A new London shopping guide has just gone live on Ovi, the content system for Nokia phones.  Created by mp3cityguides, the handheld tourism technology experts, it tells visitors the London where to find the best shops and gives advice on travel.

  “London is one of the best shopping destinations in the world, with a huge variety of places to buy clothes, accessories, food and gifts but the problem is that many first time visitors don’t know where to start,” said Simon Brooke, founder of mp3cityguides.

  “So we’ve put together a London shopping guide which starts in the West with Notting Hill Gate and then takes visitors through Chelsea, Knightsbridge, the West End, the City and finally to London’s hippest district of Hoxton.”

  The guide to London shops gives visitors a sense of the character and style of each area and points out the best way to tackle it.  The guide has been written and researched by shopping experts who know London intimately.  It includes some of the least well known places and up and coming area for London shopping.

  “We’ve been very honest,” said Simon Brooke.  “We tell people about the downside to each area – for example if there are too many chain stores or the traffic is too noisy.  Oxford Street might be one of the most famous shopping streets in the world but it’s often horribly crowded, for instance.  That said, we had great fun putting it together and I hope people enjoy using it.”

  The new Nokia guide to London shops is an edited version of mp3cityguides’ best selling London Shopping Guide, available through the site and priced at £3.99.

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

Mp3cityguides is the fastest growing creator of downloadable tours of cities and Internet and hand held technology based tourist guides and tourism information.  Founded in 2006 by Simon Brooke, an award winning journalist and travel writer, it currently offers more than 20 walking tours with a further 10 to be added this year.

  A full affiliate programme is available to help airlines, hotels and other players in the travel industry enhance their customer offering and increase their profitability.

  For more information or a free download please contact Simon Brooke on 07958 239892 or simon@mp3cityguides.com