Worldview Expands Online Travel Market Position with 20 New Distribution Agreements, Including CUC International Inc., Hilton Hotels Corporation and BigYellow

Business Wire, Sept 22, 1997

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1997--Further cementing its market position as a leading creator, consolidator and re-marketer of electronic travel and entertainment information, Worldview Systems Corporation today announced 20 new Internet distribution agreements -- including CUC International Inc., Hilton Hotels Corporation and BigYellow(SM) -- bringing its total Web site partnerships to 34.

Thirteen of the new agreements are for the full-service, private-label travel information and booking product, Outtahere, which is produced jointly by Worldview and Internet Travel Network. Seven agreements were signed exclusively for variations of Worldview's destination information, online travel magazine, community area and mall.

"Worldview's business strategy of private-labeling a turnkey travel service is resonating with many customers because it gives them immediate access to a premium travel planning and transacting functionality that is fully supported and maintained by Worldview," said Neal Checkoway, president and chief executive officer of Worldview. "Partners can choose any level of customization to meet the needs of their online users and to gain competitive advantage. They essentially outsource the overhead and responsibility of producing and updating 300,000 electronic pages of rich, time-sensitive content."

20 New Internet Distribution Agreements

The new agreements include Outtahere's first five international distribution sites. Two Web sites in India -- India World, India's largest Web site, and khoj, a searchable Internet directory to India -- have signed license deals for Outtahere. Sysnet, a major Internet service provider in Taiwan; Torstar Electronic Publishing in Toronto, Canada; and Intercom, a new Web site in Spain featuring vacation rental properties, have also licensed Outtahere's travel information and booking services for their sites. -0-

-- Ameritech Interactive Media Services(1)

-- BigYellow(1)

-- CUC International Inc.

-- "AOL Travelers Advantage"

-- "Travelers Advantage"

-- "netMarket"

-- Hilton Hotels Corporation

-- India World (India)(1)

-- Intercom (Spain)(1)

-- khoj (India)(1)

-- MAST Midwest Agents Selling Travel

-- MCI One(1)

-- MCI 2000(1)

-- PlanetAll(1)

-- Rand McNally New Media

-- Remy Publishing

-- "Over the Rainbow"(1)

-- Remy Publishing

-- "Passport Newsletter"(1)

-- Sysnet (Taiwan)(1)

-- Torstar Electronic Publishing

--"The Toronto Star Online" (Canada)(1)

-- Transphone Appliance(1)

-- XTRA On-line

(1) Designates Outtahere Agreements

Unique Travel Products

Worldview's fully-integrated online products and services consist of unique travel and entertainment features. In addition to regular feeds from its 100 worldwide correspondents, Worldview's editorial department manages over 5,000 diverse information sources, reporting on timely local events and activities, attractions, dining and shopping in over 200 popular destinations around the world.

Worldview enhances its editorial offerings through strategic content partnerships with select third-parties to bring together high-quality multimedia travel content on adventure tours, bed & breakfasts, videos, interactive maps, driving directions, and weather updates for over 22,000 destinations. Companies that want an air, car and hotel booking capability, can private-label or co-brand the full-service travel product, Outtahere, owned and operated by Worldview and ITN.

Existing Distribution Agreements

The new agreements join an impressive list of major U.S. and international companies that have opted for customized versions of Worldview's online travel solutions. They include major travel suppliers and arrangers, Internet service providers (ISPs) and large publishing companies. -0-

-- CompuServe

-- Internet Travel Network

-- JetNet

-- MindSpring Enterprises(1)

-- Netcom Online Communications Services(1)

-- New York Daily News "mostNEWYORK"(1)

-- The SABRE Group "Travelocity"

-- Salon Magazine "Salon Wanderlust"(1)

-- Southwest Airlines

-- TraveLogix (Flifo)

-- UNIGLOBE Travel Online

-- USA Today "Travel Marketplace"(1)

-- USA Today Online "Your Travel Guide"

-- WeddingChannel(1)

(1) Designates Outtahere Agreements

New Agreements Expand Worldview Travel Network's Advertising Inventory

Companies deploying Outtahere and Worldview's information can join the Worldview Travel Network, an online advertising and sponsorship network of distribution partner sites. WTN gives advertisers selective access to Worldview's and Outtahere's participating Web partners. Analysts at Jupiter Communications recently concluded that "the process of buying online advertising through a network of qualified travel sites -- one-stop shopping for travel-related banners -- can only help boost ad sales on those pages created and managed by Worldview, but served at participating sites."

About Worldview

Worldview Systems, a leading publisher of online and interactive destination information, was founded in San Francisco in 1987. Today, Worldview offers the largest proprietary online travel and entertainment database of events and attractions around the world. Worldview is a co-creator of Travelocity and recently partnered with Internet Travel Network to create Outtahere, the most comprehensive turnkey travel planning and reservation Internet site available for private-label distribution.