Last December we reported about the upcoming Local Search option announced by ‘mobility-portal’ Falk.de, and finally it is now “live”!

As announced by Falk Marco Polo Interactive GmbH in a press release, the user is now able to specify a specific location, and generate landmarks, and tourist attractions, as well as local search/directory enquiries, such as artisans or medical entries. The tourist results are provided from the travel databases of the mother concern Mairdumont, whereas the directory media provider KlickTel delivers the local directory entries.

The new localized search region can be found on the left side of the Falk.de start page. To activate the search, the user uses the standard start address/location entry, as well as additional keywords as needed. If the view requires “Noteworthy Attractions” [‘Sehenswürdigkeiten“], it can be entered as a keyword or selected by clicking “Sehenswürdigkeiten“in the Tag Cloud. The address of the discovered results can be taken over to the route planner, however the start address of the search is not automatically assumed—it needs to be reentered – a disadvantage.

Companies who are not represented on Falk.de are able to submit a new paid (address) entry into the database, or adjust an existing entry (if they happen to appear in the database) to represent additional information. This so-called Premium-Entry service costs Euro 198 per year.