Take a Tour Guide on your Trip — in the Palm of your Hand!
Santa Barbara, California–December 7, 2009 –Visual Travel Tours (VTT) and Magellan's Catalog, The World's Most Trusted Source of Travel Supplies™, are pleased to announce a partnership that will make Magellan’s the largest retail outlet to provide multimedia tours made specifically for viewing on mobile devices.
"Many of our travelers like to get a feel for where they are headed before they leave home and, when they are on location, they want the freedom to explore or pause as they stroll," says Gloria McManus, Magellan's co-founder. “Most people travel with a cell phone or a mobile device these days. VTT’s guided tours offer professional content and local stories that enhance the enjoyment of any location.”
VTT has reinvented the way travelers access information, with the first and only multimedia tours made to play simply on BlackBerrys, iPhones, cell phones, iPods, PDAs, and mini DVD players.
The VTT tours written by travel writers and local guides, and then produced professionally. They can be enjoyed on location, with great tips and “turn-the-corner-here” directions, all through a mobile device. VTT tours are also informative and enteraining tools for travelers before departure, and upon returning home.
“VTT’s audio/video tours will entertain any traveler. Here are your own personal tour guides, right in your hand, sharing their unpublished anecdotes and photos with you. This is a great way to learn as you wile away the airport hours!” said Marie Profant, CEO, Visual Travel Tours. “We are very proud that Magellan’s has elected to offer our unique, fun, and useful tours to travelers all over the world.”
Magellan’s VTT Tour Inventory
Currently sixteen VTT tours are being offered through Magellan’s, with destinations in Africa, Brazil, China, Egypt, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the US. The titles are:
- America's Largest Chinatown: San Francisco
- Santa Barbara: From the Mission to the Wharf
- The Art Deco Historical District of Florida’s South Beach
- Egypt's Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx
- A Champagne Tour on a Beer Budget: Reims, France
- Medieval Dublin
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Copacabana and Ipanema
- Safaris In Botswana: Okavango and Chobe
- Los Angeles: Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, & Venice
- Wine and More: San Simeon to Morro Bay, California
- China's Great Wall: Walking on History
- Imperial Beijing: Tian'anmen, Forbidden City, Jingshan
- Venice: Incomparable Canals and Calli
- Take a Tasty Trip to New York's Little Italy
- Barcelona's Gothic Quarter
- From London to Oxford, on the Thames (by boat)
Many additional tours will be available through Magellan’s in the near future.
Availability and Cost
VTT full-length tours are available for $19.95 through the Magellan’s website. In January they will be stocked in their Los Angeles-area retail store at 1006 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, and in their Santa Barbara flagship store at 110 West Sola Street. Each adventure comes on a CD, which includes formats for all mobile devices and computers as well as printable PDFs and maps.
About Visual Travel Tours
The VTT mission is to enrich a traveler’s experience by utilizing evolving technology, providing a fascinating alternative to traditional audio tours, and offering local experts the opportunity to share their expertise and collect royalties. VTT’s parent company, URaTrip® LLC, is based in Santa Barbara, California.
About Magellan’s Travel Supplies
Since 1989, Magellan’s has been the world’s most trusted source of travel supplies. Their current catalog is available for FREE: just call (800) 962-4943, or visit them online at www.magellans.com. Their staff are trained Gear Specialists who are ready to answer all travel-related questions, and every product is backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Media Contacts:
Lynn Staneff, Magellan’s Travel Supplies 800-962-4943
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Heidi Groshelle, Groshelle Communications (for VTT) 415-307-1380
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