Daily Check-Ins: Drive Repeat Visits
Point-based goals can now credit the same place once a day, every day. Your coffee shops, taprooms, and trailheads earn repeat visits, and your most loyal visitors get rewarded for coming back.
Meet: Municipal Module
Your app already has an audience. Now it can serve the people who live there, too. The Municipal Module adds a resident-only portal to the app your community already uses. No new app. No new download campaign.
Via Chatmap – Leading the Way
When Via recommends places or events, an interactive map now appears right inside the conversation. Every pin and every listing is one tap away. No switching between the chat and the map.
Kiosk Got a Tune-Up: Kiosk Analytics & Accessibility
Kiosk usage data is now available in Command Console with location-specific metrics per unit. We also released new upgrades for improved for ADA-compliance to keep portrait kiosk controls within reach for everybody.
Featured Categories: You Decide What Shows on the Card
One listing, many categories - but only one gets to represent it. Now you choose which. Featured categories let you set the single category that drives a listing's color, icon, and map pin everywhere your visitors see it. No app update. No republish. About five seconds per listing.
Rewards, Your Way: Create and Manage Prizes on Your Own Schedule
Create prizes, set what they cost, and decide how visitors claim them. Rewards now live in Command Console alongside your places, events, and goals - no ticket, no wait, no seasonal scramble.
Build a Points Trail Start to Finish – Without Leaving Command Console
Point-based goals are now yours to create, tune, and publish on your own schedule. Choose the rule type, set a point value on every stop, and go live - no request, no round-trip, no waiting for a sprint.
Growth, Innovation, Impact: The Features That Defined 2025
2025 wasn’t just about adding features. It was about reshaping how travelers discover, plan, and experience destinations, and giving our partners more control, intelligence, and flexibility than ever before. From AI-powered traveler support to a fully redesigned platform, last year marked one of the biggest leaps forward in Visit Widget’s evolution. Here’s a look at what you helped make possible.
33 Million Minutes of Discovery: The Year Travelers Didn’t Just Dream, They Went
2025 wasn’t just another year for Visit Widget, it was a year of movement. Not scrolling. Not saving for later. Not “someday.” Real measurable movement. Together with our partner destinations, we helped travelers turn curiosity into action and inspiration into real-world exploration.
Introducing Point-Based Rewards: Turning Destination Visits into Prizes
At Visit Widget, we’re always looking for innovative ways to help destinations engage visitors, encourage exploration, and capture meaningful data. That’s why we’re excited to roll out our latest goal type: Point-Based Rewards.
3 Great Ideas to Drive Downloads
Create personalized itineraries for specific users Our Group Plans feature enables destinations to create personalized itineraries with detailed, user-specific notes. Whether you're hosting a social influencer or catering to a special interest group, Group Plans lets you craft curated experiences with exclusive notes at each stop—visible only to the intended user.
Easy, Engaging Voting for Local Favorites
Whether you’re hosting a “Best Of” contest or a local favorite showdown, this feature makes it easy for app users to vote, share, and celebrate what makes your area unique.
