SAN MATEO, Calif. – WorldRes.com(TM), an online hotel distribution network for leisure travel, announced an agreement today with budgethotels.com, an online reservation service serving budget travelers worldwide. The agreement will expand the national and international reach of the budgethotels.com site by adding WorldRes.com's inventory of more than 9,000 properties.

By partnering with WorldRes.com, the budgethotels.com site will offer detailed content and real-time reservations capability at WorldRes.com's unique collection of properties, expanding budgethotels.com's lodging options to include independent hotels, bed and breakfasts, resorts and vacation rentals not only in the US, but also in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and the South Pacific. WorldRes.com receives the benefit of adding another point of Web distribution to its unique and growing network, expanding the reach of its member properties for Web marketing and online reservation dollars.

"Our goal is to become one of the largest accommodation web sites for all aspects of online travel and our partnership with WorldRes.com is a big step in that direction," said William Marshall, president and CEO of budgethotels.com. "WorldRes.com allows our customers to make confirmed online reservations, and brings them even greater accommodation options, making budgethotels.com a one-stop-shop for booking leisure stays around the world. "

WorldRes.com provides a complimentary solution for budgethotels.com, including detailed property information, photos and descriptions, that enable travelers to quickly and easily identify and book a hotel, resort, B&Bs or activity-based vacation package and receive an instant confirmation.

"Budgethotels.com is the latest addition to our growing distribution network, extending the reach of the WorldRes.com platform to drive e-commerce dollars to our member hotels," said Greg Jones, CEO of WorldRes.com. "This announcement is a great example of the WorldRes.com network in action: we add value to our partner sites and in return get increased Web distribution for our properties."

About WorldRes.com, Inc.

WorldRes.com, Inc. ( www.worldres.com)operates the online distribution network that connects hotels to leisure travelers through a broad range of Web-based partners, including portals, travel and destination Web sites, convention and visitor bureaus, tourism authorities, online city guides, call centers and travel agents. For hotels, WorldRes.com offers an efficient, low-cost means for marketing and selling accommodations online. For distribution partners, WorldRes.com provides detailed information and booking capability for a wide range of properties, from bed and breakfasts and independent hotels to resorts, vacation rentals and hotel chains.

WorldRes.com was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California; WorldRes.com Europe is based in Duesseldorf, Germany; and WorldRes.com UK offices are located in Staines, Middlesex. WorldRes.com employees collectively possess an extensive knowledge of hotel marketing, systems and operations as well as Internet-based transaction technology. WorldRes.com owns and operates two consumer Web sites: Places To Stay (www.placestostay.com), which offers real-time rates, reservations and information for all properties in the WorldRes.com system; and BedandBreakfast.com (www.bedandbreakfast.com), with information on more than 23,000 B&Bs and historic inns around the world.

Elizabeth Ripley
Marketing Communications Manager
650 570-3437
WorldRes