800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS INC
10QSB, 1998-08-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-QSB

(Mark One)

[x]   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
      OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
      OF 1934 For the transition period from _____________ to ______________

Commission file number 1-13271

                            800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.
        (Exact name of Small Business Issuer as specified in its charter)

                       Delaware                             59-3343338
            (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

                   4802 Gunn Highway
                    Tampa, Florida                             33624
       (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (813) 908-0903
       ------------------------------------------------------------------

                                       N/A
               ---------------------------------------------------
               (Former name, former address and former fiscal year
                          if changed since last report

      Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days.

                        Yes   |X|                 No  |_|

      State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 7,497,096 shares of Common
Stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding, as of June 30, 1998.

      Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):

                        Yes   |_|                 No  |X|

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<PAGE>

                                   Form 10-QSB

                                      INDEX


                                                                            Page
                                                                          Number


PART 1.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION ..........................................    1
                                                                     
  Item 1.   Financial Statements ...................................... F-1 to 8
                                                                     
                  Balance Sheets ............................................F-1
                                                                     
                  Statements of Operations ..................................F-3
                                                                     
                  Statements of Stockholders' Equity .....................   F-4
                                                                     
                  Statements of Cash Flows ...............................   F-5
                                                                     
                  Notes to Financial Statements ..........................   F-7
                                                                     
  Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis                    
                  of Financial Condition and Results of              
                  Operations ...............................................   2
                                                                     
PART 2.    OTHER INFORMATION ...............................................   5
                                                                     
  Item 6.   Exhibits, Lists and Reports on Form 8-K ........................   5
                                                                     
                  (a)  Exhibits ............................................   5
                                                                     
                  (b)  Reports on Form 8-K .................................   5
                                                                     
SIGNATURES .................................................................   6
                                                                 
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                                     PART 1
                              FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                            800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS


                                     ASSETS

                                                       June 30,     
                                                         1998       December 31,
                                                     (unaudited)        1997
                                                     -----------    ------------
CURRENT ASSETS
   Cash                                              $ 2,140,696    $    18,710
   Commissions receivable                                985,526        553,358
   Prepaids                                              154,500         16,617
                                                     -----------    -----------

         Total current assets                          3,280,722        588,685
                                                     -----------    -----------

LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT                     868,801        450,667
   Less accumulated depreciation                        (181,077)      (110,104)
                                                     -----------    -----------

   Net leasehold improvements and equipment              687,724        340,563
                                                     -----------    -----------

EXCESS OF COST OVER FAIR VALUE OF NET
  ASSETS ACQUIRED
   Less accumulated depreciation of $192,833 and
     $93,126, respectively                             4,862,572      1,024,385
                                                     -----------    -----------

DEFERRED OFFERING COSTS                                     --        1,408,573
                                                     -----------    -----------

OTHER ASSETS
   Trademarks, net of accumulated amortization
    of $45,699 and $29,616, respectively                 369,301        185,384
   Related party receivables                               4,362        308,425
   Bonds, security deposits and other assets              39,724         37,824
   Merger deposits and deferred acquisition costs           --          416,671
   Prepaid expenses                                      231,748         68,000
                                                     -----------    -----------

         Total other assets                              645,135      1,016,304
                                                     -----------    -----------

         TOTAL ASSETS                                $ 9,476,153    $ 4,378,510
                                                     ===========    ===========


                                   (continued)


                                       F-1
<PAGE>

                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                                       June 30,     
                                                         1998       December 31,
                                                     (unaudited)        1997
                                                     -----------    ------------
CURRENT LIABILITIES
   Note Payable                                      $      --      $    50,000
   Current maturities of long-term debt                  176,565        260,000
   Accounts payable                                      805,893      1,830,652
   Accrued liabilities                                   344,984        479,670
                                                     -----------    -----------
         Total current liabilities                     1,327,442      2,620,322

