Tourism Videos

Relevance: Okay, so this one is just a little too cute -- the blank guy is you, get it? -- but at least it's a video with scenery. It never ceases to amaze me how many tourism websites are free of video. Vacation destinations are defined by their beauty, or the jaw-dropping disbelief that mere observation invites (think Wall Drug). Providing potential vacationers with a taste of the splendor seems the most obvious sales ploy imaginable. But if you randomly pick websites for known attractions, I bet half are still heavy on words and descriptions. Yes, they have photos, but none of video's immediacy that conveys authenticity.