CAIS Internet and VirtuaLINC Corporation, under an agreement with Ramada�s parent company Cendant, are the preferred vendors for this service.  Cendant has selected CAIS to be the exclusively recommended high speed Internet service provider (ISP) for Ramada franchisees providing access to the Internet, Intranet, and the interface from a hotel�s HSS or MSI property management system to Ramada�s central reservations system.

�This move illustrates how Ramada is benefiting through the convergence of off-line and on-line businesses; a strategy that is being spearheaded by Cendant Internet Group, along with the corporation�s hotel division,� stated Steven Belmonte, President and CEO, Ramada Franchise Systems and Executive Vice President of Cendant�s Hotel Division.  �The decision will ultimately provide Ramada franchisees with a competitive service that can be aggressively marketed to customers.�

Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD), is a mid- to upper mid- market chain of over 1,000 Ramada Limited, Inn and Plaza hotel properties throughout the United States.