Groople Licenses VRX's Hotel, Cruise and Destination Content
High-quality Images Make it Even Easier to Find and Book Group Travel Through Groople.com
VANCOUVER, BC, November 2, 2005. VRX Worldwide Inc. (TSX-V: VRW) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, VRX Studios Inc. (VRX), the top provider of online visual travel content, has entered into a one year licensing agreement with Groople, Inc. (Groople), the leading online group travel booking resource, allowing consumers to access VRX's entire archive of Travel Content through Groople.com.
When booking through Groople, groups now have access to VRX's 360 degree virtual tours, still images, interactive maps, and descriptions of hotels, cruise ships, and destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii and the Continental U.S. Through VRX's high quality content, consumers gain further insight into the venues and locales that will best suit their needs, allowing them to quickly research, book and manage their group travel on Groople.com.
"By working with VRX, we're not only helping our suppliers better represent their products, but we're also providing our customers with images that help them further explore their ideal venue from the comfort of their own home," said David Loy, President and Founder of Groople. "The combination of VRX's stunning content, our advanced technology, and our highly experienced group travel specialists will help every group find the perfect fit, whether they are planning a family reunion cruise or a bachelorette party in Vegas."
VRX's Hotel and Cruise Content makes it possible for travel intermediaries, such as Groople, to provide their customers with a consistent, high quality, in-depth view of hotels and cruise ships - views that are guaranteed to be accurate and up-to-date at all times. Combined with VRX's Destination Content, consumers are now able to virtually explore the natural and man-made wonders of each destination as well as thoroughly review and compare their venue options.
"As Groople continues to set the standard for online group travel bookings, we're excited to provide them with content for both their website and their partners' sites including Travelocity, BiZBash and many others," stated David MacLaren, President and CEO of VRX. "We believe we can contribute to Groople's success by providing their clients with the content necessary to quickly and successfully research and compare the travel options in the top vacation destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, and the U.S."
About Groople
Based in Denver, Groople was created by more than 20 experienced leaders from every area of the travel industry with the goal of becoming the place for leisure group travelers to book the best, hassle-free deals. Groople serves military groups, family reunions, religious organizations and other leisure customers at www.Groople.com and through its offline agents while helping suppliers by giving consumers access to hotel inventory.
About VRX
VRX Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary of VRX Worldwide Inc. (www.vrxworldwide.com), is the world leader in producing and syndicating high quality, web-ready visual content that educates, inspires, and compels travel consumers. Leading travel brands like Carnival, Hyatt, Virgin Holidays, Priceline.com, Southwest Vacations, and many more rely on VRX's stunning visual content to educate and engage existing and potential customers. Each month, millions of consumers interact with VRX's destination and hotel content in their search for the perfect vacation. To find out more about VRX Studio's products and services, visit www.vrxstudios.com
VRX Worldwide Inc.
per: "David MacLaren"
David MacLaren
President and CEO
Contacts:
VRX
Barry Girling
Investor Relations
VRX Worldwide Inc.
1 (877) 688-2321
Groople
Emily Murphy / Pamela Johnston
Public Relations
PJ Inc
1 (212) 629-8445
[email protected] / [email protected]
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of its contents