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June 24, 2009 – A panoramic city like few others, Baltimore is a popular port that draws visitors for its wealth of cultural attractions and world famous crab fests. ARES' second affiliate in Baltimore, Baltimore.biz, is now live on the ARES Travel Network. A unique customization of the ARES booking engine allows the site to prominently display a full range of products with a user friendly and intuitive interface. Visit http://www.baltimore.biz/ to view the horizontal integration and attractive call to action.

June 22, 2009 – With a growing stronghold in the Nation's Capital and East Coast region, ARES is proud to welcome the newest DC based Affiliate, See Washington DC. The site has employed a complete line of ARES travel products including hotels, air, car rentals, packages, deals, tours, attractions and museums. With a heavy emphasis on activities, See Washington DC is an ideal site to host ARES' well established collection of contracted hotels and attractions in the greater DC area.

June 8, 2009 – The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau has joined the ARES Travel Network as our second Affiliate in the great state of Texas. Austin is a city rich in culture, history and the arts. Music is at the heart of the City and locals live a lifestyle that is progressive, creative and colorful. Now fully integrated with the Bureau’s official travel portal, http://www.austintexas.org/visitors/, the ARES booking engine allows visitors to book a complete range of travel products including lodging, car rentals and airfare.

May 28, 2009 – Battle Creek Michigan is an all American city filled with world class sporting venues, hotels, restaurants and entertainment. The Battle Creek/Calhoun County Convention and Visitors Bureau is now live on the ARES Travel Network and is a welcome addition to the Midwest Market Region. The ARES booking engine offers lodging, cars and flights and makes a perfect companion to the downloadable Visitors Guide available on the Bureau's website http://www.battlecreekvisitors.org/.

May 6, 2009 – ARES' booking engine continues to gain popularity with event sites across the country. Recent additions to the ARES Travel Network include the San Francisco and Big Sur Half & International Marathons. The San Francisco Marathon has integrated lodging, cars, deals, flights, activities and packages with their website. Big Sur is offering hotels, attractions, flights, cars, packages, deals and group accommodations.

May 4, 2009 – ARES welcomes the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau to the ARES Travel Network. As our first Texas based Affiliate, Corpus Christi is the longest undeveloped barrier island in the world and offers year round beaching, festivals and sporting events. With the completion of ARES' technology integration with the Bureau's website, visitors can now plan and purchase a trip to Corpus Christi online in a secure, one-stop shop environment.

April 22, 2009 – ARES and the Environment News Service have launched Green Hotels Directory. As the first OTA with a Travel Green program designed to assist travelers in identifying sustainability in the hospitality sector, ARES joined forces with ENS to develop a comprehensive website dedicated to earth conscious hospitality. ENS, with its worldwide audience of environmental professionals, recognized the need for an information resource for comfortable accommodations in responsible hotels. Read our World Wire press release.

February 20, 2009 – ARES welcomes the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association to the ARES Travel Network. The integration of ARES’ booking engine on http://baltimore.org enhances the Association’s website which is rich with information. Vibrant neighborhoods, arts and culture, the Port of Baltimore Cruise Terminal and world famous Maryland Crab feasts are just some of the things that draw visitors to Baltimore. A Travel Planner, interactive map tool and calendar of events make planning a visit to Baltimore fun and easy. The ARES booking engine allows visitors to browse and purchase travel products online and the site will be supported by ARES’ central reservations Call Center.

February 6, 2009 - The ARES Travel Network continues its expansion in the East Coast region of the United States with the addition of the Richmond Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. The ARES booking engine is now fully integrated with Richmond’s official online travel portal, www.visitrichmondva.com. The Richmond Bureau is also using ARES’ reservation call center for telephone sales and customer service via a dedicated toll free number attached to the website. With the live launch of the reservations technology comes a new 'Travel Green' enhancement that includes the famed Jefferson Hotel which has been certified by the Department of Environmental Quality as a 'Virginia Green' business.

January 10, 2009 - Visitors to Monterey County can book their vacations online any day of the week. ARES' proprietary booking engine and reservations services are now live on Monterey County Weekly’s website. The area's largest circulation newspaper offers a visitors guide, tips about local hot spots and now a host of booking tools for hotels, rental cars, packages and attractions. Monterey is a favorite destination for travelers, complementing ARES Travel Network’s rapidly growing distribution along the Northern California coast.

