Top-Rated Travel Site Reinvents Traditional Postcards

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- Donation to Charity With Each Card

TORONTO, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Imagine being able to mail your friends a personalized postcard
and have it delivered to their mailbox without ever having to step
into a store or post office. Then imagine the time you'll save not
having to find a store that sells postcards, choose the "best"
generic card and make your way to the post office to buy stamps.

Now backpackers and vacationers anywhere in the world can upload
their own photos from a computer to the popular ZoomAndGo travel web
site and generate personalized, printed postcards that are then
mailed out, through the postal service, to recipients. With every
postcard sent, US$0.20 is donated to the charity of the sender's
choice from a list on the site.

"It's a traditional postcard with a digital twist," explains
Jonathan Haldane, CEO and Founder of the site. "Whether you're on an
adventure half way across the world, or at a celebration in your own
backyard, you can now create a personalized postcard and have it in
the mail within a matter of minutes. What makes it unique is that a
person uses their own picture, chooses a handwriting style for their
personal message, and then our proprietary online system looks after
the rest."

ZoomAndGo postcards are professionally printed and laminated real
postcards (4 1/4" x 6" or 10.8 cm x 15.25 cm) that are created
online. Each postcard costs US$1.99 for delivery destinations in
North America and US$2.99 for delivery destinations everywhere else.
Payment for cards, which includes printing and delivery, is done
through VISA, MasterCard or PayPal. Postcards are usually delivered
within five to seven days for Canada and the U.S. and within seven
to nine days for the rest of the world. As an added feature, all
addresses used to send the postcards through a ZoomAndGo account
(free) are kept in a secure database for future access.

"Postcards are fun to receive and they're fun to send. They're a
quick, easy way to say 'hey, look where I am' and share your
experiences," says Haldane. "And that's what ZoomAndGo is all about
too. We've just made it really easy to personalize the experience,
make use of technology, and keep the pop culture appeal of postcards
booming."

ZoomAndGo.com, which has been described as "Facebook meets
Frommers", is critically acclaimed as one of the best social sites
for exchanging reviews, tips, photos and videos related to travel.
With a library of more than 15,000 user generated videos and 75,000
vetted and geo-tagged photos, the site provides honest, up to date
and peer-reviewed points of view on thousands of destinations,
hotels and points of interest.

"What I'm especially proud of is the charity aspect of the
cards," says Haldane. "We have seven selected charities with whom we
are associated. For every postcard sent, US$0.20 is donated to the
charity of the sender's choice. With our large number of users, we
believe we can really make a significant difference in improving
this world we all share."

About ZoomAndGo.com

ZoomAndGo.com is a rich-media travel experience Web site
featuring the world's largest online collection of user generated
hotel and destination videos. ZoomAndGo has become a popular social
hub for travellers with up to a half million international visitors
a month and more than 20,000 members. The site offers reviews of
hotels and lodging, attractions and points of interest, and places
from around the world. Content is collected from users in exchange
for cash which is then donated to the charity of the user's choice.
Contributors receive ten cents to one dollar for their content which
is all vetted by an independent ZoomAndGo team.

For further information: Sree Nallamothu, ZoomAndGo.com,
+1-416-323-9449, Cell: +1-416-566-6818, snallamothu@zoomandgo.com;
Cathy Carter, CJC Communications, +1-905-338-0825,
cjc.comm@sympatico.ca.

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Contact:
For further information: Sree Nallamothu, ZoomAndGo.com,
+1-416-323-9449, Cell: +1-416-566-6818, snallamothu@zoomandgo.com;
Cathy Carter, CJC Communications, +1-905-338-0825,
cjc.comm@sympatico.ca