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Travelscape.com, Inc.
8951 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89117-5826
August 23, 1999
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Attn: Michelle Anderson
Re: TRAVELSCAPE.COM, INC. (the "Company")
WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-1 (FILE NO. 333-77073)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we
are hereby applying for the withdrawal of the above referenced registration
statement from your review. The Company has elected not to proceed with the
offering related to the above referenced registration statement due to
general market conditions and a determination by the Company that it would
not be in the Company's best interest to proceed at this time. No offers or
sales of the Company's Common Stock were made pursuant to the above
referenced registration statement.
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter by stamping the courtesy copy
of this letter provided by overnight mail with the date of filing and
returning it to the undersigned in the envelope provided therewith.
If you have any questions or comments, please call Kelly Boyd at (650)
493-9300 or the undersigned at (702) 792-3811.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jeffrey A. Marquis
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Jeffrey A. Marquis,
Chief Financial Officer
cc: Judith P. Badua, Nasdaq Stock Market
