LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Tripmates (http://www.tripmates.com/), the leading social travel network, announced today the official launch of its unique Trip Flicks feature.

As the first comprehensive user-generated travel video feature offered by a travel community, Trip Flicks allows users to share their travel videos from around the world while allowing others to search for Trip Flicks by location or tags to see first-hand what a destination is like. Footage can be uploaded from a globe-trekker's desktop, digital camera, webcam, mobile phone, or YouTube account. A Google map is displayed when viewing a Trip Flick to show where the footage is from.

Adding to the interactivity of Tripmates, users can rate and leave comments about a Trip Flick and even contact the filmmaker for more information about the featured destination. Tripmates' new travel video feature provides an online travel experience that feels like you've traveled the world with the click of a mouse. Never been to Peru, but the latest Trip Flick looks like it would be a blast? Users can reach out to those who have visited the places they plan to travel to and obtain candid and current trip advice. In addition to Tripmates' user-generated travel photographs, blogs, and reviews, as well as the popular Trip Buddy and Trip Guru features, Trip Flicks makes Tripmates the ultimate resource for planning a trip and sharing travel adventures.

"The addition of Trip Flicks makes Tripmates unrivaled in user-generated travel content and we are just getting started," said Tripmates CEO Sam Rogoway. "Tripmates is the only travel website of its kind that truly speaks to the social network generation and how they choose to discover and share the world."

Tripmates is the go-to website for travelers who want to go beyond traditional sources for travel information. Through its interactive travel community, Tripmates connects travelers before they depart so that they never feel like a tourist while away. Tripmates allows globe-trotters to meet locals or people traveling to their destination, find a Trip Buddy so they don't have to travel alone, and ask a Trip Guru for insider travel recommendations. Originally launched in August, Tripmates has already been favorably reviewed in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Spin Magazine and CNet.

To log on, create your own personal profile, begin planning your next trip and to experience the exciting new Trip Flicks feature, visit http://www.tripmates.com/ - it's absolutely free!

About Tripmates

Whether you are interested in meeting locals or fellow travelers during a trip, finding a Trip Buddy so you don't have to travel alone, or asking a Trip Guru for current and candid travel advice, Tripmates' interactive travel community gets you connected before you depart. Plus, as a Tripmates member you can create Trip Flicks, Trip Blogs and Trip Albums to share your travel videos, journals and photos. Often finding that travel guides are outdated and inaccurate, founders Sam Rogoway and Emily Dahlberg felt the need to create an up-to-date, candid and interactive social travel network aimed at young and hip travelers who want to be "in the know before they go." Tripmates is based in Los Angeles, California.

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