Concierge.com's Library of Online Video Tours for Travelers to Include New

York City, London, Miami, Paris and Rio De Janeiro, with San Francisco,

Tokyo, Italy's Amalfi Coast and Barcelona to Follow

    NEW YORK, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge.com, the online destination
 for inspired travel, today introduces 57 new online video "Insider Guides,"
 offering users free tours of top hotels, restaurants, nightlife, shops and
 attractions in New York City, Paris, London, Miami, and Rio de Janeiro,
 Brazil. This fall, Concierge.com will introduce "Insider Guide" videos of
 Tokyo, San Francisco, Italy's Amalfi Coast and Barcelona, Spain, as part of
 an ongoing effort to create virtual video tours of top cities and
 destinations across the globe.
     The fast-paced "Insider Guide" videos capture some of Concierge.com's
 top hotel, restaurant, nightlife, shopping and activity recommendations in
 about 30 seconds. The videos are shot in the first-person perspective,
 allowing users to virtually experience the place, whether it's Paris's
 glamorous Le Meurice hotel, New York's iconic Museum of Modern Art, or
 Tokyo's frenetic Tsukiji fish market. Music accompanies users on their
 journey and captures the essence of the destination.
     "Travelers visit Concierge.com for regularly updated guides to over 200
 of the world's top destinations, including hotel, restaurant, nightlife and
 activity recommendations chosen with the discerning traveler in mind," said
 Peter J. Frank, editor in chief of Concierge.com. "Adding video 'Insider
 Guides' will give travelers a first-person, real-time perspective on the
 places they're planning to visit. The videos really capture the energy and
 spirit of a place in a way that words and pictures alone can't do."
     Concierge.com is working with TurnHere, Inc., a full-service Internet
 video solutions provider, to produce portions of the "Insider Guide" video
 tours set to music and created by TurnHere's global network of independent
 filmmakers.
     To view Concierge.com's video library, including new "Insider Guides,"
 please visit: http://video.concierge.com.
     About Concierge.com
     The new Concierge.com, the online destination for inspired travel,
 incorporates original, interactive features on every aspect of travel;
 almost 200 original, in-depth, insider guides to top destinations around
 the world; a "destination finder" that lets readers narrow down the perfect
 place for any trip; almost 10,000 photographs of hotels, destinations,
 landmarks, and more; highlights from Conde Nast Traveler, re-engineered for
 optimum online browsing; a suite of interactive tools to help readers make
 smart travel plans; a range of travel deals targeted to specific
 destinations; and a powerful search function to aid navigation.
     CONTACTS:
     Allison Braley
     Concierge.com Media Relations
     (212) 790-4487
     Allison_braley@condenast.com
 
 

SOURCE Concierge.com