NudePlaces.com Launches an International Destination Guide for Nudist and Naturist Travelers.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2000 With 2 million hits per month in the first three months of operation, NudePlaces.com has become the leader in a very unique fast growing industry -- it is a directory for sun-seeking travelers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. clothing-optional resorts, cruises, clubs, nude beaches A naturist beach or nude beach is a beach where the users generally wear no clothing. If clothing is optional then, to emphasize that, also the terms clothing-optional beach and free beach may be used. , private islands and other nudist destinations. NudePlaces.com is a Web site where users can easily access a searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features. of international nudist destinations, and has become the focal point focal point n. See focus. of the nudist/naturist community. NudePlaces.com, http://www.nudeplaces.com, founded by Aaron Block and David Block, media designer, is a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for everything a traveler could need, from resort and travel information, to an online store with top-quality related products. "We felt that nudists needed easier access to travel destinations that are clothing-free," said Tom Maloney, who joined the team as director of marketing. "Travel to nude destinations is a fast growing part of the tourism industry." More and more, from international beaches and private islands to world-class accommodations, nude places around the world are offering travelers a chance to shed their suit and relax in the sun, naturally. This growing trend boasts a unique clientele whose demographic is an educated, upscale family that travels the world in search of nude beaches and clothing-optional resorts. While there are many sites that cater to various aspects of clothing optional travel, NudePlaces.com, its founders believe, is the most comprehensive. "Most of the sites that offer a nudist travel directory were either outdated out·dat·ed adj. Out-of-date; old-fashioned. outdated Adjective old-fashioned or obsolete Adj. 1. or not comprehensive in an international sense," said Aaron Block, chief executive officer of NPA (1) (Numbering Plan Area) The Bellcore/Telcordia telephone area code system in use in the U.S., Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and islands in the Caribbean. See NPA code. (2) (Network Professional Association, San Diego, CA, www.npanet. Inc., the parent company of NudePlaces.com. NudePlaces.com recently recruited retail veteran Theo Glorie as a director of operations. Glorie is responsible for locating the unique merchandise offered in the NudePlaces Store. "Advertising on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the has become an important source of business for nudist and naturist resorts," said Block. "The average resort receives about 35 percent of its bookings from the Internet and many receive over 80 percent of their new business from the World Wide Web." "We have found an exciting niche on the Internet," he continued. "NudePlaces.com is a great asset to the nudist industry." |
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