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To: Jenna who wrote (21048)	12/31/1998 4:51:00 PM
From: Jerry Olson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Jenna & thread Happy Healthy New Year to all...lot's of good luck.... seee you at the markets, nect year......:>}

To: Jenna who wrote (21048)	12/31/1998 4:54:00 PM
From: ilh1	Respond to of 120523

800 Travel Systems Launches Internet Reservation System Live Agent Assisted Reservations on the Internet December 31, 1998 04:18 PM TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- 800 Travel Systems, Inc. IFLY today announced the release of their Interactive Reservation Internet System (IRIS). IRIS is 800 Travel Systems' new e-Commerce Travel solution, which allows registered members to reserve airline tickets with the assistance of a trained travel agent. IRIS capitalizes on various interactive Internet technologies to provide a unique and easy means for leisure travelers to find the lowest fare available on the Internet. Mark D. Mastrini, President and CEO commented, "We are happy to announce that the testing phase for the first version of IRIS was a success. Our testing included members of the general public and allowed for real reservations to be made. Today we have begun to invite the general public to use our Internet services. Invitations are being sent out via E-mail in an orderly fashion to allow us to manage demand. We will be activating members in a first come first serve fashion. The response from the pilot phase has been extremely positive." Mr. Mastrini continued, "We have included an option allowing users to give us their travel itinerary when all Internet agents are busy. One of our call center agents will then call them back with suggested flight plans for their approval. We will leverage our call center to keep up with the expected demand. To help ensure that our Internet services are available to our customers, we have placed the IRIS system at Exodus Communications, a leading provider of Internet Solutions. We are confident that the Exodus infrastructure can handle the demand, as they recently demonstrated when they successfully hosted the MSNBC "Decision '98" site with more than 1.7 million visitors on Election Day." The Interactive Reservation Internet System, IRIS, runs on IBM's flagship high-end application server, allowing the application to quickly scale up to help 800 Travel Systems to meet the anticipated demand. 800 Travel Systems has contracted with an IBM Business Partner to develop and manage their Internet offering. To apply for free membership to IRIS, visit 800 Travel Systems web site at lowairfare.com. Exodus and Exodus Communications are trademarks of Exodus Communications, Inc. EXDS and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. 800 Travel Systems, one of the 100 largest independent travel agencies in the United States, provides low-priced airline tickets for domestic and international travel through its easy to remember numbers "800-LOW-AIR-FARE" (800-569-2473) AND "800-FLY-4-LESS" (800-359-4537) in addition to its online reservation system located at lowairfare.com. This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the future performance of the Company. The ability of the Company to achieve the results anticipated is dependent upon various factors discussed in its annual report on Form 10-KSB, including the Company's relationships with various airlines and economic Conditions impacting upon the success of the airline industry generally. SOURCE 800 Travel Systems, Inc.