Asiana Airlines Selects Affinity International Travel Systems for International Internet Ticketing Fulfillment Services

Business Wire, July 18, 2000

Business Editors/High Tech & Travel Writers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2000

Affinity International Travel Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:AFFT) was selected to provide international Internet ticketing fulfillment services to Asiana Airlines for its web site http://flyasiana.com. The newest version of the site is powered by the Datalex Internet Booking Engine (IBE). Affinity's ticketing agents will quality control the Passenger Name Record, answer customer service inquiries as well as provide document delivery.

Affinity's CEO Daniel Brandano commented, "This agreement allows us to utilize our current infrastructure and technology as well as develop more content for the Asian market. We are discussing ways to work closer with Asiana and will use the carrier for our Korean and Asian programs."

About Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines, a subsidiary of Kumho Group, is one of the leading airlines in Korea employing over 8,000 people worldwide and serving 50 cities in 13 countries including: Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, San Fransisco, New York and Sydney. Through Asiana's expanded code-share partnership with American Airlines(R), Asiana offers flights from US domestic cities to virtually anywhere in Asia. Asiana's all new fleet of Boeing 700 series aircraft and a tradition of superior service has earned the company numerous awards.

About Affinity International Travel Systems

Affinity International Travel Systems, owner and operator of FarAway.com, an online business to business travel solutions website, is a wholesale travel distributor that is leveraging its best-in-network architecture, Web-enabled booking engines, and extensive inventory of leisure travel packages over the Internet to deliver turnkey private label travel solutions, in both the business-to-business(B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) applications.

This release contains forward-looking statements, made subject to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties that might cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following: the Company may encounter difficulty in developing its Web sites; it may have difficulty raising the capital it needs to develop and market its Web sites and fund its operations; the Internet may not attract the degree of travel business that the Company expects; the Company may have difficulty competing with other travel companies, portals; market awareness and acceptance of the Company's Web site and product offerings; changes in government regulations affecting the Company's business; and overall market demand for travel services.