YTB International Founders Participated in a Highly Successful '27 Cities in
30 Days' Whirlwind National Tour
WOOD RIVER, Ill., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YTB International,
Inc. (Pink Sheets: YTBLA) ("YTB" or the "Company"), a leading international
provider of Internet-based travel booking services for home-based independent
RTAs, announced today that Company founders, Lloyd "Coach" Tomer and Scott
Tomer, have just completed a widely-successful 16 state tour in which they
visited 27 cities in 30 days.
"This is a momentous event that I look forward to every year," said Coach
Tomer. "This year's tour was a tremendous success with more than 30,000 people
in attendance. I really enjoy speaking to the thousands of people who are new
to the opportunities associated with YTB."
The Founders' Tour begins at the Coach's Birthday Bash, an annual event
where YTB's top producers are invited to celebrate the previous year's
accomplishments and plan for the upcoming year.
"The momentum created by the 2007 Founders' Tour lead to a record year for
YTB," said Scott Tomer. "The turnout was substantially higher this year, which
gives me confidence that 2008 will be the best year in our company's history."
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
division focuses on marketing online travel agencies through a nationwide
network of independent business people, known as 'Reps.' YTB Travel Network
division establishes and maintains travel vendor relationships, books travel
transactions of online travel agents and affiliates, collects travel
commissions and pays sales commissions. Each RTA sells travel through a
personalized Internet-based travel website. The REZconnect Technologies
division operates as a travel vendor relationship management company 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.
Media, Lauren Barker of Levick Strategic Communications for YTB International,
Inc., +1-202-973-1342, Mobile, +1-443-618-9169, lbarker@levick.com; or
Investors, Garth Russell, +1-212-896-1250, or Yemi Rose, +1-212-896-1233, both
of KCSA Worldwide for YTB International, Inc.
