Affinity International Travel Systems Signs Agreement to Acquire Las Vegas Wholesaler, Tours by Charlie.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1999--Affinity International Travel Systems Inc. (OTC BB:TRIP) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Ft. Lauderdale based Tours by Charlie.

Tours by Charlie is a wholesale tour operator specializing in complete package tours to multiple gaming destinations. This marks the fifth acquisition for Affinity, three of which Affinity has already completed. Affinity's CEO Daniel G. Brandano commented, "By acquiring Tours by Charlie, Affinity saved a considerable amount of time and resources instead of launching a Las Vegas program on our own. This acquisition affords us a quick market penetration and opens numerous other opportunities. We plan to expand the Tours by Charlie program from its South Florida base to a nationwide and internet based program, over the next 12 months."

Tours by Charlie has been in operation since 1993 and was created by Charles Spierer, formerly the Director of Player and Program Development for the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. He is also the National Vice President of Marketing for the Player's Club International, an organization that was originally launched with the famous Telly Savalas advertising campaign. Mr. Spierer will join the management team of SunStyle International Holidays, a unit of Affinity where he will serve as Vice President of Product Marketing, Gaming Destinations.

Mr. Spierer commented, "I am excited about joining the Affinity team and the prospects of this new division. Affinity possesses the technology, Internet presence and management infrastructure we lacked at Tours by Charlie, factors which curtailed our growth." Further, he added, "This is a great time to bring new gaming destination programs to the market. We are confident that the newer hotels that have been built in Las Vegas such as Mirage Resorts, Bellagio, Treasure Island, Monte Carlo, Flamingo Hilton, and the New Frontier as well as hotels in Biloxi, such as Beau Rivage and Isle of Capri, hotels which we have wholesale tour agreements in place, are creating a renewed interest in those destinations. Our existing wholesale contracts and extensive contacts will allow SunStyle to launch a very competitive product."

Tours by Charlie is the leading wholesaler of package tours to Las Vegas from South Florida. Other destinations served by the company include the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Nassau Bahamas, Atlantic City, Aruba, Puerto Rico, St. Marteen and Santo Domingo. The company also specializes in group tours from 40-400 people.

Affinity International Travel Systems is a holding company that has, over the past two years, developed a technology platform in conjunction with Sabre Inc. (NYSE:TSG), and Internet strategies designed to allow quick integration of acquisitions, dramatically cutting their operational costs while increasing their revenues and profitability. The company plans to continue its dramatic growth by aggressively seeking out acquisition candidates while providing competitively priced, specialized services to travel agents and individual consumers.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased levels of competition, new products and technological changes, the company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.