October 30, 2008 - The ARES Travel Network is a little brighter today. ARES has been selected by the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau to provide online and call center reservations for www.visitphoenix.com, the area’s official travel site featuring a calendar of events, mapping and cultural content under the brilliant tag line ‘Shine On.’ A hot bed of tourism, Phoenix is a favorite go-to for golf and spa vacations, art lovers getaways and those looking for a landing pad from which to explore Arizona’s rich landscape. With the addition of ARES’ booking engine and call center features, the Bureau now offers hotels, attractions and car rentals for purchase and packaging.

September 19, 2008 - ARES Travel Network expands to St. George, Utah. St. George has joined the growing number of geodomain sites using ARES’ proprietary booking engine to power their travel product sales. As a new Network Affiliate, www.stgeorge.us now offers hotel, car and airline reservations online. A dedicated toll free customer service number also displays on the website, allowing ARES’ call center to provide additional sales support for the destination. St. George is home to SkyWest Airlines and is best known for its outdoor recreation. Golf, theatre and beautiful red rock formations attract visitors year round.

September 16, 2008 - MTS rolls with a complete line of ARES travel products. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has joined the ARES Travel Network. Moving at full speed, MTS has added an entire line of products to their website www.sdmts.com. Hotels, air, car, deals, packages and activities are all available for online purchase. As an ARES attraction partner, MTS tickets are also sold throughout our network. With a fleet of clean, sleek trolleys and buses, MTS is a safe driving alternative for people visiting nightlife venues. They also help visitors avoid traffic and parking hassles at sporting events and provide a quick, convenient and affordable way to get around town.

September 15, 2008 - Excitement erupts as ARES welcomes the Redding CVB. Home to Lassen Volcanic National Park, Redding is a city with a fiery past and bright future. Located in Northern California’s Sacramento Valley, it is a gateway city to and from the Cascade foothills and a popular place for conventions, tours and the film industry. By integrating ARES’ reservations technology, the Bureau’s travel portal, www.visitredding.com, now offers visitors the ability to plan trips and purchase lodging, rental cars and flights online.

February 13, 2008 - ARES is pleased to announce that we have added additional Six Flags Amusement Park websites. New to the ARES family is Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio which now brings us to a total of 12 of the Six Flags theme parks.

February 1, 2008 - ARES heads south of the border! For the first time we venture out of our borders to sell international product on the Rosarito Convention and Visitors Bureau site: http://rosarito.org! Rosarito Beach (or Playas de Rosarito) is located 20 minutes south of San Diego, in Baja California, Mexico. Great food, music, beaches and nightlife make Rosarito Beach a popular destination for visitors. Rosarito's proximity to the border and scenic location between the Pacific Ocean and coastal foothills places it as one of the leading resort towns in Baja California.

January 29, 2008 - The Place Magazine is the latest affiliate to join the ARES team, now live on http://visittheplace.com. The magazine has been published since 1977 as a monthly in-room television guide reaching over 1.7 million leisure and business travelers in Southern California. With three editions: San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles, brand-new websites have been lauched for each area: LA The Place, OC The Place, SD The Place with the ARES booking engine powering each.

January 16, 2008 - ARES goes deep into the heart of Texas. We are pleased to announce that the ARES reservation system is now live on http://www.austin.com. The city is known for its beautiful rivers, rolling hills, historic landmarks, and its well-deserved reputation as the "Live Music Capital of the World." Recently ranked 8 in the "Top 25 US Arts Destinations in America," Austin is definitely a city that is hip and happening and we are very happy to have our first distribution channel for this versatile destination.

January 7, 2008 - Welcome to Sonoma County Tourism Bureau, the latest addition to the ARES Travel Network. Sonoma County is located 30 miles north of San Francisco and has more than 250 wineries in the region within many quaint towns, coastal communities, luxurious spas, towering redwoods, and mystical rivers. Currently ARES is supplying Hotel, Car, and Air service with Activities and Packages to be added shortly.

December 17, 2007 - ARES is proud to announce that we are now the official booking engine for the San Diego Hall of Champions site. The SDHOC is the nation's largest multi-sport museum, boasting three levels of memorabilia and 68,000 square feet. The museum offers a state-of-the-art theatre, an interactive media center, and fascinating displays on the nation's favorite sports.

