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Posted : Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:27:57 GMT
Author : Hot-Air-Ballooning.org
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LONDON, August 15 /PRNewswire/ --     

- Upgrades to Make Searching for Balloon Providers and Information Quicker Than Ever Before
Hot-Air-Ballooning.org, the No.1 forum and directory for hot air ballooning in the UK, has today announced the introduction of an innovative range of new features combining a search facility for hot air balloon providers with advice about where and how to experience ballooning in one comprehensive website.
With the rise in popularity of hot air ballooning in the UK, Hot-Air-Ballooning.org provides an all inclusive portal for advice, tips and directories. It is a completely free community site that can help provide information and advice about all the different types of ballooning in the UK, including tethered flights, balloon expeditions, sky diving and even ballooning holidays.
The busy Hot-Air-Ballooning.org forum is a popular online facility for discussion, advice and reviews of all aspects of hot air ballooning and already has almost 1000 members, highlighting an increased interest in ballooning in the UK. The website is a hub of activity and is already receiving 160,000 hits per month.
The innovative new features introduced today include:
Interactive Mapping: Brings hot air balloon providers and those looking for hot air balloon rides together quickly and simply with the aid of a real-time Google map of hot air balloon providers in the UK.
Online TV Channel: Brings users expert interviews, amazing ballooning footage, news items, information and vox-pops from the world of hot air ballooning.
Articles: A home for advice, anecdotes, and feature articles from the hot air balloon industry.
Blogs: Ranging from experts commenting on developments in their industry to the experiences of those who have had amazing hot air balloon rides.
A spokesperson for Hot-Air-Ballooning.org said of the recent upgrades:
"Hot-Air-Ballooning.org has become an important part of the ballooning industry. Ballooning experts can answer the questions and queries of novice balloon enthusiasts in a friendly and informative way through the Hot-Air-Ballooning forum. The other new features, such as 'Hot-Air-Ballooning TV', are going to improve the site for everyone by ensuring that it is easy to locate hot air balloon providers, read about the latest news and be involved in an interactive ballooning environment."
Notes to Editor
About Hot-Air-Ballooning.org
Hot-Air-Ballooning.org is a free community site for anyone interested in hot air ballooning. It provides a directory of hot air ballooning providers, alongside tips, news and advice from the industry.
The Hot-Air-Ballooning.org live forum (http://www.hot-air-ballooning.org/forum/) provides a home for discussion while 'Hot-Air-Ballooning TV' (http://www.hot-air-ballooning.org/tv/) brings users expert interviews, news items and vox-pops from the world of hot air ballooning.
Hot-Air-Ballooning.org also brings providers and clients together quickly and simply with the aid of 'Hot-Air-Ballooning Maps' (http://www.hot-air-ballooning.org/maps/) which provides access to a real-time Google map of hot air balloon providers in the UK.
Hot-Air-Ballooning.org was created by, and is maintained by, Community121 (http://www.community121.com), builders of niche community websites.

For more information please contact: Alison Melville (PR121) Tel: +44-(0)-20-7022-4895
Hot-Air-Ballooning.org


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