RatesToGo - Your Last-minute Inventory Distribution Partner

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. October 14, 2008

SYDNEY, Australia, NOVEMBER 10, 2006. RatesToGo (www.RatesToGo.com), one of the leading providers of genuine global last minute accommodation, has been working with hoteliers for over four years to help hotels distribute their unsold hotel inventory. RatesToGo has a multi-channel distribution network of over 28,000 affiliate partners and 3.2 million members worldwide. RatesToGo offer consumers a low rates guarantee^ for global accommodation bookings up to 21 days in advance.

By listing (signing a contract) to sell your hotel on RatesToGo, your hotel will get the benefits of the following:

Key achievements for RatesToGo over the past four years include:

• Over 2.Million Unique site visitors per month

• Promotion of your hotel to consumers from over 230 countries worldwide

• Multiple language service including Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Thai. Portuguese and Spanish

• A unique Membership Loyalty program that lets Members earn up to 2% of their booking back in Member Dollars

• RatesToGo Membership has experienced average growth of 114% year on year since its inception in 2003.* The Membership program now has over 3.2 million Members worldwide

• RatesToGo pioneered the B2B affiliate solution for last minute hotel booking services to other companies and websites.

RatesToGo's membership program has over 243,000 US Members with the other 3 Million Members spread across 230 countries include major markets such as Australia, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France and Japan. Hotels that have a RatesToGo contract can have access to these members by actively participating in the Membership newsletter program. All hotels need to do is provide a special deal for RatesToGo users and this will be promoted to customers worldwide through the fortnightly newsletter. The RatesToGo newsletter has a low unsubscribe rate from its regular distribution. RatesToGo Members are frequent travelers who make repeat bookings both domestically and internationally. RatesToGo's Membership Program also provides extra savings for all members allowing them to earn Members Dollars on already discounted bookings. These can then be used towards their next booking or a future booking.

Another key distribution network for RatesToGo hotels is through RatesToGo's 28,000 affiliate partners (with over 9,000 affiliates based in the US). These partners include direct to consumer sites, price comparison sites and key travel partners including: Commission Junction, Travelaxe.com, OneTime.com, Tripadvisor.com, and kayak.com. Affiliate partners can have the option of seamlessly interfacing with the RatesToGo booking engine (full customisation options available) or using the available XML capabilities.

Chloe Lim, Director of Global Marketing for RatesToGo says "RatesToGo allows hotels to sell their unsold inventory direct to consumers in a dynamic and low cost environment. Hotels maintain control over their inventory and pricing releasing rooms on a daily basis depending on consumer demand. Through the power of RatesToGo distribution and marketing channels this provides hotels with another strategic marketing and sales tool to promote their hotel savvy travellers globally."

RatesToGo appeals to business travellers, young travellers, couples and families with a variety of accommodation types including apartments, luxury resorts, hotels and motels. RatesToGo offers it's customers a wide range of accommodation choices at up to 70% off normal rack rates and the provision of a low rate guarantee^.

To list your hotel now, visit our website RatesToGo.com (http://www.ratestogo.com/HotelRegForm.asp) or contact a RatesToGo account manager at [email protected].

• Source: www.RatesToGo.com Visitation Statistics

^ RatesToGo Low Rate Guarantee: If you find a rate lower than the best available RatesToGo Internet rate on another web site for the same hotel/accommodation, on the same dates and advise us within 24 hours of booking your room(s) with us, we will honour that rate for the night(s) for which the lower rate was found and refund you the difference. For more information and conditions please visit:

http://www.ratestogo.com/rateguarantee.asp

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Need deals from a particular destination, with a certain star rating or just something different? Just contact us and we would be more that happy to help you find the right deal.

Looking for a creative promotional deal, competition or prize? RatesToGo is more that happy to assist you! To take up this opportunity or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jennifer Crooks.

We look forward to working with you in the future.

Jennifer Crooks

Marketing Communications Manager

+61 2 8263 5153

[email protected]

About RatesToGo.com

RatesToGo (www.RatesToGo.com) is a last minute accommodation booking service featuring rates that are up to 70% less than usual hotel rates. RatesToGo offers bookings up to three weeks in advance (similar sites offer 14 days in advance) at over 12,500 properties, ranging from one to five stars. RatesToGo covers 1500 cities across 60 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. RatesToGo also offers customers a lowest rate guarantee - find a cheaper deal and RatesToGo will match it. RatesToGo is available in ten languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai. RatesToGo is operated by Flairview Travel a Travelport brand. Travelport is one of the largest and most geographically diverse travel companies, dedicated to creating the exceptional travel experiences the world demands.