DEFERRED RENT                                             69,641        138,228

LONG-TERM DEBT - excluding current maturities             36,000         50,000
                                                     -----------    -----------

   Total liabilities                                   1,433,083      2,808,550
                                                     -----------    -----------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                               --             --

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000
    shares authorized; none issued and outstanding            --             --
   Common stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares
    authorized; 7,497,096 and 5,959,709 shares
    issued and outstanding, respectively                  74,971         59,597
   Additional paid-in capital                         11,823,592      5,297,424
   Stock subscriptions receivable                        (21,547)       (21,547)
   Retained deficit                                   (3,833,946)    (3,765,514)
                                                     -----------    -----------

         Total Stockholders' Equity                    8,043,070      1,569,960
                                                     -----------    -----------

         TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'         $ 9,476,153    $ 4,378,510
           EQUITY                                    ===========    ===========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


                                       F-2
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                            800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.

                      STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        For the Six Months Ended     For the Three Months Ended
                                                 June 30,                      June 30,
                                       --------------------------    --------------------------
                                           1998           1997           1998           1997
                                       -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
<S>                                    <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>        
REVENUES
   Commissions                         $ 3,574,274    $ 3,000,192    $ 2,015,359    $ 1,660,207
   Ticket delivery and service fees      1,501,044        721,459        981,576        421,198
                                       -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
     Total revenues                      5,075,318      3,721,651      2,996,935      2,081,405

OPERATING EXPENSES
   Payroll, commissions and employee
    benefits                             2,327,792      1,775,614      1,261,346        927,371
   Telephone                               810,649        501,246        484,976        234,132
   Ticket delivery                         447,549        327,926        280,298        148,959
   Advertising                             154,359        107,044        105,749         61,499
   General and administrative            1,441,311      1,110,164        780,398        476,499
                                       -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
    Total operating expenses             5,181,660      3,821,994      2,912,767      1,848,460

EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE
  OTHER INCOME                            (106,342)      (100,343)        84,168        232,945

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
   Interest income                          51,038          5,368         23,791          2,888
   Interest expense                        (13,128)       (67,453)        (7,283)       (61,269)
                                       -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)                    $   (68,432)   $  (162,428)   $   100,676    $   174,564
                                       ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========

NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER
 COMMON SHARE -  BASIC                 $     (0.01)   $     (0.03)   $      0.01    $      0.03
                                       ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========
              -  DILUTED               $     (0.01)   $     (0.03)   $      0.01    $      0.03
                                       ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========


WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER
 OF COMMON SHARES
 OUTSTANDING - BASIC                     7,427,622      5,956,352      7,473,694      5,959,709
                                       ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========
             - DILUTED                   7,427,622      5,956,352      7,837,296      6,199,709
                                       ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========
</TABLE>


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


                                       F-3
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                            800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.

                        STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Common Stock
                                                ------------
                                                                        Additional        Stock
                                                                          Paid-in      Subscriptions      Retained
                                           Shares         Amount          Capital       Receivable        Deficit         Total
                                       ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
<S>                                       <C>          <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>         
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1996                5,951,209    $     59,512    $  4,976,259    $    (32,296)   $ (3,503,009)   $  1,500,466
   Issuance of common stock in
    connection with debt issuance
    and services                              8,500              85          21,165            --              --            21,250
   Issuance of stock options to
    Directors                                  --              --           300,000            --              --           300,000
   Payment of stock subscription               --              --              --            10,749            --            10,749
   Net loss                                    --              --              --              --          (262,505)       (262,505)
                                       ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997                5,959,709          59,597       5,297,424         (21,547)     (3,765,514)      1,569,960
   Sales of common stock and
    warrants net of issuance
    expenses of $2,252,602                1,350,000          13,500       4,872,024            --              --         4,885,524
   Joseph Stevens Group, Inc. 
    Merger                                  383,333           3,833       1,944,082            --              --         1,947,915
   Purchase of 204,615 shares              (204,615)         (2,046)       (405,954)           --              --          (408,000)
   Exercise of warrants                      58,200             582         363,168            --              --           363,750
   Shares exchanged in payment of
    receivables                             (49,531)           (495)       (247,152)           --              --          (247,647)
   Net loss                                    --              --              --              --           (68,432)        (68,432)
                                       ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 1998 (unaudited)        7,497,096    $     74,971    $ 11,823,592    $    (21,547)   $ (3,833,946)   $  8,043,070
                                       ============    ============    ============    ============    ============    ============
</TABLE>