December 14, 2007 - The ARES booking engine is now live on the Monterey Convention and Visitor Bureau's website. This is a great addition to our networks, and a great distribution channel in Northern California. Visitors from around the world come to Monterey to experience its natural beauty, cultural resources, and rich historic past and ARES is please to help attract more people to this beautiful area of the country.

November 20, 2007 - The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) and ARES have partnered to offer the 11 member states in the southeast ARES' advanced reservation ecommerce platform. Through this partnership, ARES will be offering the states that compromise the STS and their associated web sites the ability to use ARES' private label booking engine to drive traffic to all of the fantastic destinations in the Southeastern US.

November 16, 2007 - The ARES booking engine is now live on the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau website. This is a great addition to our travel network, and our first CVB distribution channel in North Carolina. More than 5.46 million people visit Durham each year to enjoy the wealth of things they have to see and do and ARES hopes to increase this number by supplying our easy to use booking solution to their website.

October 30, 2007 - ARES is proud to announce that the San Diego 3for1 pass is now exclusively available as a Print@Home ticket only on the San Diego Zoo's website. The Print@Home ticket can be found at http://zoodeals.com/156_attraction-info_a21.html.Just another way ARES can make your tickets more accessible to the consumer.

October 29, 2007 - Welcome to a new affiliate, Greater Washington Sports Alliance. As the regional sports commission for the Greater Washington area, one of Greater Washington Sports Alliance's goals is to brand Greater Washington as a sports destination. ARES is currently powering the online reservations for the Wirefly National Marathon that takes place March 29, 2008.

October 2, 2007 - Chicago Plus, the Chicagoland Regional Tourism Development Office has partnered with ARES to power the Visit Chicagoland website. This portal covers all areas within 60 minutes of Chicago and partners with 16 Convention & Visitors in the area.

September 27, 2007 - The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is the latest affiliate to join the ARES team. Their website, www.visitchicagosouthland.com, celebrates this rich cultural area with many historical sites and offers visitors many sports and entertainment options. ARES is powering not only hotels and attractions but flights and car rental options as well.

September 14, 2007 - ARES welcomes the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce as a new partner.
ARES welcomes the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce as a new partner. Focusing on the community developments in Laguna Beach, the website http://lagunabeachchamber.org offers visitors insight into this trendy Orange County city well-known for its artistic beach-culture.

July 15, 2007 - Northstar at Tahoe’s central reservations now managed by ARES.
Northstar at Tahoe, Lake Tahoe’s premiere alpine ski resort has picked ARES to not only power the web site www.NorthstaratTahoe.com, but to also act as the central reservation service. ARES’ advanced e-commerce platform and award winning customer service are now available to all Northstar at Tahoe customers.

July 10, 2007 - ReynoldsMaps.com, now powered by ARES.
As a leading supplier of printed maps to the Washington DC, Arlington VA & Montgomery County MD area, Reynolds maps has picked ARES to not only power their web site, www.ReynoldsMaps.com, but to also handle their call center calls. With over 1.5 million maps distributed yearly, Reynolds Maps chose ARES’ advanced technology and customer service over the competition and now offers ARES’ travel-related products and services to visitors to the greater Washington DC area.

July 5, 2007 - The Miramar Air show and ARES join forces!
The Miramar Air show, one of the West Coast’s largest military air shows now offers discounted hotel reservations, rental cars and attraction tickets electronically on their web site, www.MiramarAirShow.com. Using ARES’ advanced ecommerce platform, the Miramar Air Show is now able to offer discounted travel services to their guests online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

June 30, 2007 - TheDistrict.com, one of Washington DC’s most visited destination sites picks ARES!
TheDistrict.com, one of the leading sites for our nation’s capitol has picked ARES’ reservation technology to enable their visitor’s to purchase discounted travel products online. ARES has secured Internet-only rates at area hotels and attractions and now visitors to TheDistrict.com can take advantage of these special deals online.

June 20, 2007 - Come sail the San Francisco bay with the Red & White Fleet & ARES.
The Red and White Fleet picked ARES’ industry-leading technology to allow visitors to their site, www.redandwhite.com to reserve local San Francisco hotels, Vacation packages and area rental cars. With special contracted rates, ARES is able to offer the Red and White fleet customers the best possible rates available anywhere online.

