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Give ‘em the World for Under $10

Holiday Sale–save 50% on all downloaded tours until Jan 1, 2011. Select the tours or purchase a gift certificate good for any tours.     We have the perfect travel gift this holiday season: audio-visual tours that play on cell phones or computers, and include beautiful photos and maps. You can watch them at home, and on [...]

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Virtual Field Trips: For Mobile

The Santa Barbara Partners in Education organization sponsors volunteer presenters and free resources for County Schools. This month they featured a guest speaker from Visual Travel Tours. “Wish you could take your students on a field trip but don’t have time or money? Bring the field trip to your students through an innovative new tool for students [...]

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SATW Award-Winner

Today the prestigious Society of American Travel Writers  Foundation announced the winners of the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition. In the category “CD/podcast/mobile phone” the  Bronze Award was given to Laura Del Rosso, for her Visual Travel Tour,  “San Francisco’s Ferry Building and Embarcadero.” Judges Comments: “Laura Del Rosso introduces old-fashioned tourism to the full power of modern multimedia. She [...]

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Halloween Horror Nights: Adult Party

Tired of carefully crafted innocence? This will scare the pants off you! Originally designed as a three-night Halloween party for Orlando locals, Halloween Horror Nights has evolved into a 23-night spook-tacular. Considered one of the top two Halloween events anywhere, HHN is extremely intense. The crowds, special effects, and sheer terror overwhelm many first-time visitors. [...]

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Guided Tours Now on Kindle

Dozens of Visual Travel Tours are now available on Kindle, and more are being released each month. Known for our QuietGuides™ (text + images for mobile) our walking and driving tours can be used to preview an area before you travel, as a personal guide as you explore a neighborhood or off-the-beaten-path, and as a souvenir to share with family and friends at home.

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10 Reasons For A Custom Tour

Thinking about sharing your favorite neighborhood, venue, or off-the-beaten-track route with travelers? Here’s ten reasons why you may need a custom VisualTravelTour, and now is the time with 10-25% savings.

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Good News For iPad Fans

We tried an iPad today and tested our QuietGuides with and without internet connection. Either way it gets there it was a breeze taking the walking tour from VisualTravelTours.com…

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