Acorn Publishing announced today that His Excellency The Governor, Mr Duncan Taylor, CBE, launched www.ExploreCayman.com.

In a unique launch event, and the first of its kind in the Cayman Islands, Mr Duncan Taylor entered a special code to make the site go live – like a virtual ribbon cutting! Once the code was accepted, the site instantaneously went live world-wide.

Mr Duncan Taylor said, “I am delighted to have been invited to launch ExploreCayman.com, ‘The definitive guide to exploring Cayman’. This is the first time I have made a website ‘go-live’ and this launch reflects the growing importance of real-time, online information.”

The website compliments the popular Explore magazine and is designed to allow visitors to get the most from their stay in the Cayman Islands and to encourage them to return again and again. ExploreCayman.com lists things to do, useful information about Cayman and is the most comprehensive and visually appealing tourism website available in the Cayman Islands.

Mr Duncan Taylor said, “I am confident that ExploreCayman.com will be an invaluable tool for encouraging visitors to come to Cayman and then for both residents and visitors to see the diversity of attractions, culture and activities that Cayman has to offer.”

In addition to Cayman’s best activities, the site lists: shopping options; entertainment ideas; restaurants; accommodation; health and fitness activities; and other services such as car rental and catering. The site enables visitors to add reviews, search interactive maps, view photo galleries; make online reservations; and, using the multi-currency capability, view prices in their native currency. Finally, and to help visitors get the most from the Cayman Islands, the site contains almost 50 exclusive promotions to make visitors’ dollars go even further.

Jane van der Bol, the Executive Director of The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) offered her support and said, “The CITA is proud to have members like Acorn Publishing who continually offer quality products to our visitors. With the launch of their new website to compliment the Explore magazine, visitors to The Cayman Islands will have the opportunity to really ‘explore’ Cayman at their fingertips.”

The website launch follows over 18 months of planning and a year of development. Charles Grover the Publishing Director at Acorn Publishing said, “We are extremely happy to have partnered with NetClues on this project. Their input, professionalism and dedication to producing a ‘best-in-class’ website for the tourism sector in the Cayman Islands has been second to none and is evidenced by the quality of ExploreCayman.com.”

Going forward the website will allow businesses in the tourism sector in Cayman to change their own information in real-time. Businesses will be able to update tour costs, logistical information and latest promotions, ensuring that ExploreCayman.com remains the most comprehensive and up to date website available for visitors looking for things to do in the Cayman Islands. Initial feedback from local businesses has been extremely positive with some tour operators receiving online reservations within days of the site going live.