Press Release

The Travel Outlet, Virginia’s leading full-service travel retailer and ticket consolidator, and NPORTA, Inc. experts in web and wireless application development, announced a strategic partnership to provide travel agencies and Travel Outlet clients with cutting-edge WORLDSPAN travel solutions.

NPorta has developed the first officially released web product utilizing Worldspan’s cutting edge XML-Pro technology. This technology offers local and regional travel agencies the ability to compete with companies like Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity by offering lower fares through easily used web interfaces. In addition, some portions of the site may be accessed wirelessly, via handheld devices such as Palm Pilots and PocketPC’s.

The Travel Outlet’s nPorta powered site uses web and database-driven technology in conjunction with WORLDSPAN’s new XML-Pro product. NPorta thus enables web sites like www.thetraveloutlet.com to incorporate private secure rate fares, and other “agency specific” negotiated fare agreements into their web site in order to offer consumers discounted fares via the web.

William A. Goldstein, President and CEO of nPorta, Inc., explains, “The nPorta-Travel Outlet partnership is brilliant in its simplicity. Travel agencies and corporations lose money every day to major travel web sites, simply because they don’t have the resources of the larger Internet players, such as Microsoft-backed Expedia.com. NPorta gives companies resources to compete with these Internet travel giants, beat their fares, deliver a better web-solution, and maintain the personal customer service only local travel agencies, such as The Travel Outlet, can provide. We’re excited to be the first to market with a Worldspan XML-Pro based software solution, and enthusiastic to be working with The Travel Outlet as we expect major revenue growth and market penetration via this partnership.”

The inexpensive nPorta technology enables travel agents and their clients (or corporate travel agencies and their employees) to shop and book travel online, track flight arrival and departure status, access the latest travel package and cruise specials, gather weather forecast data and convert currencies with split-second accuracy.

“We have been a Worldspan travel agency since 1986, and until now had no way to easily manage and solicit business online. The Internet opens a vast opportunity for e-commerce as it has evolved into a way of life for most people. NPorta gave us an easy way to instantly have our own professional and updateable travel web site. Thanks to nPorta’s revolutionary technology, The Travel Outlet is poised to capture a “piece of the pie” through enhanced online booking, competitive consolidator prices, and first-rate customer service,” said Roy Estaris, CEO and President of The Travel Outlet.

With this alliance, The Travel Outlet is the first WORLDSPAN agency of its kind to provide its clients with a one-stop online travel resource offering prices equal to or even lower than other travel bureaus, Internet sites and agencies. NPorta and The Travel Outlet look forward to exploring new opportunities with this product, and to delivering additional software solutions for the travel industry in the future.

About The Travel Outlet:

The Travel Outlet is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA U.S.A, and has been in operation since 1986. Its service is based on individual and personalized attention to customers’ needs, requirements and interests. The Travel Outlet staff has worked extensively with all aspects of the travel industry and has been trained to offer unique and creative solutions to all logistic problems and situations. The Travel Outlet is the only consolidator to Asia in the Hampton Roads, VA area. The Travel Outlet now offers enhanced Web-based air, hotel, car, cruise, and vacation booking through its web site: www.thetraveloutlet.com.

About nPorta, Inc.

NPorta develops, designs and consults on software for the travel, real estate and healthcare industries. nPorta delivers timely and relevant software applications in a versatile and innovative fashion, allowing users to customize and tailor applications to their needs via the web and wireless devices. nPorta is a privately held company based in Atlanta, GA. More information on nPorta can be found at http://www.nporta.com.