTC Market), company leader in creating Smart WiFi Cities (Wireless ® Smart Cities) has reached an agreement with Bist *, Booking Integral de Servicios Turisticos, who manages the largest bus network in Europe, to offer WiFi on buses that they manage throughout Europe.

Both Gowex and Bist* base their philosophy on innovation and on improving customer service by making bus transportation have an increasingly higher quality, and to make things more pleasant and enjoyable.

GOWEX has extensive expertise in the field of Smart Transport through its agreements with companies in the urban, suburban and in the tourist transport industry (ie EMT, Madrid and Barcelona City Tour, in Spain, in France or Marseille, and RDT13 RTA in Dubai) in offering their free services.

Smart Transport

The success in said activities, added to Bist*'s service area -the main capitals of Western and Central Europe- are determinants for Bist* to have chosen GOWEX for their WiFi service. In this sense, the technological company continues with its goal of making of conventional transport into intelligent transport and continues to make strides to position the smart traveler profile as the new profile in tourism.

Jenaro García, Genaro García, GOWEX's CEO of states that "we are very proud to collaborate with a company so well positioned in the tourism industry to invest in quality and provide a service so demanded by tourists as is the WiFi on board. With this new agreement, the company continues to position itself as a leader in the field of Smart Transport worldwide. 

Paco Barrio, Bist*'s director says "betting for a big company like GOWEX ensures strict compliance with the regulations of the new telecommunications law, with toll-free customer service support in multiple languages ​​for any incident that may need customer service, in addition to using the latest most advanced technologies and are always open to innovation in this new world of technology. We look for the best quality, i.e. GOWEX's services."

WiFi on board

In a first phase, the connection service is available in thirty of Bist*'s buses operating in Spain and the goal of both companies is to progressively extend the service to the fleet of buses managed by Bist* operating in Portugal, Italy, Scotland and Norway, noting the common goal to provide service soon in all countries in which Bist* is active throughout Europe.

Tourists and customers of the service can surf with their wireless mobile devices via a WiFi network that is available in their bus. To start browsing, users only need to activate their WiFi settings on their devices and then they are automatically redirected to a login page with geolocated content of interest where they should register. They will receive their username and password via SMS or email, which they can use to browse free in any of the over 90 WiFi cities the company manages. (París, Madrid, Nueva York, San Francisco, Dublin, Dubai,  etc.)

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