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For Immediate Release

Sabre introduces new Travel Agent solutions called, the Empowering Agenda;
Shelly Houser, promotes the benefits of online education in the Travel Industry;
Author Dan McNichol of Boston, talks about his #1 best-selling book, The Big Dig;
All LIVE and ONLINE on Tours Talk Radio This Week

May 20, 2002 -- San Diego, CA -- Tours Talk Radio^TM announced today Ed Kamm, Vice President of Western Division National and Premier Accounts for Sabre, will be joining the Tours Talk Radio line up Thursday May 23, 2002 from 9 - 11am PST at www.tourstalkradio.com. "Sabre's commitment to travel agents is clear as Sabre introduces its Empowering Agenda, a set of tools and services to help agents succeed," said Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer of Tours Talk Radio. "Finally, travel agents are being taken seriously with the help of Sabre, the leading travel technology company. Agents now have the opportunity to be in the forefront of transforming the business of travel."

Shelly M. Houser, CTC, owner of Travel Career Options and author of "NAVIGATE the Net", will be conducting an ONLINE seminar on Tours Talk Radio to promote the benefits of learning from an ONLINE resource. "We believe wholeheartedly that learning and educating from an online resource like Tours Talk Radio is wave of the future," said Ms. Dhuyvetter. "Shelly offers incredible opportunities to the industry in the form of virtual education and we are happy to spread the word. "

Thomas Steinmetz, publisher of the eTurboNews.com and sponsor of the Top of the Hour News segment at Tours Talk Radio each week, will report on the latest in International and Domestic Travel News.

Dan McNichol, author of the #1 best-selling book, The Big Dig, will share his enthusiasm for and knowledge of the massive Boston's Central/Artery Tunnel Project. Dan’s newest book, The Big Dig at Night, is also a best seller and the winner of the Boston Herald’s Editor’s Choice award. Dan was appointed to the White House to serve in the Department of Transportation for Secretary Andrew Card. . Dan promotes guided tours via bicycles, hiking and buses throughout the tunnel area. As the official spokesperson for the Boston tunnel project, Dan has also worked closely with the Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, History Channel and the Travel Channel, as well as the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, USA Today, the Washington Post, Fortune Magazine, Tokyo TV and National Public Radio.

Captain Randy LeRuth, a pilot for a major US airline, also joins Ms. Dhuyvetter for a weekly conversation that promotes air travel and examines the latest in airline industry news.

The weekly Tours Talk Radio ONLINE Internet shows are presented in a seminar/interview format and include guests from all over the world. The audience can hear Tours Talk Radio worldwide with Internet access and Windows Media Player. An 800 number and instant email messaging are available during the broadcasts for easy access to the live show. The audience is encouraged to browse the Web sites that are linked to the weekly shows.

The show airs live each Thursday from 9 - 11am Pacific. Tours Talk Radio is broadcast from wsRadio.ws and can be accessed by logging onto www.tourstalkradio.com or the www.wsRadio.ws Web site. Or call 760 753 1114 to talk to a Tours Talk Radio staff member.

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