June 12 2007

Tvtrip.com launches video-clip hotel search tool

Following on from travel review sites such as tripadvisor, four former managers from Expedia Europe have launched a hotel search site which includes video clips. Tvtrip.com gives travellers a real-life view of the exterior, facilities and rooms at the 1500 hotels listed in 25 European destinations, before going on to book their hotel with one of the partners.

As the press release says: Who has never been disappointed when booking a hotel on the internet? Or arriving by taxi and seeing the area around the hotel isn't quite what you expected? The room seems smaller than in the photos and if only you had seen the gym before! Tvtrip.com ensures you can avoid these kinds of unpleasant surprises. For the first time ever, travellers can visit their hotel online before booking. It's almost as if they were already there.

To guarantee objectivity, Tvtrip.com recruited professional teams in each city to produce the short and informative video clips. These will be supplemented with travellers own clips as an online community is built around the original concept.

Emma Herrod