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[LETTERHEAD OF PREVIEW TRAVEL, INC.]
November 18, 1997
BY EDGAR
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Ms. Goldie B. Walker
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street
Washington, D.C. 20549
Preview Travel, Inc.
Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-37183
Accession No. 0001012870-002303
Dear Ms. Walker:
The Registrant hereby requests that the above-referenced amendment be withdrawn
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as it is a duplicate filing of the
Registrant's Amendment No. 5 filing with the accession no. 0001012870-97-002302,
which was filed by EDGAR and accepted on Tuesday, November 18, 1997 at 5:22 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time. The Registrant further requests that, pursuant to Rule
477(e), an order with the date of the granting of such withdrawal be included in
the file for the above-referenced amendment in the following manner: "Withdrawn
upon the request of the registrant, the Commission consenting thereto."
Please call our counsel Edward Y. Kim ((650)854-4488) at Venture Law Group if
you have any questions with respect to the foregoing.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Kenneth J. Orton
Kenneth J. Orton
President and Chief Executive Officer