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


                                       F-4
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                            800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                                     -------------------------
                                                                                       1998           1997
                                                                                    -----------    -----------
<S>                                                                                 <C>            <C>         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
   Net loss                                                                         $   (68,432)   $  (162,428)
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                                     186,763         61,313
      Stock, options and warrants issued for expenses                                      --           21,250
      Prepaid rent amortization                                                           6,000          6,000
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:
         Increase in receivables                                                       (432,168)      (236,608)
         (Increase) decrease in prepaids                                               (137,883)         3,385
         Increase in other assets                                                       (37,876)          --
         Increase (decrease) in deferred rent liability                                 (74,587)        72,246
         Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses                (1,159,445)       181,929
                                                                                    -----------    -----------
            Net cash used in operating activities                                    (1,717,628)       (52,913)
                                                                                    -----------    -----------

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   Purchase of leasehold improvements and equipment                                     (78,133)       (46,703)
   Merger deposits and deferred acquisition costs                                          --          (50,000)
   Cash paid for acquisition                                                         (2,114,665)          --
                                                                                    -----------    -----------
            Net cash used in investing activities                                    (2,192,798)       (96,703)
                                                                                    -----------    -----------

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   Deferred offering cost                                                                  --         (293,700)
   Principal payments on debt                                                          (217,435)          --
   Issuance of common stock                                                           6,657,847           --
   Purchase of common stock                                                            (408,000)          --
                                                                                    -----------    -----------
            Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                       6,032,412       (293,700)
                                                                                    -----------    -----------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH                                                       2,121,986       (443,316)

CASH AT THE BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                                          18,710        588,960
                                                                                    -----------    -----------

CASH AT THE END OF PERIOD                                                           $ 2,140,696    $   145,644
                                                                                    ===========    ===========

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
   Cash paid during the period for:
      Interest expense                                                              $    13,128    $    61,453
                                                                                    ===========    ===========

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   Common stock received for payment of related party receivables                   $   247,647    $      --
                                                                                    ===========    ===========
</TABLE>


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


                                       F-5
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                            800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                             JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Rule 10-01 of
Regulations S-X. They do not include all information and notes required by
generally accepted accounting principals for complete financial statements.
However, except as disclosed, there has been no material change in the
information disclosed in the notes to consolidated financial statements included
in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of 800 Travel Systems, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1997. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 1998, are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1998.

NOTE 2 - SALE OF COMMON STOCK

In January 1998, the Company sold 1,350,00 shares of common stock ($5.00) and
3,105,000 warrants ($.125). The following summarizes the transactions:


Proceeds:
   Common stock                                                       $6,750,000
   Warrants                                                              388,125
                                                                      ----------
                                                                       7,138,125

Expenses:
   Underwriter commissions and expenses                                  927,956
   Printing                                                              226,000
   Other                                                               1,098,645
                                                                      ----------
      Net proceeds                                                    $4,885,524
                                                                      ==========


                                       F-6
<PAGE>

                            800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                             JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997

NOTE 3 - ACQUISITION

In January 1998, the Company acquired selected assets and selected liabilities
of Joseph Stevens Group, Inc. in exchange of the issuance of 383,733 shares of
its common stock, issuance of 250,000 warrants to purchase common stock and the
payment of $1,578,000 purchase acquisition note. The following summarizes the
transaction:

