Website Users Respond to Regional Tourism Portal for Southwest New York

Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) May 20, 2004

PixEarth Corporation, a leading provider of powerful visual content and interactive tours for the online travel industry, today further characterized - through user responses - the success of the recently launched regional economic development and marketing online portal for southwest New York state. Since the launch of the site visitors have been able to provide feedback and ask questions about the region through an online contact form.

Below is a sampling of visitor responses:

“I like it!!! I spent a lot of time clicking on the links--anything you need to find or know about the area is accessible. The speed is good too, it doesn’t take forever to navigate around.

As a matter of fact, one of the links brought me to a vacation rental site and I found some intriguing pieces of property that would be perfect for the family vacation this summer right on the Lake.”

-- John         Boston, Mass.

“I have already passed it (the web site) onto several members of my extended family and they love it!

It is very well thought out and a great site for finding out what SWNY is all about and the gems we have known exist for a long time.”

-- Ken         Buffalo, NY

“This is awesome. I like the pictures because if I was going to go hiking in Cherry Creek at the one trail, it would give me an idea of what the trail start looks like, that way I don’t get lost.”

-- Josh        Lackawana, NY

“This is a wonderful site. It is about time that someone is trying to promote the Southern Tier of Western New York. Would like information on getting on your site. I’m a new store in Olean and this looks like a site of interest to the public.”

-- Joe        Olean, NY

Brian Schrantz, Webmaster for DiscoverSouthwestNY.com said, "The site has exceeded our expectations in terms of traffic as well as the positive impact it has had on our economy. Response to the site has been very positive and people are spending a considerable amount of time exploring what Southwest NY has to offer. Recognizing this impact, the three county tourism promotion agencies have adopted the site as the official tourism web site for the region, abandoning what they had. We couldn't have asked for a better start."

The Southern Tier West website can be found at http://www.discoversouthwestny.com.

PixEarth Corporation is dedicated to providing people visual access to the world. PixEarth’s innovative products and methods allow people to explore the world geographically and access relevant information all through digital photography. For more information on this industry leading company and technology please visit http://www.pixearth.com or email info@pixearth.com.

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