I-SAN FRANCISCO – I-Virgin America, inkampani yezindiza ezinze e-California esisungula kabusha uhambo lwasekhaya, namuhla imemezela ukuthi ibambisana ne-Topguest, iklabhu entsha 'yokungena' yendawo enikeza izivakashi imiklomelo yokuvakasha yomhlaba wangempela lapho zihlola- ekusebenziseni izinhlelo zokusebenza ezifana ne-Facebook Places kanye ne-Foursquare. Kusukela namuhla, izihambeli ezihamba ne-Virgin America ziyakwazi ukuzuza amaphuzu ebhonasi e-Elevate 'ngokungena' ezikhumulweni zezindiza zenkampani yezindiza, emasangweni nakwezinye izindawo. 'Ukungena' ngakunye usebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza zeselula ezisekelwe endaweni ezidumile njenge-Facebook Places kanye ne-Foursquare kuzozuzela izivakashi amaphuzu angu-25 Elevate.
“Amaflaya ethu ajwayele ukuba phambili kwezobuchwepheshe futhi axhumeke kakhulu ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nasezinsizeni ezisekelwe endaweni, ngakho-ke siyajabula manje ukubanikeza imiklomelo yomhlaba wangempela yokungena ngokoqobo,” kusho uBrett Billick, uMqondisi we-CRM e-Virgin. eMelika. "Ngokukhula okusheshayo nokuthandwa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezisekelwe endaweni, lena into izivakashi zethu ebeziyicela - futhi sicabanga ukuthi izohlinzeka ngendlela entsha ukuze abavakashi bethu bathole imiklomelo Ephakeme."
Ukuze ubambe iqhaza, abahambi bangadawuniloda i-iPhone entsha ye-Topguest noma uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Android noma babhalise ku-inthanethi kokuthi www.topguest.com. Uma sezibhalisile, izivakashi zingangeza inombolo yazo yelungu le-Elevate bese zixhuma ku-Facebook Places, Foursquare nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ze-geolocation, okuhlanganisa i-Gowalla ne-Twitter. Uma umhambi ehlola indawo ekhethiwe ye-Virgin America - njengendawo yasekhaya yenkampani yezindiza esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe e-San Francisco, isicelo se-Topguest sizomazisa ngesikhathi sangempela ukuthi siwutholile umklomelo we-Elevate points. Zonke izindawo ezisemthethweni zase-Virgin America ziyabonakala kuthebhu ethi “Izindawo Eziphezulu” yohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Topguest.
"Nge-Topguest, abathengi banokufinyelela okunikezwayo okukhethekile kohambo, besuka ocingweni lwabo," kusho uGeoff Lewis, oyiChief Executive Officer ye-Topguest. “Ukuhlangana nomkhiqizo wokuvakasha onolwazi ngobuchwepheshe njenge-Virgin America njengozakwethu wokuqala wendiza kunengqondo. Uma kubhekwa ukuduma kokungena kwamaselula, umnikelo omusha uzosiza ekuqhubekiseni ukwethembeka nokuxhumana nesisekelo samakhasimende abo.”
Leli thuba elisha akulona i-Virgin America yokuqala yokungena emhlabeni osekelwe endaweni. Ngo-Agasti, inkampani yezindiza yasebenzisana nenkampani yemephu yomphakathi esekwe endaweni, i-Loop, ukuletha ukunikezwa okukhethekile kwamathikithi amabili nelilodwa e-Mexico kulabo abangene cishe emalolini e-taco akhethiwe nasezikhumulweni zezindiza e-San Francisco nase-Los Angeles.
Ngesevisi evelele, umklamo omuhle kanye nenqwaba yezinsiza zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu, i-Virgin America ithathe uhlu lwemiklomelo esezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu kusukela yethulwa ngo-2007, okuhlanganisa ne-“Best Domestic Airline” ku-Conde Nast Traveler 2008, 2009 kanye no-2010. I-Readers' Choice Awards kanye “Nenkampani Yezindiza Engcono Kakhulu Yasekhaya” ku-Travel + Leisure's 2008, 2009 and 2010 World's Best Awards. Inkundla yenkampani yezindiza yokuzijabulisa ye-screen-screen seatback in-flight inikeza umtapo wezincwadi wamafilimu angu-30, i-TV ebukhoma, imidlalo yevidiyo, ingxoxo yokuhlala ngesihlalo, 3,000 MP3s, amamephu e-Google, inkundla yeSitolo sedijithali, imenyu yokudla ewina imiklomelo futhi nokuningi. NgoMeyi 2009, i-Virgin America yaba inkampani yezindiza yokuqala ukunikeza i-WiFi kuzo zonke izindiza zayo.
I-Virgin America indizela eSan Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Seattle, Las Vegas, San Diego, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Toronto, Orlando, Dallas-Fort Worth (kusukela ngoDisemba 2010), Los Cabos (kusukela ngoDisemba 16, 2010) kanye neCancun (kusukela ngoJanuwari 19, 2011).
