PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Business/Finance, Travel/Tourism, General, DotCom, MN Business News ResortsandLodges.com Offers Alternative To Major Travel Outlets Extensive Online Information for Travelers, Non-Commissioned Promotion Opportunities for Property Managers ST. PAUL, MN - December 12, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- TravelNet Solutions today announced the re-launch of the Resorts and Lodges website ( www.ResortsandLodges.com ). ResortsandLodges.com now offers Resorts, Hotels, Airlines, Car Rental companies and other travel service providers the unique opportunity to choose from several different products or packages, take unlimited bookings or reservations, and keep 100% of their sales. Since no commissions are taken, customers are able to access detailed property information and contact properties directly regarding bookings. Most of the major online travel outlets charge their corporate clients entirely based on commission. As more bookings go online, this causes travel providers to give up a larger percentage of their bookings on an increasingly larger percentage of their inventory. This results in decreasing RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room) for many properties. "We provide an alternative model," said Charles R. Bailey, President and CEO of TravelNet Solutions. "We provide resorts and lodges of all sizes a very cost effective means of promoting their property without giving away huge commissions for each booking." ResortsandLodges.com allows travel planners to search for lodging by geographic location, resort type or featured activities. The site provides travel planners with detailed information about each property including a short description, its location, cost, activities, languages, children and pet policies, contact information and number of rooms. The site also provides direct access to most properties' websites. Many listings also include property photographs. ResortsandLodges.com is owned and operated by TravelNet Solutions. In addition to ResortsandLodges.com, the company also owns a booking engine called Availability Tracker (http://www.AvailabilityTracker.com). For more information, visit: http://www.ResortsandLodges.com MEDIA CONTACT: Charles R. Bailey, President and CEO Of TravelNet Solutions +1-651-578-0307 media@resortsandlodges.com /Note to editors: print-ready logos available on request; a web-ready version of our logo can be found here: http://resortsandlodges.com/images/logos/ral_logo.gif / # # # [ source of news = TravelNet Solutions ] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2003/pr_03_1212-travelnet.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: media@resortsandlodges.com If used for publication, please send specimen copy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- S2PRN/4c/ MN / St. Paul, Minnesota / Copr. (c) 2003 Send2Press. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com .