Visitors to individual property pages within HotelView's web site, http://www.hotelview.com, will now see up-to-date weather information, supplied on a real-time basis by Weather.com, for the local and regional area where each particular client property is located.

Visual Data's HotelView subsidiary produces high-quality hotel video tours for the Internet that can be accessed from its member hotel sites, the HotelView site, or through a distribution network of more than 650 travel, leisure and business web links.

"This enhancement to the HotelView web site represents a way to further entice potential travelers to immediately book a room at one of our member properties," said HotelView General Manager David Chestler.  In addition to the allure of our online, full-motion video tours, site users now can see the kind of exact weather information that may convince them that conditions are going to be just right to visit a particular hotel and city.

Imagine being able to verify that a particular ski resort is the right one for you, and the snow conditions are perfect as well.  Or, that the weather in a city you've always wanted to visit is perfect for a serious sightseeing trip and the hotel being considered is centrally located and has the amenities you require."

"This certainly creates another compelling reason for more hotels and resorts to become HotelView clients," added Randy Selman, President of Visual Data.  "In addition, our relationship with The Weather Channel is expected to create yet another important avenue through which potential travelers can reach the HotelView web site and utilize our industry leading video library.  We are also hopeful that our new partnership with Weather.com will  result in the development of additional joint projects, including video products that dovetail with their own unique blend of broadcast, Internet and interactive service offerings."
 
"Weather.com is excited to provide timely and local weather information to HotelView's site," said Todd Walrath, senior vice president of Online Services, "It's a great way to prepare people traveling for work or leisure with the latest weather information on what to pack and how to plan their activities." 

The Weather Channel, based in Atlanta, is the nation's premier provider of weather information.  As the only 24-hour national weather network, The Weather Channel can be seen in over 72 million homes nationwide.

The Weather Channel Web site, located at www.weather.com, is the leading weather provider on the Web and offers current conditions and forecasts for over 40,000 locations worldwide as well as local radar, satellite, and special lifestyle features.  Weather.com averages over 115 million page views every month, and is consistently ranked as the top single content news site by Media Metrix.  The Weather Channel provides weather related products and services to several leading edge online organizations, including: CompuServe, iVillage, MindSpring, AOL's Digital City, MiningCo.com, and LookSmart among others.

In addition to its cable network, The Weather Channel offers 1-900-WEATHER, its interactive telephone service, which supplies weather forecasts for radio and newspapers, and provides free resources to educators.  The Weather Channel is owned by Landmark Communications, a Norfolk, Va.-based privately held media company with global interests. Visual Data Corporation, founded in 1993, specializes in the production, marketing, and distribution of full-motion visual information via the Internet and interactive television. The company develops full-motion video libraries  relating to various topics, including, travel, business, health fitness, education, medicine and consumer products.  Additional information can be found at www.vdat.com. 

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