June 15, 2007 - The Chicago Northshore CVB partners with ARES!
The CNSCVB has chosen ARES over all other electronic travel providers to offer visitors to their site, www.cnscvb.com the opportunity to book travel related services online. The CNSCVB is made up of the following communities, Evanston, Skokie, Wilmette, Northbrook and Glenview. Area hotels, packages and nationwide air ticketing and car rentals are also available.

June 1, 2007 - More CVB’s jump on the ARES bandwagon!
With its ever-growing presence in the Convention & Visitor Bureau marketing arena, ARES has broadened its reach with the addition of the Pasadena, Marin County, Stockton and Vallejo CVB’s. Following the leads of larger CVB’s nationwide; Smaller CVB’s see the advantage of leveraging ARES’ advanced technology for their clients and customers nationwide.

May 10, 2007 - ARES’ industry-leading technology now powers AmusementPark.com
AmusementPark.com has chosen ARES’ industry-leading web-based hotel reservations and attraction ticketing solutions to power the second generation of this theme park based site.

April 3, 2007 - Balboa Park (San Diego) chooses ARES’ technology to power BalboaPark.org and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
BalboaPark.org, the web site for Southern California's most visited urban destination has chosen ARES' industry leading technology to handle online ticket sales for the museums and exhibits within the Park. This partnership includes online ticket fulfillment for The Dead Sea Scrolls, the largest, longest, most comprehensive showing of the scrolls ever assembled in any country.

February 15, 2007 - Six Flags Theme Parks & ARES team up!
The Six flags theme parks located in New England, New Jersey, St Louis, Vallejo and Washington DC are now using ARES’ advanced ticketing technology to not only offer online ticket sales & print@home ticketing but to also offer their customer base discounted hotels near these great American theme parks.

November 6, 2006 - Booth Creek Resorts leverages ARES' technology to sell Sierra-at-Tahoe one day, two day and 3-Pak lift ticket and lodging packages from SierraatTahoe.com. The ARES platform provides the ability for consumers to add and subtract lift tickets and select room types to create the ultimate Sierra-at-Tahoe vacation.

October 30, 2006 - The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf chooses ARES to provide Print@Home ticketing to consumers. The Wax Museum now has the ability to sell individual tickets, combination tickets and other ARES travel services online and telephonically. Now the Wax Museum has the ability to offer rental cars, online hotel reservations, vacation packages and Print@Home tickets to the Wax Museum and other local attraction.

October 10, 2006 - Scottsdale.com goes live with ARES online travel inventory. Scottsdale.com has entered into a partnership with Advanced Reservation Systems to offer discounted hotels, air tickets, rental cars and vacation packages to its visitors. With the addition of ARES' cutting edge reservation technology, Scottsdale.com now offers ARES' industry leading reservation technology.

October 2, 2006 - Fisherman's Wharf Merchants Association teams up with ARES! ARES now enables the Fisherman's Wharf Merchant Association to offer real-time online hotel reservations to their visitors. Fishermanswharf.org, home to the association now is more that just a travel guide. With the addition of ARES' services and products the FWMA is now able to compete in the competitive hotel market in and around the Fisherman's wharf area.

September 6, 2006 - The state of New Hampshire chooses Yankee Publishing Inc. and Advanced Reservations Inc. to provide visitors to the state of New Hampshire and their destination web site the ability to book their vacation travel plans online. VisitNH.gov now offers ARES' suite of travel applications to better serve their clients when booking hotels, rental cars and flights to and from New Hampshire.

June 30, 2006 - The Washington, D.C. Convention and Tourism Corporation and ARES team up! The Washington DC CTC ( www.Washington.org ) has selected ARES' suite of travel products and superior technology to power the leading destination web site for the greater Washington DC area. With this technology, Washington.org now offers not only discounted hotel reservations, but car rentals, airline tickets, attraction tickets and vacation packages to its visitors. Planning a trip to D.C. has never been this simple!

June 29, 2006 - The Portland Maine CVB in partnership with YPI chooses the ARES Booking Engine to power VisitPortland.com. Providing consumers discounted online hotel reservations, activity ticketing, dynamic packaging, rental car and airline reservations to visitors of this fantastic destination.

