Dallas,
TX & Toronto, ON � April 2004 � VFM
Interactive announced that Travelweb has chosen the rich media content
provider to make available on www.travelweb.com
hotel property videos and 360 degree virtual tour images to assist consumers.
�Hotel
videos and virtual tours from VFM Interactive add yet another valuable
resource for Travelweb.com customers to use in making their hotel accommodation
choices,� explained Scott Hyden, general manager of Travelweb.com. �Consumers
researching and booking hotels online want to know that the hotel they
choose will meet their expectations. By viewing a hotel�s video or virtual
tours, consumers become better informed and confident that they�ve made
the right choice.�
�We
are delighted to add Travelweb.com to our growing network of over 5,000
travel websites featuring our hotel clients� rich media content,� said
Paolo Boni, president & CEO of VFM Interactive. �Our videos and virtual
tours help our distribution partners provide richer and more compelling
information to consumers. At the same time, they allow our hotel clients
to differentiate themselves and compete based on their distinctive amenities
and features rather than solely on price,� added Boni.
For
information about VFM Interactive�s hotel rich media production and distribution
services email info@vfmii.com.
About
Travelweb.com
Travelweb.com
offers i-DEAL� rates from more than 12,000 leading hotels. Travelweb.com
redefines value by giving consumers i-DEAL� rates from more economy,
3-, 4-, and 5-Star hotels than any other online distribution site. Travelweb.com�s
patent-pending i-DEAL Display technology intelligently matches consumers�
requests with hotel rates, availability, proximity to desired locations,
and star ratings. This, along with the site�s intuitive, easy-to-navigate
shopping process, makes decision making fast and easy. Travelweb.com is
the consumer web site for Travelweb LLC, a travel distribution company.
Owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT), Hyatt Corporation, Marriott
International (NYSE: MAR), InterContinental Hotels Group (NYSE: IHG), Starwood
Hotels (NYSE: HOT), priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) and travel technology
provider Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS), Travelweb is a private
company headquartered in Dallas, TX.
About
VFM Interactive Inc.
VFM
Interactive (www.vfmii.com) is the
leading provider of rich media content solutions to the lodging and travel
industry. The company produces streaming videos, virtual tours and other
interactive content for client hotels and utilizes a proprietary technology
to manage, assemble, distribute and track the performance of rich media
content for a growing number of client hotels and partner travel websites.
VFM Interactive�s solutions help clients to drive increased online bookings.
VFM Interactive now provides content distribution services for more than
800 individual hotels and resorts, including Choice, Crowne Plaza, Hilton,
Holiday Inn, Interstate, Marriott, MGM, Outrigger, Radisson, Regent, Sheraton,
W, Westin, and Wyndham properties. Our hotel clients� rich media content
is distributed to over 5,000 travel websites, including four of the top
10 travel sites.
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