VFM Interactive Inc.
|Travelweb & VFM Interactive Agree to Offer
Hotel Videos and Virtual Tours on Travelweb.com
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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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Media Contacts:
VFM Interactive Inc.
Paolo Boni
(416) 593-6634 x269
Travelweb
Nicole Hockin
(214) 424-8479
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