Record Year for AnastasiaWeb Dating Tours

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, August 10, 2006 – The reservations for Dating Tours are increasing every year for AnastasiaWeb. So far in 2006, they are on track to break all their previous records for attendance. Nearly 4000 women have attended their social events this year in more than five international locations. At their last event held in Odessa, Ukraine, more than 400 women attended their two back-to-back social events. During these events AnastasiaWeb had nearly 50 male members from more than six countries, including the US, UK, France, Germany and Canada. Olga Postoyanova, social events manager for AnastasiaWeb said, “The number of men and women attending our events in 2006 is amazing and I don’t see it slowing down. We even had more than 20 marriage proposals during our socials this year. That’s a record for sure”.

According to Daniel Jordan, public affairs manager for AnastasiaWeb, “It was essential to provide our members with a service that helped them to meet each other. Only after meeting in person does the relationship really begin.” Daniel continued, “We started offering these events more than 10-years ago. Only recently, did leading online dating sites start to realize the need to organize social events where people can actually meet. In my opinion, it’s the critical offline element to online dating.”

The popularity of online dating is rapidly growing. However, like everything with computers and the internet, it’s only virtual. Making it real means meeting in person and that is why AnastasiaWeb, a leading international dating site, started offering “Dating Tours” in 1995. The Dating Tours allow their members the opportunity to travel long distances to actually meet each other in an organized social environment with other singles. The tours are fully organized from air-tickets and hotels, to sightseeing, to the social events where the single members finally meet each other, in person.

The editor for OnlinePersonalsWatch.com, Mark Brooks, recently commented on the trend towards offline social events, “There's a need for more singles events. Singles, online daters, need to occasionally pry themselves away from the computer and go and meet 20 new people in one night. Even if they don't meet a new partner, they're having a good time and doing something that's good for the soul. Meeting, partying.”

The Online Personals Analyst for Jupiter Research, Nate Elliott, had this to say about the offline social events, “I think the offline singles services are the only other format that can compete. Events have advantages – they’re fun, social activities, and there’s no substitute for meeting someone in person.”

AnastasiaWeb has 12 social events remaining on the schedule for 2006. The next event will take place in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine in September, so there is plenty of opportunity to continue shattering their 2005 attendance records.

About Anastasia International

Founded in 1993, Anastasia International is the proven leader in Russian-American online dating services. Its primary goal is to create a comfortable online venue that makes it easier for couples to find each other. As a family run business, Anastasia is committed to providing great value and service to more than 20,000 clients all over the world. Anastasia is proud to have the largest full-time staff in the industry. With more than 80 full-time professionals hard at work in their US and European offices, they are able to provide online dating services with a level of expertise and professionalism that is unequaled by any other Russian-American online dating company.

To learn more about Anastasia, please visit their informative web site: www.anastasiaweb.com.

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