Purchase Price:
   Cash payment on note                                               $1,578,000
   Common stock                                                        1,916,665
   Warrants                                                               31,250
   Cash payments                                                         536,665
   Acquisition expenses                                                  345,315
   Capital lease assumed                                                  70,000
                                                                      ----------
                                                                      $4,477,895
                                                                      ==========
Assets Acquired:
   Equipment                                                          $  340,000
   Trademarks                                                            200,000
   Goodwill                                                            3,937,895
                                                                      ----------
                                                                      $4,477,895
                                                                      ==========

In March 1998, the Company entered into an agreement with the previous
stockholders of Joseph Stevens Group, Inc. to purchase a telephone switch and
certain other fixed assets and to release the Company from its guaranty of the
future value of the Company's common stock issued to the principal stockholder
of Joseph Stevens Group, Inc. for payments totalling $490,000. These have been
included in the calculation of the purchase shown above.

The statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1997
and cash flows for the six month period ended June 30,1997, include the
operations of the Joseph Stevens Group, Inc. for the period January 1, 1997 to
June 30, 1997. In the opinion of management, these statements have been prepared
on the same basis as the audited financial statements and include all
adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state
fairly the information set forth therein. Operating results for the three and
six months ended June 30,1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
would have occurred had they been a single entity during the period.


                                       F-7
<PAGE>

                            800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                             JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997

NOTE 4 - NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators of the basic and
diluted income per share computations, as computed in accordance with FAS 128:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 For the Six Months Ended     For the Three Months Ended
                                          June 30,                      June 30,
                                --------------------------    --------------------------
                                   1998           1997           1998           1997
                                -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
<S>                             <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>        
Net earnings (loss) -
 (numerator)                    $   (68,432)   $  (162,428)   $   100,676    $   174,564
                                ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========

Basic:
   Weighted average shares
   outstanding
   (denominator)                $ 7,427,622)   $ 5,956,352    $ 7,473,694    $ 5,959,709
                                ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========

   Net earnings (loss) per
   common share - basic         $      (.01)   $      (.03)   $       .01    $       .03
                                ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========

Diluted:
   Weighted average shares
     outstanding                  7,427,622      5,956,352      7,473,694      5,959,709

   Effect of dilutive options          --             --          363,602        240,000
                                -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------

   Adjusted weighted average
     shares (denominator)         7,427,622      5,956,352      7,837,296      6,199,709
                                ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========

   Net earnings (loss) per
   common share - basic         $      (.01)   $      (.03)   $      (.01)   $      (.03)
                                ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========
</TABLE>

All warrants outstanding are excluded from the calculation of adjusted weighted
average shares, as they are anti-dilutive. Options for 237,500 shares of common
stock are excluded from the adjusted weighted average shares for the three
months ended June 30, 1998, as they are anti-dilutive.


                                       F-8
<PAGE>

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

Overview

      The Company operates as a telemarketing travel agency, providing air
transportation reservation services for domestic and international travel to
customers through its easy to remember, toll-free numbers. The Company was
formed in November 1995 to acquire certain assets of and assume certain
liabilities of 1-800- Low Airfare, Inc. (the "Predecessor Business"). The
acquisition was consummated on December 1, 1995. To expand its operations, in
November 1996 the Company entered into a Merger Agreement with the Joseph
Stevens Group, Inc. ("Stevens") and its sole shareholder, Joseph Stevens Group,
LLC ("JSG"). Prior to the consummation of the merger with Stevens (the "Stevens
Merger"), Stevens operated as an independent travel agency specializing in the
telemarketing of airline tickets. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
simultaneously with the closing of the Company's initial public offering on
January 21, 1998, Stevens was merged with and into the Company, with the Company
as the surviving corporation.

      The Company's operating revenues presently consist, and for the immediate
future will continue to consist, principally of (i) commissions on air travel
tickets; (ii) override commissions on air travel tickets booked on airlines with
which the Company has override agreements; (iii) segment incentives under the
Company's agreement with SABRE; (iv) co-op promotions with suppliers of travel
related products and services; and (v) service fees charged to customers.

