Jacksonville and New Orleans - March 31, 2003 - Technologists at Hotel Booking Solutions (HBS) and SECURE-RES.com announced the successful implementation of a two-way interface between hobooBox� channel management solution and the SECURE-RES.com CRS.  The interface will allow reservations booked on property websites of SECURE-RES customers to be transferred directly and securely to the hotel�s property management system � eliminating faxes and emails.  Additionally, since both companies� pricing models are low, fixed monthly fees, there are no transaction costs for the hotelier to deal with.

Hoteliers will also be able to use hobooBox�s � comprehensive channel management tools to control various rate, availability and other functionality that will affect the information provided on their SECURE-RES.com booking engine, as well as Alternative Distribution Systems (ADS). 

�Independent hoteliers are in need of a solution like this,� says Chris Lopez, CEO of HBS. �Nearly all methods of distribution require them to give away percentages of the transaction.  The SECURE-RES solution combined with hobooBox� is easy to budget and highly manageable.�

Joe Hyman, CEO and President of SECURE-RES.COM added �Not only are the hotels giving up a significant portion of their revenue to 3rd party travel portals, these low yield bookings are creating additional handling and personnel costs at the properties.  The SECURE-RES.COM property booking channels allow the hotels to manage their rates efficiently, our booking tools attract buyers to the hotel websites and now we can offer a fast accurate means of updating directly into the hotel PMS.  This will reduce the hotel�s cost per sale and synchronize prices with the front desk.�

About Hotel Booking Solutions, LLC
Hotel Booking Solutions develops and provides unique, revolutionary solutions to connect and manage bottom line results for the hospitality industry.  Its premier product, hobooBox� provides seamless two-way interfaces between hotel reservation systems and distributors on both commissionable and merchant model platforms, while providing tools for the hotelier to manage their multi-channel distribution.  Headquartered in New Orleans, USA, HBS operates a European office in Zell am See, Austria. Visit the company at http://www.hotelbookingsolutions.com For more information, please contact: Darin McAuliffe, President +1.504.309.1005

About SECURE-RES.com
SECURE-RES.COM provides quality, cost-effective marketing services to the hotel industry.  These services encompass all strategic segments that are essential to a successful Internet Marketing effort.  These segments are: website design and hosting, reservations (group, corporate, package and multi-property) and marketing tools that attract web shoppers (email blast, Search Engine Optimization, channel placement & management and ad tracking).  Our hotel partners are located worldwide.  All of our hotels benefited from a higher yield and increased web bookings in 2002, receiving $60 million dollars in direct booking revenue through their SECURE-RES.COM booking engines.  Our headquarters are in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Visit us at http://www.secure-res.com.