Two brand new guides and one major update are in production this year (2018). Bangalore, India's tech capital, will be first, followed by Abu Dhabi and then a complete re-film of Dubai. These will be the first guides to feature Virtual Reality tours - more news on this ground breaking experience, coming soon.
First reactions to the new Shanghai guide:
"Wow!! This is so fabulous! The quality and the research, you really think of everything. It is so well done. I love it! Such fun."
Christie Caldwell, Senior Consultant with Aperian Global.
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"We all agree that it looks fantastic. Congratulations on a major achievement."
Managing Partner, leading China relocation company.
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"I enjoyed it as I am not as familiar with the city myself, I could view it from client’s perspective. Very useful!"
Relocation client manager - Beijing.
Three new city guides are now in production. After a month of filming in China, scores of videos are being edited to create our latest guides to Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin. For an early preview email us now.
Lookseecity is re-born with a transformed look, new and updated content, better quality videos and a responsive design. Now you can see your favourite Lookseecity guide on every device from Smart Phones and Tablets to Desktop Computers and Widescreen TVs. The new Lookseecity also offers a wealth of opportunities to customise the guides for business users. See our Customised Guides for more details.
April 2014: A major new video website has been launched by Lookseecity - Lookseeschools. Developed in collaboration with the education advisory company TIEC, Lookseeschools offers video tours and advice for anyone wanting to place their children in the best UK schools. The new venture is a continuation of the successful formula pioneered by Lookseecity and has been described as "incredibly informative."
May/2014 International publisher, the Oxford University Press, has made a programme about Lookseecity for it's foreign language market. As an example of entrepreneurial innovation.
One of the world's largest mining and natural resource companies has subscribed to a customised version of our Singapore guide.
To assist with a major relocation of staff to Singapore we filmed several new sections to our guide for the client. We added some specific schools and neighbourhood tours and a video guide to the company's new office and the area around it. Staff already in the city were able to do video tours giving tips and advice on moving to Singapore.
Update: 2015, The company continues to use their bespoke guide for in coming staff.
One of the largest Embassy's in London has subscribed to their own version of our London guide. The guide was customised to fit the client's requirements including the filming of several new videos and neighbourhood guides. The client added their own videos on pages we created especially for their 200 subscribers.
Update: 2015 - We have now updated and renewed this guide for the last four years.
The US Mission in Geneva has subscribed to a bespoke version of our Geneva guide. The guide has been specially tailored to their needs and they have added their own video content. The collaboration was described as "a smashing success".
Update: 2015 We have renewed this contract on an annal basis for the last five years.
2010. Lookseecity is runner-up in the Forum for Expatriate Management EMMA's. The Most Innovative Use of Technology in Global Mobility.
The award is open to both service providers and corporate HR teams that "innovatively use technology or have an innovative product or service that brings benefit to the assignee and/or the business. The service had to demonstrate, a key need/needs within the global mobility market, comprehensive functionality, user-friendly, value for money to clients, customers or the business and includes detailed metrics or client/assignee feedback to back up statements made."
2010/11 Lookseecity was short listed for the best use of technology in relocation in Re:locate Magazine awards.
"This award recognises the effective and innovative use of technology by a relocation organisation or HR team to bring about business and employee benefits, or the provider of an innovative product or service using technology within the relocation context."