New Course Teaches About the Popular Tour and Group Travel Market
WOOD RIVER, Ill., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YTB International,
Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: YTBLA) ("YTB" or the "Company"), a leading provider
of Internet-based travel websites and home-based independent
representatives in the United States, Bermuda, Canada, and the Bahamas,
today announced the launch of the third course in its E-Campus Travel
Training Program. The new class, Course 103 - Tours and Groups, is part of
YTB's ongoing education made available to its RTAs and Reps.
"The group travel industry is growing so rapidly, it is important that
our RTAs have the training necessary to become experts in the market," said
J. Kim Sorensen, CEO of YTB Travel Network, YTB's wholly owned subsidiary.
"This course will give the RTAs a competitive advantage in this lucrative
field."
Group travel is one of the fastest-growing areas of the travel industry
with 80 percent of leisure travelers having taken a group vacation in the
past five years, creating an estimated $18-24 billion market according to a
Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell poll. According to industry experts,
85 percent of all tours are sold through travel agencies, making tours a
perfect niche for YTB.
The new course covers many of the finer points of group travel and
tours, and also provides insider secrets that will educate YTB's network of
RTAs about how this key subsection of leisure travel fits into YTB's travel
business. The new class is part of YTB's Web-based ten-course training
program being designed by Dr. Marc Mancini, one of the travel industry's
most highly respected and best known speakers, educators, and consultants.
It is estimated that nearly 300,000 travel professionals worldwide have
benefited from training programs that he has designed or delivered via his
company, Marc Mancini Seminars and Consulting.
"We are committed to giving our RTAs all of the tools and support they
need to succeed," continued Mr. Sorensen. "That includes educating them
about every part of the travel business. With upcoming tours, such as our
exclusive Beijing tour packages with Shanghai Spring, it is even more
important that our team understand as much as possible about group and tour
packages."
About YTB International
Recognized as the 35th largest seller of travel in the U.S. in 2006 by
Travel Weekly, YTB International, Inc. provides Internet-based travel
booking services for home-based independent representatives in the United
States, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Canada, Bermuda, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
It operates through three subsidiaries: YourTravelBiz.com, Inc., YTB
Travel Network, Inc., and REZconnect Technologies, Inc. YourTravelBiz.com
focuses on marketing online travel websites through a nationwide network of
independent business people, known as 'Reps.' YTB Travel Network
establishes and maintains travel vendor relationships, processes travel
transactions of online travel agents and affiliates, collects travel
commissions and pays sales commissions. Each RTA directs consumers to the
YTB Internet-based travel website. REZconnect Technologies hosts a travel
agency for traditional travel agents and offers franchises of brick and
mortar travel agencies. For more information, visit
http://www.ytbi.com/investor.
Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future
revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other
than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and the Company's
actual results could differ materially from expected results. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequently occurring events or circumstances.
Investor Contact:
Garth Russell / Yemi Rose
KCSA Worldwide for YTB International, Inc.
Phone: 212.896.1250 / 212.896.1233
SOURCE YTB International, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Media, Lauren Barker of Levick Strategic
Communications for YTB International, Inc., +1-202-973-1342,
lbarker@levick.com; or Investors, Garth Russell, +1-212-896-1250,
Yemi Rose, +1-212-896-1233, both of KCSA Worldwide for YTB
International, Inc.
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