| New York, NY (November 3, 2003) � Hotel Online, the hospitality industry's
premier online source for news and information, announced today that it
remains ranked as the number one hospitality industry web site for news
and information, according to Alexa (www.alexa.com),
a subsidiary of Amazon.com and the standard for tracking Internet traffic.
Averaging well over 200,000 user sessions for each month of 2003, Hotel
Online is more than three times more popular than the next hotel industry
specific portal site. "Inside Hotel Online today", its every weekday email
of the latest headlines, is now distributed to 19,200 opt-in subscribers.
�We are pleased with the growth of Hotel Online,� said Richard Johnson, Managing Director of Hotel Online. �It delivers content that influences the hotel industry daily, and provides suppliers of hospitality products and services a proven vehicle for connecting with decision makers in all areas of operations and management -- from technology to F&B.� Following the lead of other web-influenced industries, hospitality is becoming increasingly reliant on the timeliness and scope of online media. According to joint studies conducted by Survey.com for Forbes.com and GartnerG2, the Web is proving to be a critical business tool for global executives. The September 2003 study identifies the Web as the preferred medium, with 51 percent of executives naming it as their most important business information resource. "Hotel-Online has been a tremendous partner in the growth of SuiteSpeed,� said Michael Wasik, President of SuiteSpeed, a leading provider of wired and wireless HSIA solutions for hotels (www.suitepeed.com). �With its extensive market coverage, Hotel-Online provides the most cost-effective tool for communicating our message quickly to hotel decision makers industry wide." Hotel Online will exhibit for the fifth consecutive year at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS), November 8 � 11, 2003, at New York City�s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Hotel Online is one of the highlighted exhibitors in the show�s Technology Innovation Center, booth 3187 located on level three. The IH/M&R Technology Innovation Center, presented in cooperation with Hospitality Upgrade magazine, will showcase inventive ways to streamline business and increase profitability. This exhibit area will feature companies with the most up-to-date software, information services, wireless and Internet solutions available. About Hotel Online
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Hotel
Online is the hospitality industry's leading on-line resource, providing
the latest and most relevant news, trends, discussion forums, employment
opportunities, and classified advertising available. Hotel Online
provides both an online source with its web site (