Gray�s workshop, �Technology: Distribution -- The Next Stage� (Monday, June 2, 11:15 am � 12:30 pm) will explore whether the merchant model has become the invincible method of hotel room night Internet distribution, or whether hotel companies will be able to compete more efficiently through their own Web initiatives. Participating in the workshop are: Eric Christensen, President, WorldRes; Peter Gowers, EVP, Global Brand Services for InterContinental Hotels Group; Peter Strebel, Sr. VP, Sales & Marketing for Cendant Corporation; Kurt Weinsheimer, VP for Hotels, Orbitz; and Bruce W.  Wolff, Sr. VP, Distribution Sales & Strategy for Marriott International, Inc.

Each day of the conference, from 8 am to 5 pm, TravelCLICK will conduct one-on-one sessions in the Grammercy Room of the Marriott Marquis, the conference site. By calling TravelCLICK at (847) 530-5444 or stopping by during the Conference, attendees can schedule half-hour appointments to view on-line TravelCLICK reports that show specific property performance in the electronic distribution marketplace. During the session, attendees will receive their own personal passwords to TravelCLICK�s Electronic Marketing Centre, enabling access up-to-date competitive information on demand from the Internet, including:

• Hotelligence and Internet Hotelligence reports on hotel performance in the GDS and Internet, including competitive market shares and revenue management and pricing strategies.

• RateVIEW reports for competitive rate monitoring data for both GDS and Internet. Subscribers view rates on all major distribution channels and can compare competitive merchant and retail Internet rates for a competitive set of properties.

TravelCLICK (www.travelclick.net) is the leading provider of solutions that help hotels and other travel industry suppliers maximize net revenue from electronic distribution channels. TravelCLICK's competitive benchmarking reports provide hotels with price and booking performance information unavailable through any other source. The company's exclusive electronic marketing networks allow hotels and other travel related suppliers to target promotional messages to specific travel agents, consumers, and group meeting planners when they are booking travel. The TravelCLICK Interactive division assists hotels with online strategies to increase consumer direct business.  Established in 1996 and headquartered in the Chicago area, TravelCLICK operates in more than 140 countries around the world. The company has over 6,000 clients, including national and international companies such as Accor, Air France, Avis, Best Western International, British Airways, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Choice Hotels, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Grupo Posadas, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Leading Hotels of the World, Loews Hotels, Lufthansa, Marriott International, The Peninsula Group, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, SAS, The Savoy Group, Shangri-La Hotels, Sol Melia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Thistle Hotels, USAirways, Virgin Atlantic and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.