Abstract: An apparatus for providing information to a user at a resort, including a housing configured for being held and/or worn by the user; a power source for providing power; receiver circuitry situated in the housing for receiving resort-specific information; a memory unit situated in the housing and configured to store the resort-specific information; location determination circuitry including GPS circuitry configured to receive signals from GPS satellites for determining a geographical position of the apparatus; a processing arrangement including a communication unit configured to communicate the resort-specific information to the user; and a transmitting arrangement configured to wirelessly transmit at least the geographical position of the apparatus.