CUShopper Adds Cruise Line Partners To Travel Club.

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GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000

Two-for-One tickets Available Through September to

Credit Union Members

CUShopper, a provider of online and direct shopping to credit union members, announced the expansion of its travel services by adding Club Med, Renaissance, Costa and Carnival Cruise Lines. This brings the number of cruise lines available to six, which are available for bookings by credit union members. CUShopper launched its travel club in May with Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruise Lines. The addition of the largest cruise lines in Europe and the United States, Costa and Carnival Cruise Lines, respectively, significantly increases CUShopper's stature as a vacation-travel provider.

To promote the expanded travel club, CUShopper is offering credit union members two tickets for the price of one on Renaissance and Carnival cruise packages booked through September, 2000. Members will be able to book any of the cruises offered by the Renaissance and Carnival lines with a variety of pricing options, varying from luxury to budget packages. Members may also finance their travel through their credit union at low financing rates.

"There are very few financing options available in the travel industry," said Adam Walker, chairman of CUShopper. "The programs that are available invariably use higher interest financing from banks or other for-profit lending agencies. Credit union financing is a low-cost alternative to this." Cruises are available for as low as $12 per month to credit union members.

CUShopper operates a call center with travel professionals to assist credit union members with their travel arrangements. Members can arrange airline reservations and transfers, as well as purchase leisure travel items such as cameras and camcorders. Members can also bundle their purchases together and finance them through their credit union. Credit union member Harold Goodison of Central Coast Federal Credit Union in Marina, California took his first cruise using CUShopper's travel service. According to Goodison, the procedures for booking the cruise and applying for the loan were very easy and fast. "I am handicapped and in a wheelchair," Goodison said. "The CUShopper travel representative made sure my wife and I got a disabled passenger cabin and dining, and even arranged a collapsible wheelchair and a scooter to get around. The fantastic customer service we received from CUShopper made the trip very enjoyable, and we plan on booking our future cruises through CUShopper as well."

According to the Cruise Lines International Association, cruises are one of the fastest growing segments of the vacation market. Last year, one out of four U.S. citizens took a cruise, and that number is expected to increase by 20 percent this year.

About CUShopper, Inc.

CUShopper creates the opportunity for about half the U.S. adult population to take advantage of non-profit financing for their important purchases. CUShopper's "Better Buying Through Membership" consumer product offerings create point-of-sale opportunity for credit unions across popular product categories that leverage the core value proposition of credit union membership-not for profit financing.

Offerings are distributed through retail, co-branded on-line shopping sites and direct marketing, incorporated into a multi-channel package. CUShopper provides each credit union's financing with product orders, now available with instant loan approval, allowing credit unions and their members to leverage the leading delivery system for financing: the point of sale. CUShopper.com sites use patent-pending technology to dynamically render each participating credit union's brand, financing terms and rates, providing a customized on-line shopping and e-commerce environment appropriate to each membership group.

For more information, contact CUShopper, Inc. at [phone], write 811 Sonora Ave, Glendale, CA 91201, email [e-mail], or visit www.CUShopper.com.