HotelView Rewards Agent Referrals with $100 Gift Certificate

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (November 2, 1999) - Travel agents who want to see their favorite hotels in streaming video on the Internet can win a $100 American Express gift certificate for each hotel referral that results in a sale that they supply to HotelView (http://www.hotelview.com), one of the leading producers of high-quality online travel videos.

HotelView, a wholly owned subsidiary of Visual Data Corporation (NASDAQ: VDAT), is rewarding travel agents for hotel recommendations that result in a sale of an online video production as part of the company's new "HotelView Referral Rewards Program," announced HotelView General Manager David Chestler. Further details of the program are described in the summer edition of HotelView's electronic newsletter "Site Seeing."

"Agents are increasingly using HotelView as part of their sales pitch, and many have requested that we include specific properties in our video library," Chestler explained. "When those referrals result in the production of a new video, we feel the recommending agent deserves recognition. It's a winning situation for everyone - the agent wins a gift certificate, HotelView gains a new client and the property is showcased more effectively by adding video and an effective distribution model."

To participate, travel agents must belong to HotelView's travel agent locator. More than 1,000 agents have already registered to be included in the national directory, which is free to all certified travel agents and includes access to HotelView's electronic newsletter "Site Seeing," which has many helpful hints for online selling techniques and promotional programs.

Agents with qualified leads can send the contact information (property name, contact, telephone number, fax and email address) and a short explanation of why the hotel is a good candidate for streaming video to HotelView at editorial@hotelview.com. Be sure to include the agency's name and contact information. Once an agreement is signed, HotelView will send a $100 American Express gift certificate to the referring agent.

Visual Data Corporation is a multi-media content producer, marketer and distributor of advertising products and consumer based video libraries for use on the Internet and eventually, Interactive Television. HotelView Corporation, a subsidiary of Visual Data Corporation, combines Visual Data's digital media technology and superior travel-related distribution network to promote and advertise hotels via sight, sound and motion at a fraction of the cost of traditional media.

For more information, contact HotelView General Manager David Chestler at 1-954-917-6655 or toll-free 800-468-8139.

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