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Zagat Survey and Handmark®, a world-leading creator and distributor of mobile applications and services, today announced that Zagat to Go ’09 is ranked the #1 grossing travel application in the Apple App Store.
Zagat to Go ’09 ($9.99) is also among the top 50 highest grossing apps overall (out of more than 69,000 paid applications).

Recently, Zagat to Go ’09 was also named a Top 10 Mobile Application of 2009 by FierceMobileContent. The fourth annual “Top Mobile Application Awards” honored apps “designed for the long haul – apps that simplify your life, not only once but on a recurring basis.”


FierceMobileContent, the online mobile content and mobile marketing publication, lauded the Zagat to Go application for its trusted ratings and

reviews, intuitive search, top lists and ability to sort Zagat’s trusted ratings and reviews for over 40,000 restaurants, hotels, nightspots and shops in over 100 countries by locale, by food, décor, service scores and by meal cost, and for its one-click reservation assistance.

Zagat to Go now features “Zagat Recommends,” a new beta recommendation engine, allowing users to automatically generate lists of restaurants based on who they are with, where they are going and the occasion.

For more information or to download the application visit the Handmark website : or www.zagat.mobi : .


About Zagat Survey, LLC

Known as the "burgundy bible," Zagat Survey is the world's most trusted source for information about where to eat, drink, stay and play around the globe, and as such has become a symbol of quality. Zagat Survey rates and reviews airlines, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, resorts, shopping, spas, and a range of other entertainment categories in over 100 countries and has been lauded as the "most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable guides ever published" and as "a necessity second only to a valid credit card." Zagat content is available in print, on the Web, on mobile phones, and on TV. For more information, visit ZAGAT.com.


About Handmark

Handmark is a world-leading creator and distributor of mobile applications and services. The company delivers an engaging, customized experience for your mobile phone with the industry’s best applications covering news and information, games, lifestyle and travel, reference and productivity, personalization and more. As one of the leading distributors of mobile content and storefronts for 10 years, Handmark has established itself as the premier mobile content partner. For more information, visit www.handmark.com : .



HandmarkErica Cohen, 816-268-2956 ecohen@handmark.com : mailto:ecohen@handmark.com orZagat
SurveyTiffany Barbalato, 212-404-6416 tbarbalato@zagat.com : mailto:tbarbalato@zagat.com