      The Company's revenues are a function of the number and price of the
tickets its sells and the percentage of the price of such tickets it retains as
commissions and override commissions, as well as on the service charge imposed
on customers. Although the Company entered into its first override agreement in
December 1995, it only began to achieve the volume necessary to benefit from
these agreements in the third quarter of 1996. The Company entered into an
agreement with a consolidator that sells tickets on TWA at a discount (the "TWA
Discounter") on March 1, 1996. As a result of its override agreements and its
agreement with the TWA Discounter, the Company is able to charge its customers a
$10 or $20 service charge, depending on the price of the ticket, while still
offering low priced tickets. The Company only began to impose this service
charge in January 1997.

      The Company anticipates that as the volume of tickets sold increases and
the proportion of tickets sold which are subject to an override agreement
increases, the percentage of the price of the tickets sold retained by the
Company will increase. The Company's operating expenses include primarily those
items necessary to advertise its services, maintain and staff its travel
reservation centers, including payroll, commissions and benefits; telephone;
general and administrative expenses, including rent and computer maintenance
fees; and, to date, interest, fees and expenses associated with the Company's
financing activities. Set forth below for the periods indicated are the gross
dollar amounts of reservations booked, revenues and revenues as a percentage of
reservations, the gross dollar amount of expenses, expenses as a percentage of
revenues, net loss as a percentage of revenues and changes therein for the six
and three month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Six                    Six
                                Months Ended           Months Ended
                                June 30, 1998    %     June 30, 1997    %        Change       %
                                -------------   ---    -------------   ---       ------      ---
<S>                             <C>             <C>    <C>             <C>     <C>           <C>
Gross Reservations              $35,969,382            $25,293,857             10,675,525     42
                                ===========            ===========
Revenues
  (including override
   and service charges) ......  $ 5,075,315      14*   $ 3,721,651      14*     1,353,667     36*
                                -----------            -----------
OPERATING
  EXPENSES:
  Employee
   Costs .....................    2,327,792      46**    1,775,614      47**      552,178     31**
  Telephone ..................      810,649      16        501,246      14        309,403     62
  Ticket
   Delivery ..................      447,549       9        327,926       9        119,623     36
  Advertising ................      154,359       3        107,044       3         47,315     44
  General and
    Administrative ...........    1,441,311      28      1,110,164      30        331,147     30
                                -----------            -----------
    Total Operating
     Expenses ................    5,181,660     102      3,821,994     103      1,359,666     36
     Interest Income (Net of
       Interest Expense) .....       38,110       1        (62,085)      2        100,195    161
                                -----------            -----------
Net Loss .....................  $   (68,432)      1    $  (162,428)      4         93,996     57
                                ===========    ====    ===========    ====     ==========   ====
</TABLE>

- ----------

*Revenues as a percentage of gross reservations.

** Expenses as a percentage of revenues.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    Three                  Three
                                Months Ended           Months Ended
                                June 30, 1998    %     June 30, 1997    %        Change       %
                                -------------   ---    -------------   ---       ------      ---
<S>                             <C>             <C>    <C>             <C>     <C>           <C>
Gross Reservations............  $20,818,983            $13,134,858             7,684,125
                                ===========            ===========
Revenues
  (including override
   and service charges).......  $ 2,996,935     14*    $ 2,081,405     16*       915,530      44*
                                -----------            -----------
OPERATING
  EXPENSES:
  Employee
   Costs......................    1,261,346     42**       927,371     45**      335,975      36**
  Telephone...................      484,976     16         234,132     11        250,844     107
  Ticket                                               
   Delivery...................      280,298      9         148,959      7        131,339      88
  Advertising.................      105,749      4          61,499      3         44,250      72
  General and                                          
    Administrative............      780,398     26         476,499     23        303,899      64
                                -----------            -----------
    Total Operating                                    
     Expenses.................    2,912,767     97       1,848,460     89      1,064,307      58
     Interest Income (Net of                           
       Interest Expense) .....       16,508      1         (58,381)     3         74,889     128
                                -----------            -----------
Net (Loss)....................  $   100,676      3     $   174,564      8        (73,888)     42
                                ===========     ==     ===========     ==      =========     ===
</TABLE>                                              

- ----------

*Revenues as a percentage of gross reservations.


