Yoyoor Offers Low-Cost Smart Phone Rentals and Travel-lite Services to Beijing Summer Olympics Visitors

Phone and Service Packages Make Travel to China More Convenient and Hassle-Free With Local English Speaking Personal Concierge Service

Yoyoor, the smart mobile phone rental and travel assistance service company for English speakers, will have convenient mobile phone rental packages available for travelers visiting China for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The full-featured phones will be available for pick up at the Beijing International Airport (PEK) or through personal delivery to anywhere in China.

Yoyoor provides overseas travelers in China with a state-of-the-art mobile phone equipped with a low-rate national and international calling plan along with mobile convenience services such as comprehensive city guides, GPS navigation, a camera, wireless Internet access and emergency assistance. Also included and unique to the Yoyoor phone rental package is one-button connect access to a live English-speaking personal concierge. This always-on live personal assistant gives travelers an extra level of convenience, immediacy and most importantly local knowledge. The concierge is available to answer questions out-of-town visitors commonly have such as directions, restaurant recommendations, entertainment ideas, transportation information and will provide language assistance at any time.

As it stands, only 30% of mobile phones sold in North America and Europe function in China. International carriers that do provide service within China often charge high rates for calls, text messaging, data access and other day-to-day mobile phone tasks. Travelers using Yoyoor’s service can use the rented smart phone for calls, texting, Internet access and to connect with virtual concierge service for a special summer rate of $3.99USD per day.

“This is the moment we’ve been waiting for. Yoyoor is poised to keep the thousands of travelers visiting China for the Beijing Summer Games in touch with their friends and family through our flat-rate mobile phone rental package,” said Joss Shen, CEO of Yoyoor. “We look forward to surprising and delighting Yoyoor customers with our comprehensive travel services and especially our personal touch of a live on-call representative to answer any questions they might have and to make their experience in Beijing even more fun and enjoyable.”

Yoyoor rental phones can be pre-ordered before arrival to Beijing and can be picked up at a dedicated customer service counter at Beijing International Airport (PEK) Terminal 3 or Yoyoor will deliver the mobile phone package to any address in China, without additional cost. Phones can be returned at the airport counter or left at the hotel front desk for pick up by Yoyoor. Yoyoor’s counter in Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) Terminal 2 will also start operation very soon.

For longer term visitors to China, Yoyoor offers an affordable Travel-lite service that, for only $0.20/minute, diverts any incoming calls to users’ U.S. mobile or home numbers, to their mobile phones in China, alleviating complicated dialing procedures and high call rates for U.S.-based friends and family. It also ensures business calls are not missed while traveling abroad. The Travel-lite service also includes Yoyoor’s signature live assistant concierge access and customizable travel and recreation SMS/MMS news updates sent directly to the phone, such as restaurant reviews, weather forecast and currency exchange information. The activation fee for Travel-lite is $8.00USD plus a $0.25 daily service fee.

Yoyoor services can be ordered at http://www.yoyoor.com. Yoyoor’s Web-based Affiliate Program, targeting China tour operators, travel and visa agencies, international conference organizers, and any travel related Web sites, is also available at http://partner.yoyoor.com/.

About Yoyoor

Founded in 2007, as a U.S. corporation with branch offices located in major cities in China, Yoyoor Inc. is a leading provider of travel assistance services to foreign visitors in China. On top of low within China and international call rates, Yoyoor’s service provides travelers with a sleek mobile phone equipped with an updated and comprehensive city guide, GPS navigation, a camera and wireless Internet access. And more importantly, Yoyoor service includes access to a live, bilingual virtual assistant to deal with any communication problems that may arise.

For further information, please visit http://www.yoyoor.com.

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