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Largest Vegas Travel Site Commits Its Call Center Operations to the U.S.

Henderson, Nevada, - March 15, 2004. VEGAS.com, which operates one of the fastest-growing call centers in the travel industry, announces its intention to permanently maintain its call center operations in the United States, bucking the trend of large companies outsourcing to international destinations.

VEGAS.com President Howard Lefkowitz reiterated the company's commitment to providing specialized Vegas information for both www.Vegas.com and the company's newly launched Spanish operation through www.espanol.Vegas.com.

"Our travel specialists actually live in Vegas and know the city inside out - it's one of our greatest assets," Lefkowitz said. "VEGAS.com prides itself on providing accurate, local information to visitors, and we believe there is tremendous value to the information our specialists provide on the phone."

In the last year, the company's call center operations grew from 10 to 100 seats, and the call center now accounts for 45 percent of the company's sales. The remaining transactions are made online, and overall sales for the company have shot up 475% year over year.

VEGAS.com's travel specialists can provide detailed information to Vegas visitors unavailable through an out-of-state or internationally outsourced operation. Staff members live in Vegas, and are constantly visiting hotels, shows, restaurants and nightclubs to remain up-to-date on the city. VEGAS.com's partners also visit on a regular basis to answer questions and listen to suggestions and feedback.

The center consists of more than 100 staff members who reside locally and are prepared to answer questions ranging from hotel and show advice to how to avoid the massive lines at the city's nightclubs and hotspots.

VEGAS.com also has Spanish-speaking travel specialists to help travelers who wish to speak their native language. As a result, the site is bringing business into the United States from Spanish-speaking countries, in contrast to the trend to outsource jobs outside of the country.

About www.VEGAS.com
VEGAS.com is the most comprehensive website for the most entertaining city in the world: Vegas. Ranked as the world's No. 1 city travel site by comScore Media Metrix, and one of the world's top 50 travel sites by Alexa, VEGAS.com features nearly all of the city's hotels, shows, restaurants, tours and golf courses in one place. Book online at www.vegas.com or espanol.vegas.com, call 1-800-851-1703 or 1-888-719-4040 in Spanish, or visit one of more than a dozen retail locations at major hotels including the MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Paris, Bally's, the Palms and the Stardust. VEGAS.com is the key to finding, planning and reserving at spas, restaurants, entertainment and strip clubs, casinos, attractions nightclubs and events and provides up-to-date and extensive information that enables visitors to effectively plan their entire trip. Located in Henderson, Nevada, VEGAS.com was launched in 1998 and is owned by the Greenspun Family, who has significant interests in the media, communication, real estate and gaming industries. In addition, the family is partners with Cox Communications of Las Vegas and Landmark Communications in a 24-hour local, all-news cable channel.

Contact: Pamela Johnston
973-259-0480
pamela@pjinc.net

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