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Technology Stocks : IFLY - travel sales on the web pure play -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: IFLYer who wrote (4681)	11/15/1999 10:38:00 PM
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About Online Travel Services Ltd. LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- in. Transmedia Asia Pacific, Inc. Transmedia Europe, Inc. today announced that Countdown, their Internet and off-line international discount shopping and benefit provider, has entered into a major strategic partnership with Online Travel Services Ltd. ("OTS"), a UK based specialist Internet travel operator, to offer a wide range of travel services to it's membership base. messages.yahoo.com ==================================================== Roll out plans for this service include call center operations in North America and the Asia Pacific region, enabling Countdown members to book globally but gain assistance and change itineraries locally. Countdown web site: ctclub.com messages.yahoo.com ==================================================== In addition Charles Taylor, formerly head of Countdown Internet Services has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for both companies. Mr. Taylor joined the companies in January this year. Prior to joining he was director of Digital Media at Aspen Group Plc, where he created an Internet driven platform for industry groups to advertise and develop loyalty programs on the Internet. Earlier he had been instrumental in establishing an Internet marketing company, which attracted a number of major corporate clients including, Vodafone, VNU, Finnfeeds and ISG. messages.yahoo.com =================================================== Joseph Vittoria, former Chairman and CEO of Avis and currently Chairman and CEO of Travel Services International Inc, has agreed to become Non Executive Chairman of both Transmedia Asia Pacific, Inc. and Transmedia Europe, Inc. with immediate effect. messages.yahoo.com ==================================================== Transmedia Asia Pacific, Inc. and Transmedia Europe, Inc. are global providers of a broad range of membership based discount products and services online and through traditional distribution channels. The companies have over 7 million active members with products available in 33 countries around the world. Over the last nine months the companies have been aggressively developing an Internet presence, while consolidating the underlying member benefit products. These programs include, Internet based shopping, travel, leisure and dining and a wide range of telephone helpline services covering, legal, tax, accounting and medical triage. In addition, the companies are direct marketers of DirecTV. messages.yahoo.com ===================================================== Commenting on the service Charles Taylor COO of Transmedia said, "Travel services form a core element of the full range of products and services that we offer to our membership base. This Internet based service will provide the full range of functionality that is demanded by both individual and business travelers and this coupled with the excellent call center operation from OTS, enables us to offer a truly world-class service." "We are currently finalizing the program and the service will launch later this month. Our major corporate customers will also launch this service on a co-branded basis exposing the travel program to our substantial international membership base," he added. messages.yahoo.com ================================================