As a result of the collaboration, 4,800 detailed property listings from American Historic Inns are now available to VactionSpot.com users, covering some of the most unique and historic inns in North America and the Virgin Islands. This agreement further cements VacationSpot.com�s position as a leader in the online leisure travel industry.

With this alliance, VacationSpot.com now offers easy access to more than 100,000 vacation lodging units worldwide, featuring villas, bed  breakfasts, inns, condos, unique hotels and timeshares.

VacationSpot.com property listings include a complete description, rate information, photos, an easy-to-use availability calendar and online reservation request forms. Hundreds of up-to-the-minute special offers (e.g., Millennium Specials, Honeymoon Specials, Family Discounts, Internet Discounts, Golf Packages, etc.) and traveler
reviews are also easily accessible.

�The alliance between VacationSpot.com and American Historic Inns provides our customers with an extensive array of beautiful and unique bed  breakfasts and historic inns throughout the world,� said Steve Murch, President  CEO of VacationSpot.com. 

�This agreement will help us better satisfy the needs of travelers looking for more intimate vacation accommodations and weekend getaways. These great properties can also enable Internet availability calendars and even booking via the VacationSpot.com Network�. According to Murch, �We selected American Historic Inns as our partner in this space because of their extremely high quality standards. As evidenced by the rave reviews their guidebooks receive year after year, AHI has a very stringent quality approval process for the properties it promotes and this helps us continue to ensure VacationSpot.com customers the best lodging options available.�

�By partnering with VacationSpot.com, our BB�s and inns will receive extensive exposure and be seen on all of the Internet�s leading travel sites,� said Deborah Sakach, President of American Historic Inns. �As a recognized leader in the bed  breakfast industry, we are excited to partner with the leader in the online leisure lodging space and include our independently reviewed properties with the many high-quality lodging options already listed on VacationSpot.com.�

Seattle-based VacationSpot.com, Inc. (formerly Rezworks) is dedicated to delivering e-commerce technology to the travel industry�with a vision of making every getaway instantly reservable with a click of the mouse. With an investment from Microsoft® in April 1998, VacationSpot.com became a premier member of the accommodation directory on Microsoft® Expedia� (http://www.expedia.com), and is now featured on Travelocity, Rent.Net, InfoSeek�s Go Network, InfoSpace, SmarterLiving.com, Yahoo! Lodging, and many more sites. VacationSpot.com also owns Rent-a-Holiday.com, the leading European vacation rental website, and collectively offers more than 100,000 leisure-lodging units in over 400 vacation destinations, carrying a wide selection of vacation lodging options including villas, condos, homes, BBs, inns, and more.

VacationSpot.com is an Ask Jeeves Silver Platter and Excite 4-Star travel site, and the company was nominated as one of the three Most Promising Company of 1998 by the Washington Software Alliance.

Founded in 1981, American Historic Inns, Inc. is the industry leader in publishing country inn and bed  breakfast guidebooks. The company is atop its field, with more than 2.4 million bed  breakfast guidebooks sold. The travel writers at American Historic Inns, Inc.  visit hundreds of inns, and each year, different regions of the country are toured. In addition, an informal team of inn-goers keeps the company informed on the quality of the inns. The company also receives thousands of reviews and evaluations from well-traveled inn-goers every year. AHI has stringent standards for the types of properties it writes about and promotes. These high standards are painstakingly maintained. AHI guidebooks have received numerous honors for content, quality and marketing. In 1993, AHI won the Gold MOTI Award for Outstanding Promotion.

The company is a two-time winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Travel Guide  Best Directory, and is the winner of the Travel Publishing News Best Travel Reference. In 1996, the company was honored with the �Book of the Year� Award, top honors given by the Publishers Marketing Association to only one of several thousand independent publishers.