Biztravel to Deliver Wireless Travel Booking Services through AvantGo; Agreement Extends Wireless Offerings to New Community of Travelers.

Business Editors

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000

Biztravel.com, a Rosenbluth Interactive company, today announced an alliance with AvantGo to deliver 'biztravel unwired," its new, innovative wireless travel services, to mobile travelers. The agreement incorporates the industry's much-anticipated transaction capabilities, such as booking air and making rental car and hotel reservations directly on wireless devices. The application allows travelers to book a flight on one of nearly 400 airlines, and to fly to approximately 2,000 US and 1,400 international destinations.

"Today's business travelers demand immediate access to travel information and services, particularly when they are on the road. Our wireless capabilities empower our clients by enabling them to manage their travel from the convenience of their wireless devices," comments Suzanne Zapf, VP Strategy Development, biztravel. "By forming a relationship with AvantGo, we extend our wireless services to a pre-established mobile audience of over 1 million users, bringing our offerings to a community of business men and women who are avid users of the latest wireless technology."

At the end of October 2000, 'biztravel unwired' will be highlighted in the AvantGo WAP portal, accessible on web-enabled phones at www.wap.avantgo.com, as its first travel service provider to offer air, rental car and hotel booking capabilities through web-enabled phones. 'Biztravel unwired' will also be made available to wireless handheld devices, such as those based on the Palm OS and the Microsoft Pocket PC platforms through the Wireless and Travel channels on the AvantGo mobile Internet service. Travelers can sign-up for these services for mobile devices on the web at www.avantgo.com.

"Biztravel has created an extremely compelling wireless application for travelers," comments Ann Culver, director of partner marketing and development for AvantGo Mobile Internet. "We are excited to provide our users with convenient access to biztravel's suite of services, including flight status alerts and air, rental car and hotel booking capabilities. And we are pleased to be working with a company that has been recognized for outstanding customer service."

AvantGo users will also benefit from other 'biztravel unwired' innovative features, including FareGuard(sm), a patented technology that searches for lower fares up until the date of departure; bizAlerts(sm), real-time wireless messaging alerts providing timely flight, gate, terminal and weather information one hour prior to take-off; and CalendarDirect(sm), enabling travelers to import their itineraries into their calendar software. All 'biztravel unwired' services and features are currently available to biztravel users at no additional charge.

About The AvantGo Mobile Internet Service

The AvantGo mobile Internet service provides free interactive and personalized content and applications to people with handheld devices based on the Palm OS and Windows CE platforms, as well as Internet-enabled phones. Using a wireless, real-time connection or via desktop synchronization, AvantGo users can access the web directly from their mobile devices or they can select from over 600 content channels that have been optimized for mobile devices. Optimized channels include news, stock quotes, flight schedules, movie listings, restaurant reviews, maps, weather and much more from brand-name content providers and e-businesses. The free mobile Internet service is available at www.avantgo.com.

About biztravel.com

Biztravel.com is the foremost full service travel Web site for business travelers, recognized for its world-class customer service, the revolutionary Biztravel Guarantee, and cutting-edge technological applications. These include FareGuard(sm), a patented technology that searches the airlines' systems for lower fares up until the date of departure - allowing Biztravel.com customers to benefit from a price reduction announced by the airlines after they have planned or purchased a trip. Other innovative features on the site include calendar synchronization, automatic upgrading, personalized frequent traveler point tracking, and real time wireless messaging alerts - informing the traveler of timely flight information one hour prior to take-off. Biztravel.com and its personalized reservation process has been lauded by such prestigious publications as PC Computing, PC Magazine and The Peppers & Rogers Group, and also received the Webby Award for the Best Travel Site of the Year. Most recently, Biztravel.com was named one of the top 100 best sites for 2000 by Yahoo! Internet Life, was featured in Forbes Magazine "Best of the Web 2000" sites, and received a CIO 100 award for customer service excellence. Biztravel.com is on the Web at http://www.biztravel.com.