PAX INTERNET, INC. AND WORLDCHOICETRAVEL.COM ANNOUNCE
STRATEGIC INTERNET ALLIANCE FOR FAMILIES WHO TRAVEL
Contact: Mark Hopkinson 561/ 750-9800 x15
Email: mhopkinson@TransMediagroup.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
West Palm Beach, Fl., June 15, 2000 - Paxson Communications Corporation
(AMEX-PAX) and WorldChoiceTravel.com today announced an agreement
that will enable online visitors of the home page of Paxson's
filtered Internet service (www.paxway.com)
and the PAX television website (www.paxtv.com)
to access the high-powered, online hotel reservation, car rental
and airline ticketing services operated by WorldChoiceTravel.com.
The partnership further expands the reach of WorldChoiceTravel.com,
which provides privately branded online travel services to prominent
web sites worldwide. According to Bill Snyder, CEO of the unique
travel site, WorldChoiceTravel.com will pay commissioned partners
like PAX TV and PAXWAY a percentage on online bookings made through
their privately branded websites.
Features now accessible to PAX TV viewers and website
users will include "Family Friendly" travel guides and the ability
to source hotels and resorts that specifically cater to families
with infants, young children, teens and pets with special vacation
packages, accommodations and activities.
"Families visiting the PAX web sites will now have
the option of making online bookings at 35,000 hotels in over
170 countries as well as discounted airline and car rental reservations
both nationally and internationally," said Karsten Amlie, President
PAX Internet, Inc. "The synergies between the two companies promise
to enhance PAXWAY's online presence."
"Our PAX partner sites will seamlessly link to WorldChoiceTravel.com
to take advantage of our powerful search engine delivering travel
reservations in seconds, while still retaining their own site
brand and identity," said Snyder. "As more families embrace the
Internet as a means of researching and booking their travel arrangements,
WorldChoiceTravel.com can drive added value with our suite of
online travel services to the websites of partners like PAX."
About PAXWAY
Family-safe PAXWAY is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that
affords secure and easy access to the Internet for families and
kids. Using state-of-the-art filtering technology and 24-hour
technical support, users to can access the entire Internet without
fear of pulling up pornographic, violent or otherwise offensive
web pages. PAXWAY also keeps unwanted e-mail solicitations off
subscriber's computers.
The PAXWAY portal is co-branded with only the best
in content partners including Infospace, Ask Jeeves kid's content
and this newly announced alliance with WorldChoiceTravel.com.
Visitors to PAXWAY can sample the site at no charge for the first
30 days and thereafter the cost is $19.95 monthly. PAX Internet,
Inc., is a division of Paxson Communications Corporation, which
owns and operates the nation's largest broadcast television station
group and PAX TV, the newest broadcast television network. PAX,
the national family entertainment network, currently reaches 80%
U.S. television households via the Company's nationwide broadcast
television, cable and satellite distribution systems.
About WorldChoiceTravel.com
Travelers utilizing the WorldChoiceTravel.com hotel booking engine
on affiliate sites can make online reservations with over 120
major hotel brands in nearly 10,000 destinations worldwide complete
with discounted rates where available for car rental and airline
ticketing. The company also provides destination content including
interactive maps, activities, events and places to visit. "Family
Friendly" content is also included with advice for families traveling
with children. WorldChoiceTravel.com Inc. also operates the consumer
website USAHotelGuide.com that is rated # 1 by the E-commerce
authority, Gomez.com, as the easiest to use online hotel reservation
and travel website in the world. It also offers The Florida Hotels
and Discount Guide at www.flhotels.com
. Incorporated in 1983, it is one of the largest online hotel
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