June 13, 2006 - Yankee Publishing Inc. selects ARES to develop its New England Travel Network! Advanced Reservation Systems Inc. enters into an agency relationship with Yankee Publishing Inc. to provide industry leading booking engine technology on NewEngland.com and other leading New England destination Web sites. Yankee Publishing now has the ability to offer online hotel reservations, activities, dynamic packaging, rental cars and air ticketing to destination marketing organizations throughout the greater New England area.

March 17, 2006 - The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau has selected Advanced Reservation Systems Inc. (ARES) as its official Hotel Reservation, Attraction Ticketing and Vacation Packaging provider. The implementation of the ARES services are scheduled for an April 1, 2006 launch on www.choosechicago.com and www.877chicago.com. This new partnership further expands the ARES footprint as a national leader in providing travel reservations technology and services to DMOs and the tourism industry at large.

November 2, 2005 - ARES has been selected by the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau to provide online travel reservations, activity ticketing and packaging on San Francisco most popular destination web site, www.sfvisitor.org. Over the coming months, ARES will work in partnership with the bureau on a number of exciting packaging initiatives and promotions featuring Bay Area hotels, sightseeing attractions, and tours featuring products that are available Only In San Francisco.

October 5, 2005 - Today, ARES and the State of California jointly launched a new state-wide travel reservations program on www.visitcalifornia.com . Visitors to the nations most popular “tourism state” can now plan their vacations online using the ARES reservation system. Each major tourism region is comprehensively covered with hotel and attraction offerings from Southern California to the San Francisco Bay Area and all points north and in between.

August 3, 2005 - ARES is pleased to announce a new partnership with The California Travel and Tourism Commission (CTTC) to provide its online reservation technology to benefit the travel industry of the State.

California is the number one travel destination in the nation and the states tourism web site, www.visitcalifornia.com is the most visited state site in the nation. ARES is working closely with the State of California to help develop the top state travel booking site.

The CTTC chose ARES for its proven experience, flexibility in working with lodging properties, and their ability to provide dynamic packages including attraction ticketing via their print@home e-ticketing technology. Lodging properties have the ability to sell and manage the yield for lodging, attraction, and event and activity inventory through the ARES travel network. Through this extensive travel network in California, including several destination marketing organizations, ARES offers significant exposure to our travel service partners including hotels, attractions, tour companies, and other destination service partners.

July 18, 2005 - ARES completes agreement with Pegasus Solutions, Inc to participate in the Pegasus Net Rates Program, enabling ARES to pull net rates from the major hotel chains (including hotels utilizing Pegasus' Utell) through the Pegasus switch, providing ARES' distribution partners with more inventory and providing an additional way for participating chains to provide room inventory through the ARES Travel Network.

July 11, 2005 - SACRAMENTO - The California Hotel & Lodging Association has partnered with Advanced Reservation Systems (ARES) to provide its online reservation technology to the benefit of CH&LA members, as well as all lodging properties in California. CH&LA will soon utilize ARES' proprietary reservation and dynamic packaging software to offer a comprehensive array of lodging, activity and tour products to their customers.

"We're pleased to be the first new partner to implement ARES' latest version of their reservation technology," stated Jim Abrams, President & CEO of CH&LA. "CH&LA especially appreciates ARES' commitment to customer service, as evidenced by their established relationships with many California lodging properties and destination marketing organizations."

June 30, 2005 - After several months of intensive research and development, ARES released the latest upgrade to our booking engine, version 4.0. This complete overhaul of the look and feel includes a number of key enhancements and improvements which include:

One-Click "Book It" and "Buy it" options makes booking hotels and buying tickets faster and more efficient
Enhanced hotel and attraction information pages with more photos and features
Enhanced hotel listings with more room-type info and Hot Deal notification
New Hotel Name Search and Region drop down, making it easier than ever before for consumers to find what they want
Improved Vacation Packaging search tool allows availability searches for just package products as well as improved categorization
Booking engine pages are now more search-engine-friendly than before, more so than any other product on the market
New customizable marketing regions to categorize and group hotels YOUR way, or ours

May 15, 2005 - The San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau and ARES have renewed their partnership to provide San Diego visitors with travel services on their highly popular web site, www.sandiego.org. The partnership has been a great success for both parties as well a benefit for bureau membership.

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