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Exhibit 99.2
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ANTHONY E. BECKER APPOINTED CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
CATHERINE L. MOORE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF E-COMMERCE MARKETING
TAMPA, FL, JULY 13, 2000 - 800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: IFLY, IFLYW), a
leading provider of travel-related products and services through its web site
www.LowAirfare.com and call centers, announced the appointment of Anthony E.
Becker as Chief Technology Officer and Catherine L. Moore as Director of
E-Commerce Marketing. Both individuals recently joined the Company and are
located at Company headquarters in Tampa.
Mr. Becker, 38, has over twenty years of systems design, development,
integration and telecommunications experience with a variety of organizations,
both as a consultant and staff member. Most recently, as the Principal
Consultant for ADVIS, Inc., he advised many well-known companies on their
e-commerce initiatives. His clients included Grainger, Motorola, Allied Signal,
SnapOn Tools, Apple Computer and Standard & Poor's. As a consultant for MCRSYS
Enterprises, he worked with Navtel, Maxa, Jupiter Systems, Landmark Computer
Research, GTE, Florida Power Corporation, and Contraves. Mr. Becker, who studied
Electrical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada, will report to the
CEO of 800 Travel Systems, Peter Sontag.
Ms. Moore, 50, a Certified Travel Associate, has over 25 years of professional
experience with the last ten years in the travel industry, and will also report
directly to Mr. Sontag. Recently, she was Director of Sales at the Holiday Inn
Express, a franchisee of Holiday Inn. She spent six years with Omega World
Travel in Fairfax, VA as proposal manager, corporate client services manager,
and was also an instructor in Omega's accredited travel school. Previously, Ms.
Moore was an independent consultant to various travel agencies including
SatoTravel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and US Travel Systems. Ms. Moore attended
the University of Georgia and has a B.S. in Business Administration from George
Mason University.
Peter M. Sontag, CEO of 800 Travel Systems, commented, "Both Mr. Becker and Ms.
Moore are filling two critical positions in the Company as we pursue our
e-commerce goals. Mr. Becker's background will help us in our ongoing mission of
achieving a leading competitive position in e-commerce technology by
continuously introducing new products and services. Ms. Moore will provide
exciting new direction in advertising, marketing, and sales for the Company."
ABOUT 800 TRAVEL SYSTEMS
800 Travel Systems is a leading provider of low-priced travel related products
and services through its nationally recognized http://www.LowAirfare.com web
site and through its easy to remember toll free numbers "800-LOW-AIR FARE"
(800-569-2473) AND "800-FLY-4-LESS" (800-359-4537). A distinguishing feature of
the www.LowAirfare.com web site is its ability to connect live reservation
agents directly with on-line travel consumers in an instant messaging format
that allows consumers to book air travel, on-line, in real time. 800 Travel
Systems is headquartered in Tampa, Florida and employs more than 350 people,
combined, in the Company's 33,000 square-foot data communications center in
Tampa and a similar center in San Diego, California.
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FORWARD-LOOKING AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
This press release contains statements which may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This
press release may include forward-looking statements that do not refer strictly
to historical results or actions, which although believed to be reasonable, are
inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Such statements are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties inherent in 800 Travel Systems' business and
investors and prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and
uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those projected
as a result of various factors as set forth from time to time in the Company's
filings with the SEC including its recently filed form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 1999. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise the forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect
events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
INVESTOR RELATIONS: PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Lisa Lettieri Rod Caborn
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates YP&B
(212) 838-3777 (407) 875-1111
[email protected] [email protected]
www.lhai.com www.ypb.com
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