Yahoo! Announces Enhanced Cruise And Vacation Package Offerings National Leisure Group to Provide Booking Capability to Yahoo! Travel SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- April 03, 2001 -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company, today announced it has teamed with National Leisure Group, Inc. (NLG) to offer convenient access to booking cruise and vacation packages through Yahoo!® Travel (http://travel.yahoo.com). Consumers can now book cruises online with nearly ninety-five percent of the leading cruise lines in the Cruise Area of Yahoo! Travel. In the Vacations Area, travelers can access fully-integrated vacations of all types including escorted tours, air/hotel packages, adventure/cultural trips, and last-minute weekends. "We are enhancing our product offerings on Yahoo! Travel by providing our consumers with top cruise and vacation package content from around the globe, making Yahoo! Travel the only place people need to go for all their essential travel needs," said Neda Nazem, business development manager, Yahoo! Travel. "We are pleased to work with National Leisure Group to offer our consumers easy access to vast cruise and vacation package information. NLG is well respected for their industry expertise and their long-term and long-standing relationships with leading providers." Cruising Together Cruise vacations exist for every budget, from the cost-conscious to the luxury seeker. The rates listed on Yahoo! Travel include cabin accommodations, all meals, port charges, onboard daytime activities, nighttime parties, and entertainment. Yahoo! Travel offers daily cruise specials by price, cruise line or destination preference. As people are researching their cruise, not only can they read a description and view a color image of their cabin, but they also can see its exact location on the ship by reviewing a detailed deck plan. Destination weather information also is integrated throughout the site. Once consumers choose a cruise, they can book it directly online through an easy-to-use, seamless booking process.
Cruise providers available through Yahoo! Travel include American Hawaii Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, Delta Queen Steamboat, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line, Orient Lines, Princess Cruise Lines, Radisson Seven Seas, Renaissance Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, United States Lines, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, and Windstar Cruises. Vacation Anywhere and Everywhere Yahoo! Travel offers thousands of vacation packages for all types of travelers. These packages include escorted tours, air/hotel packages, adventure/cultural trips, and last-minute weekend getaways. Currently, Yahoo! Travel offers a combination of online and offline booking options in the vacation package area. Tour operators include American Airlines Vacations, AmericaWest Vacations, Apple Vacations, Club Med, Collette Tours, Contiki Holidays, Europe Express, Evergreen Holidays, Funjet Vacations, Globus Gateway, GOGO Worldwide Vacations, GWV International, Insight Vacations, Trafalgar Tours, Trans National Travel, Travel Impressions, Unique Vacations, and Vacation Express. Travel Tools You Can Use As people are browsing the site researching their trip, Yahoo! Travel enables them to store their selections as they go so they can refer back to their research at any time. In addition, they can send what they've stored via email to a friend. That way, people can shop and compare cruises and vacations together. About Yahoo! Travel Yahoo! Travel serves as a comprehensive online travel guide. Yahoo! Travel enables travelers to book flights, car rentals and hotel accommodations, vacations and cruises as well as research trips by destination, price and interest. Yahoo! Travel brings the best providers of travel services together all in one place with 24/7 availability. Consumers can quickly find what they need for arranging trips, including specials, guidebook information, feature articles, weather condition information, safety tips and currency converters. In addition, Yahoo! Travel provides consumers with the ability to connect with other travelers through its extensive online community. Travelers are encouraged to share their experiences through live chatting or posting messages to the Yahoo! Travel message boards.
About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 185 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, http://www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the most recognized and valuable Internet brand globally, and is ranked the No. 38 leading consumer brand worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance consumer brand worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customized enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. About National Leisure Group National Leisure Group, Inc. (NLG) is a world-class provider of leisure travel services and technology. Based in Woburn, Massachusetts, National Leisure Group has been delivering cruise and vacation solutions to its affiliate partners for nearly 15 years. # # #