GyPSii adds China’s hotel information from eLong

The mobile digital lifestyle app and geo-mobility social networking platform, GyPSii, announced an agreement with China’s leading web-based travel company eLong to provide hotel information and reservation services to visitors to China. Under the terms, eLong will pay GyPSii a referral fee for hotel customers using the GyPSii platform.

GyPSii users will have access from their mobile phone to eLong’s large selection of hotel content, allowing them to search for nearby hotels, review comments, pictures and contact information, and to contact eLong to make a reservation – all via GyPSii’s unique mobile lifestyle application. The deal is the first of its kind with a major on-line travel provider in China.

People visiting China will find it very easy to search for hotels and make a reservation using GyPSii’s unique functionality. Subscribers will be able to access almost 7,000 eLong partner hotels in China view a detailed map and directions to their chosen location in just one click, making it easy for visitors to select and review the hotel of their choice while on the move.

Commenting on the announcement, GyPSii’s Shane Lennon said: “With content from eLong integrated into the platform, GyPSii will empower users to find a hotel quickly and easily, while sharing their Chinese experiences with friends and family using GyPSii’s unique location-aware technology.”

GyPSii works on Symbian, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) devices, as well as the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone, along with browser-based Internet connected devices. It can be accessed on the web at or a compatible phone’s mobile browser.