Touch Media became new owner for the Historic Route 66 website 07/13/2020 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Press releases Swa Frantzen and Nadine Pelicaen started the Historic Route 66 website known as historic66.com back in 1994 when the Internet was still in its infancy. Read more
Route 66 Navigation launches the Keep Calm and Travel Route 66 (Later) campaign 03/12/2020 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Press releases Following a 30-day ban on flights from Europe to the US, Touch Media s.r.o. publishes Route 66 Navigation app data to help the Route 66 community accurately estimate the impact of this situation at the start of the 2020/2021 season. Read more
How to build an itinerary for Route 66 trip 02/11/2020 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Route 66 Guide Of course, you don’t need an itinerary if you choose to cross Route 66 in the style of “I’ll stay where the night catches me.” However, this would be a costly trip and so we recommend creating a basic plan at least – determining where you’ll stay for the night. Read more
Developers Working On A New Edition of The Route 66 Passport For The 2020/2021 Season 10/29/2019 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Press releases KINGMAN, AZ – October 30, 2019 – The Route 66 Passport introduced by Marián Pavel and Jan Švrček of Touch Media prior to the 2019 summer season is changing the way people travel on Route 66 and is providing visitor centers, museums and other participating locations with a powerful marketing tool. Numerous participants in the program have reported a 40 to 60 percent increase in the number of visitors resultant of the passport. The success of the project developed in limited partnership with Jim Hinckley of Jim Hinckley's America, artist Joyce Harbin Cole and Dries Bessels of the Dutch Route 66 Association has surpassed all expectations. Read more
Feedback from Route 66 Passport participants 10/29/2019 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Press releases We are publishing the feedback from Route 66 Passport participants about how the passport helped their place to rise numbers of visitors. Read more
Route 66 Navigation App Promotes Businesses in Kingman, Cuba and other Route 66 communities 08/04/2019 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Press releases Touch Media, developer of Route 66 Navigation app and Mother Road Route 66 Passport, in collaboration with Jim Hinckley and other consultants developing new initiaves to benefit Route 66 businesses. Read more
Mother Road Route 66 Passport is now available to Route 66 travelers and enthusiasts 06/11/2019 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Press releases LOS ANGELES, CA – June 7, 2019 – Touch Media, the company that developed the world's first offline turn-by-turn Route 66 navigation app is proud to announce that the long awaited Mother Road Route 66 Passport is now available to Route 66 travelers and enthusiasts. Read more
Route 66 Navigation became partner of Rockin Route 66 festival in Tucumcari 03/15/2019 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Press releases Rockin’ Route 66 was created to celebrate the history of historical Route 66 and the rich vibrant days of “good time rock n roll”. Read more
Route 66 Navigation introduces new subscription rates and pre-paid cards in support of local businesses on Route 66 01/17/2019 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Press releases For 2019, Route 66 Navigation, the only navigation application designed for historic Route 66, has introduced new subscription rates and pre-paid cards that can be purchased at more than 40 local businesses along Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica. A portion of funds derived from this program supports local businesses, museums and visitor centers on Route 66. Read more
The Devil’s Elbow Bridge is already open! 08/02/2018 by Marián Pavel | News from Route 66 Route 66 closures When we travelled on Route 66 last week near Hooker's Cut, we checked how the works on Devil's Elbow Bridge continues. And we have a good news for all Route 66 travelers! Read more
