The Wisconsin Department of Tourism has unveiled its new Travel Wisconsin mobile appli­ca­tion for the iPhone. The free app makes find­ing local attrac­tions, lodg­ing, din­ing and recre­ation through­out the state a piece of cake. The app can be down­loaded from Apple’s iTunes Store and will work on any Apple mobile device run­ning iOS 3.1.3 or greater.

The Virginia Tourism Corporation announced the Virginia is for Lovers iPhone App — Virginia’s first, statewide mobile travel guide of its kind that puts more than 12,000 attrac­tions, events, accom­mo­da­tions, restau­rants and spe­cial offers at vis­i­tors’ fin­ger­tips. The mobile guide is avail­able for free at the iTunes app store for iPhone and iPad users.

RoadsideAmerica.com, the online guide to off­beat tourist attrac­tions, announced the recent launch of its Roadside America mobile soft­ware app for iPhone and iPod touch. Roadside America show­cases thou­sands of eccen­tric, enter­tain­ing, and unique road­side tourist spots found around the country.

The mad­ness of the hol­i­day travel sea­son is almost upon us. Airports get hec­tic, flights get delayed, and you’re just try­ing to see if your flight is going to arrive on time and which bag­gage claim you need to go to, all the while hop­ing you remem­bered to pack your toiletries.

Don’t throw your hands up in despair! Get out your trusty iPhone or iPod Touch and con­sult eJourna’s handy list of Holiday Travel Apps to help you through the sea­son! Sorry, there isn’t one for mak­ing fruit­cake disappear…

Virgin Atlantic announced its highly acclaimed Flying Without Fear course — with a suc­cess rate in excess of 98% — is now avail­able as an app for the iPhone and iPod touch from the App Store — the first of its kind.