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AMERICAN TOURISM SOCIETY FALL CONFERENCE

TravelTalkNEWS (Left to Right) Geoff Andrew, Group Director, Sales & Marketing, CHI; Michael Stolowitzky, President and CEO, ATS; Alex Harris, CTC, Chairman, General Tours and ATS; Karmenu Vella, Chairman, CHI; Christian Grage, General Manager, Corinthia Towers Hotel, Prague.

New York, NY – August 9, 2005 – Alex Harris, CTC, Chairman, ATS and General Tours, Michael Stolowitzky, President and CEO, American Tourism Society (ATS), and Karmenu Vella, Chairman, Corinthia Hotels International (CHI) announced that the award winning five-star Corinthia Towers Hotel will be the venue for the ATS fall Meeting and Travel Mart, in Prague, the Czech Republic, November 17-19, 2005. The ATS meeting, to be held in association with the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), will be hosted by Czech Tourism, CSA Czech Airlines, the Smithsonian Magazine, as well as the Corinthia Towers Hotel, will take place immediately following World Travel Market in London. The news was made official at a meeting at ATS headquarters in New York City where CHI’s Geoff Andrew, Group Director, Sales & Marketing, Christian Grage, General Manager, Corinthia Towers Hotel and Don Reynolds, ATS Executive Vice President were also present.

Vella said, “ATS is the first American-based travel industry organization that CHI joined when we decided to go after the American market, because we recognized the tremendous economic impact this group has on the international travel industry market. ATS, through its members, moves 3 million passengers a year with a volume of 4 billion US dollars.We are honored that ATS has selected the Corinthia Towers Hotel for this Prague meeting and are confident that we will provide the delegates with a unique and memorable hospitality experience that reflects the ‘Spirit of Corinthia’.”

Michael Stolowitzky, in his announcement, noted that ATS is proud to be the first American based tourism organization to hold a conference at a Corinthia property since its launch into the American market. Corinthia, with 20 properties in 11 destinations, truly reflects the ATS mission, ‘Bringing the World Together.’ Its properties in Prague, Budapest, St. Petersburg, Turkey and Tripoli, represent the same hot new destinations that ATS is focusing on: Central Europe, The Baltics and ATS’ expansion to the Red /Mediterranean Sea region.”

Following successful conferences in Poland and Budapest, Prague is described by many as the "Jewel in the Crown" of the “New Europe,” and is certainly one of the front runners. ATS founder and Chairman Alex Harris, CTC, stated “We are excited to return to Prague as we have seen tremendous growth of American tourism to this city since our last meeting held there. We are eager to continue to introduce new travel agents and tour operators to the Czech Republic’s tourism product as well as update our members on new properties, and programs available in this culturally rich and diverse destination.”

Geoff Andrew, stated that “CHI is pleased to note that our ATS membership has already resulted in several viable and expansive new business contracts. The US is a new market for us this year and we already have sales, marketing and public relations resources based in New York City. CHI is recognized as one of the fastest growing hospitality chains in Europe, and we look forward to expanding our brand recognition in the US through hosting such events as the ATS conference."

Conference Highlights

The two-day conference will focus on marketing and travel trends in the region as well as a trade show, showcasing the area’s tourism attractions. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a program of seminars and meetings comprised of tour operators, airlines, cruise lines, hotel companies, travel agencies and other travel interests in the region. One of the meeting highlights will be a specially created seminar for Czech and Central European participants featuring David Parry, Academic Travel Abroad and Michael Wargo, Travelocity, focusing on How to Develop Special Interest and Cultural Travel and the role of the Internet in promoting it. Other invited speakers will feature a cross-section of travel industry leaders including, keynote speakers Robert Whitley, President USTOA, Dr. Michael Edwards, President American Express Europe, H.E. Dr. Alia Bouron, Minister of Tourism Jordan, H.E. Akel Biltaji, Vice Chairman, Mediterranean Red Sea Council.

Christian Grage, Corinthia Towers Hotel General Manager, stated that “it is most appropriate that our property recently voted best MICE Hotel 2004 by World Hotels, host the ATS Conference in Prague. We are confident that together with Czech Tourism we will provide an unforgettable Prague experience for the ATS delegates.” Czech Tourism, under the direction of Katerina Pavilitova, Director of CzechTourism USA, is preparing a program to showcase the best of Prague to ATS delegates, as well as a tour to Olomouc.

About ATS - Bringing the World Together

The American Tourism Society (ATS), established in 1989 is a nonprofit, nonpolitical travel industry organization whose membership includes tour operators, hotels and resorts, international airlines, cruise lines, Government Tourist Offices, meeting and incentive planners, travel agents, tourism educators and public relations and marketing firms dedicated to promoting, developing and expanding high-quality, reliable travel between North America and the ATS destination areas: Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Central Europe, the Baltics and now the Mediterranean / Red Sea region. ATS holds semi-annual meeting and trade shows hosted by different destination countries each year; has a website on the internet.

About Corinthia Hotels International (CHI)

– Experience the Warmth, Colour, and Vitality

CHI is a fast growing hotel operation with 20 four- and five-star city and resort hotels, and a room inventory in excess of 6000, in Belgium, The Czech Republic, Hungary, Libya, Malta, Portugal, Russia, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia and Turkey. CHI takes pride in keeping alive the local character and individuality of each of its hotels. Outstanding service is the Company's hallmark and it strives to ensure that guests enjoy each property's distinct style and tradition. Indeed, the stated aim is to exceed customer expectations in all Corinthia hotels at all times.

Among its five-star properties, Corinthia boasts two Award-winning hotels: Budapest’s Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal received Europe’s “Best Hotel Architecture Award” and was recently selected to join the privileged list of “The Most Famous Hotels in the World.” Prague’s Corinthia Towers Hotel was voted best MICE Hotel 2004 by WorldHotels out of the organization’s 500 affiliated hotel properties worldwide.

Most recently Corinthia Hotels International was named one of the Czech Republic’s first ‘Superbrands' by the Country’s newly set up Superbrand Council. The Superbrand program, one of 30 worldwide, evaluates the best global and local brands in a selected destination and produces a high-caliber publication profiling each of the chosen brands. The five-star Corinthia Towers Hotel was the venue for the Gala Launch Ceremony in Prague, attended by the Czech Republic’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ing. Martin Jahn.

For more information on the ATS Conference: Donald Reynolds, Executive Vice-President, Tel: (212) 893-8111, E-mail: donaldr@reynoldstravel.com, www.americantourismsociety.org;

For additional information on CHI visit www.corinthiahotels.com; in New York, The Bradford Group (212) 447-0027, email bradfordmktg@aol.com.

Editorial Contact:

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