White sand beaches stretch beneath your balcony while waves crash in the distance. An African elephant crosses the dusty road 20 feet away from where you stand. BootsnAll.com, TravelBlog.org, Travellerspoint Travel Community, Ker & Downey, Slowtrav.com, 1000wines.org, Incredible Adventures and TheGreatWallNut.com all recognize the power of online video in sharing potential destinations with travelers. These eight leisure travel sites have joined the Fliqz partner network, bringing exotic destinations to consumer computer screens and allowing users to share travel experiences online.

"A simple photograph cannot convey the excitement of a safari," said Ker & Downey Manager of Web Development and Web Marketing, Scott Ledford. "The Fliqz solution allows us to fully showcase our destinations through video. There is really no better way to show clients what amazing travel opportunities we offer than giving them real footage from our previous safaris. Fliqz has made people excited to book a trip to places like Botswana or Brazil. This is the power of video on our site."

The use of online travel Web sites has exploded in recent years, with eMarketer predicting sales to surpass $106 billion by 2008. With new travel sites popping up every day, video has become a key component in attracting potential travelers. Increasingly, consumer feedback and video reviews differentiate each site's content from the competition. While professional photos or slide shows may be interesting, a video created by a previous visitor provides a truer impression of what a destination holds in store.

"We understood that video was a necessity for our site, but ease of integration was important to us. We selected Fliqz because it was so simple to get the Fliqz player up and running in our existing site architecture," added Samuel Daams, founder of Travellerspoint Travel Community. "This quality user experience extends to our site visitors. Our network of tens of thousands of travelers worldwide is able to easily post videos of their trips and to share their experiences with others. Response to the Fliqz video solution has been extremely positive and has resulted in increased traffic."

The Fliqz video service gives sites of any size the ability to offer full video functionality and as a result, promote their brand more completely. Currently, the Fliqz customer network consists of more than 350 sites in the travel, family, classifieds and blogging/emerging media spaces.

"We're seeing phenomenal traction for the Fliqz video service in the online travel and leisure space," said Benjamin Wayne, president and CEO of Fliqz. "Video helps these Web sites to fully showcase destinations and to differentiate potential travel packages in a way that static photographs and Web sites cannot. We are committed to helping our partners take their sites to the next level by broadening both reach and sales with new technologies. We're also helping them to further expose their brands with viral community features built into the video experience. Our work with partners in the online travel and leisure space adds a new dimension to planning a consumer's next vacation."