TORONTO, July 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- 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.