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Get Your INGON In Alberta!
With the rebrand and upgrade almost complete, we are changing this page to reflect new features and screen shots. Thank you for your patience.
Building For You & With You!
Bulding it For You!
The Travel INGON App is a single, multi-purpose travel, tourism & heritage app. The Co-op has completed building the structural components of the app. It will be sent to the App Store and Google Play early in November. When it will be available for download is dependent on them. If you would like an email when it becomes available, please complete this form.
The content and links in the 4,000 app listings are still under review. The input of local businesses, organizations and locals will help the Co-op ensure the accuracy of the app listings so we are moving into the 'Building it With You' stage. Over the winter months, we'll work together to increase and improve the content and be ready for a summer of exploration!
Bulding it With You!
Through 'The Great Alberta INGON Quest', travellers and locals have the opportunity to become part of this cooperative, community project. The Co-op is looking for suggestions, corrections, and photos of the hidden gems across Alberta. You'll be credited for information we share on the app and be able to search your name to see what sites you've contributed to! You'll receive points for your submissions and in May 2027 prizes for top point earners will be given. Starting in the new year we will have surprise, pop-up prizes.
Free Download!
The Travel INGON App will be a free download, however, Lifetime Members of the Co-op are eligible for specials provided by business members. Learn more here.
Using the Travel INGON App & Its Features
The 'Near Me' Feature & 'Community Menus'
The 'Near Me' map is the first thing you see when loading the app. It shows you, thorugh graphically correct, colour coded icons, what travel services, tourism oportunities, or heritage sites and stories there are around in your near vicinity.
For a Legend of Icons click here.
From here you can choose to open a site listing, or by using your fingers to zoom, these icons will go away and you will see a map of color coded Community Icons. Each of these will open a Community Menu.
When you arrive at the 'Community Menu' you can choose from any category or choose to see all points. A map of that community, similar to the 'Near Me' map, will be shown with your choices. This map is not limited in distances, and some site listings can be a fair distance awy so, use your zoom.
Community Icons & Menus
Over 600 communities are represented in the Travel INGON App. The Community Icons are colour-coded and graphically identified to give the user an idea of the community or region that they are approaching. (See Legend below).
Don't be fooled though! The hamlets and villages may have more services and hidden gems than one may expect. The Hamlet of Smith, which is shown in the image, is a good example.
In addition, as the Travel INGON App is both for exploration and learning, each community shows, graphically and textually which Treaty Territory it is located in. We will be adding Metis Regional Districts as we 'Build for You and With You'.
Community Icons Legend
City: Indicated by red.
The yellow base, on any 'Community Icon' indicates Treaty 4 Territory.
Town: Indicated by dark blue.
The red base, on any 'Community Icon' indicates Treaty 6 Territory.
Hamlet: Indicated by green.
The brown base, on any 'Community Icon' indicates Treaty 7 Territory.
Village: Indicated by light blue.
The dark blue base, on any 'Community Icon' indicates Treaty 8 Territory.
Summer Village: Indicated by yellow.
The forest green base, on any 'Community Icon' indicates Treaty 10 Territory.
Indigenous Community: Reserves and Metis Settlements are indicated by violet.
The brown base, on any 'Community Icon' indicates Treaty 7 Territory.
Other: This category is to catch places of interest that are not near another community. It may include Provincial Parks, unincorporated communities and more.
The dark blue base on all 'Community Icons' indicates Treaty 8 Territory.
Inside a Site Listing or Point of Interest
Viewing the Photo Gallery
Each site listing (attractions & businesses) or point of interest (everything else) offers an easy-to-use format, that allows you to engage, learn and experience.
To access any additional images that may be available, simply touch the main image on the screen. If additional photos are available, touch the one you want enlarged to see it.
Learning More About the Site Listing
To find more information and contact details, touch the 'Read More' button. For business site listings it will give you more information about the business, with contact details and links..
For other points of interest (history & attractions) it will tell you the story of the place, or as many details as possible. If you have additional information you can add it in the comments on the app or complete this form.
Finding Additional Links & Information
The 'For More Info' page will reduce your need for additional online searches. Site listings for businesses and attractions will include their website and social media links. Points of Interest may contain refernce and other relevant links. All will contain links to other organizations that provide information on the local community or event calendars.
In addition, you can add selfies and comments on the main screen and your 'User Menu' records your interactions so you can find them later.
Searching by Keywords
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Step 1: Click MENU then SEARCH to access the feature.
Step 2: Type in what you are looking for as shown on the top of the SEARCH SCREEN. Use the search icon to enter.
Step 3: Your results will show in a list. Click MAP to change. You can zoom the map in or out to adjust your view.
Helpful Hints:
1) If you are looking for a place in a certain community, refine your search by typing in the community name before or after that service. In example, Athabasca Restaurants.
2) By using a generic term, such as BIG ICONS or LEGIONS you can take a tour through Alberta looking for those specific places or things.
Personalized Experience
Your 'User Menu' and 'User Dashboard' can be accessed by touching the blue arrow on the left hand side of any screen other than when you are in a point of interst or site listing. The blue arrow on those, will allow you to share that site on social media platforms.
You have a variety of options while in the 'User Menu' including access to your dashboard where you can see which sites you have interacted with. By touching any of the selections it will provide a list of sites, and by selecting one it will take you back to that point of interest of site listing.
In a future edition of the mobile app, this will be the space used for a personal itinerary and other personalized services.
Our Promise to You
The data we collect is for your personalized experience and will never be sold or used in ways other than its intention.
To become a Travel-ING On Co-op member ($25 one time fee), or to purchase a site listing ($250 annually), follow the prompts on our Membership Application.