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<PAGE>

** Expenses as a percentage of revenues.

Results of Operations

      In connection with the Stevens Merger, the Company and Stevens entered
into an Interim Operating Agreement pursuant to which the Company operated
Stevens' business for the account of the Company effective January 1, 1997
through the closing of the Stevens Merger. The amounts in the tables above and
in the discussion below include the operations of Stevens.

      The increased revenues reflect the increase in gross reservations booked.
The gross reservation increase and the resulting revenue increase is largely
attributable to the increase in the volume of calls handled at the Company's
reservation centers as a result of increases in the number of reservation agents
and certain operating efficiencies. In addition, revenues increased as a
percentage of gross reservations, in part as a result of the Company's ability
to increase the service charges imposed on customers.

      Operating expenses did not increase proportionate to the increase in
revenues due to the fact that many expenses (office rent, utilities, management
wages, etc.) remain relatively constant over a broad range of revenues. The
increase in operating expenses resulted primarily from an increase in the
Company's payroll, commissions and employee benefits expenses. The increase in
payroll expenses reflects the increase in the number of reservation agents which
occurred at both reservation centers. Consistent with the increase in the volume
of tickets sold by the Company, the Company also recorded increases in its
telephone and ticket delivery expenses. Also contributing to the increase in
operating expenses was an increase in the Company's advertising expense as the
Company increased the number of yellow page directories in which it advertises
and absorbed the cost of advertising its and Stevens' toll free numbers. The
Company's general and administrative costs also increased. Despite the increase
in general and administrative expenses over the two periods, general and
administrative expenses decreased as a percentage of revenues. The increase in
the foregoing operating expenses was offset, in part, by an increase in interest
and other income, on a net basis.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

      Prior to completion of its initial public offering in January 1998, the
Company financed its operations from capital contributions, net of related
expenses, in the amount of $2,455,902; loans in the amount of $460,750; and
through services provided by certain vendors to be paid out of future revenues.
In January 1998 the Company completed its initial public offering of its
securities from which it derived net proceeds of $4,885,524. A portion of such
proceeds was used to satisfy liabilities accrued prior to completion of the
offering.

      The Company, used $1,717,628 for operating activities in the first half of
1998 as compared to $52,913 used in operating activities in the first half of
1997. The use of cash in 1998 reflects the substantial reduction in the
Company's accounts payable and accrued expenses and an increase in prepaid
assets. 1998 capital expenditures were primarily for leasehold improvements,
computers and other operating equipment purchased out of the initial public
offering.

      The Company projects that if its revenues continue to grow as they did
during the first half of 1998 it will generate positive cash flow from
operations, enabling it to preserve its working capital or apply it as it deems
appropriate, as, for example, in completing the Company's electronic commerce
initiative. For example, in March 1998 the Company used $558,000 to redeem
184,615 shares issued to JSG in connection with the Stevens Merger and to obtain
the release of the Make-Whole Rights granted to JSG in the Merger Agreement.


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                                     PART 2

                                OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits, Lists and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)      Exhibits.

Exhibit                             Description

27.1  --    Financial Data Schedule (1)

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(1)   Filed herewith.

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K.

      Not Applicable.


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<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  August 14, 1998

                                          800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.
                                          (Registrant)



                                          By: /s/ Mark D. Mastrini
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Mark D. Mastrini, President and
                                                Chief Operating Officer


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