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Page 1: Resort Bookings Incorporated Serving the travel industry for independent business and leisure properties Since 1996.

Resort Bookings Resort Bookings IncorporatedIncorporatedSServing the travel erving the travel

industry for industry for independent business independent business and leisure propertiesand leisure properties

Since 1996Since 1996

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WWelcome to elcome to RResort esort BBookingsookings

Experience the elegance of Experience the elegance of Resort Bookings. Resort Bookings.

Resort Bookings offers a unique, Resort Bookings offers a unique, inspiring collection of independent and inspiring collection of independent and

small chain hotels, resorts, and small chain hotels, resorts, and condominiumscondominiums..

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EEvery member in our Global very member in our Global Distribution System (GDS) Distribution System (GDS) portfolio is hand-picked for portfolio is hand-picked for

it's unique flavor and it's unique flavor and unrivaled commitment to unrivaled commitment to

world-class guest services. world-class guest services.

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RResort Bookings' marketing and internet esort Bookings' marketing and internet representation services empower properties representation services empower properties

to achieve the same economies of scale to achieve the same economies of scale found in larger, international hotel chains - found in larger, international hotel chains -

while enabling them to retain their while enabling them to retain their independent flair and coveted reputations.independent flair and coveted reputations.

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RBI professionals are only a RBI professionals are only a phone call away!phone call away!

Located in Charlevoix, Michigan, USA with satellite offices throughout the Globe

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It is of paramount importance to offer your It is of paramount importance to offer your potential guests the ability to make their potential guests the ability to make their hotel reservations through what is called hotel reservations through what is called an electronic booking engine.an electronic booking engine.

EEmpower your hotel website to mpower your hotel website to offer guests online reservationsoffer guests online reservations..

OOur easy-to-load reservation system ur easy-to-load reservation system allows your website visitors to make their allows your website visitors to make their electronic reservations in "real time" electronic reservations in "real time" - and - and our electronic reservation system will both our electronic reservation system will both automatically remove the room from your automatically remove the room from your inventory and send your hotel a inventory and send your hotel a confirmation of the reservation.confirmation of the reservation.

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RBI’s Booking EngineRBI’s Booking EngineRBI will Increase the earning power of your own RBI will Increase the earning power of your own website with the integration of our website with the integration of our booking booking engineengine. .

Customers will be able to look up availability, rates, Customers will be able to look up availability, rates, and much more in, real time directly from your and much more in, real time directly from your website. Once they have picked their dates and website. Once they have picked their dates and room type, they can book directly from your room type, they can book directly from your website.website.

All of the availability, rates, allotments and policies All of the availability, rates, allotments and policies are pulled directly from our are pulled directly from our CRS (Central CRS (Central Reservation System)Reservation System) and are either managed by and are either managed by you or Resort Bookings. you or Resort Bookings.

This This seamlessseamless integrationintegration helps prevent over helps prevent over bookings and also ensures that the information on bookings and also ensures that the information on your property is also up-to-date and accurate.your property is also up-to-date and accurate.

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Customize your booking Customize your booking engineengine•Select yourSelect your color color scheme. scheme.

•Add room pictures that are displayed when a Add room pictures that are displayed when a customer views a room type. customer views a room type.

•Upload your property's logo to be displayed at Upload your property's logo to be displayed at the top of the booking engine. the top of the booking engine.

. .

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State of the Art Booking State of the Art Booking Engine Engine available in over 25 available in over 25 languageslanguagesEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian

Greek, Japanese, German and many more..Greek, Japanese, German and many more..

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Discover our expansive Discover our expansive internet distribution system.internet distribution system.

Utilizing the Pegasus ODD (Utilizing the Pegasus ODD (Online Online Distribution DatabaseDistribution Database), Resort Bookings ), Resort Bookings will distribute your hotel to thousands of will distribute your hotel to thousands of travel websites around the world.travel websites around the world.

RBI works hand-in-hand with some of the RBI works hand-in-hand with some of the most popular travel websites around such most popular travel websites around such as, Orbitz.com, Travelocity.com, as, Orbitz.com, Travelocity.com, Hotwire.com, Priceline.com, and Hotwire.com, Priceline.com, and CheapTickets.com, your property will CheapTickets.com, your property will receive exposure never before imagined. receive exposure never before imagined.

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You will also receive listing on You will also receive listing on Resort Bookings, Inc. consumer Resort Bookings, Inc. consumer

websitewebsitewww.resortbookings.comwww.resortbookings.com

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GDS Representation and GDS Representation and Hotel Marketing ServicesHotel Marketing Services

Resort Bookings offers Resort Bookings offers GDS (Global GDS (Global Distribution System) representationDistribution System) representation and and hotel marketing serviceshotel marketing services to hotels, resorts, to hotels, resorts, condominiums and apart‘ hotels worldwide.condominiums and apart‘ hotels worldwide.

Utilizing ourUtilizing our next generation seamless next generation seamless connectivityconnectivity to all of the major GDS to all of the major GDS companies, your property will be distributed companies, your property will be distributed to to over 600,000 travel agentsover 600,000 travel agents around the around the world.world.

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GDS & Internet Connectivity GDS & Internet Connectivity ServicesServices

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Internet MarketingInternet MarketingResort Bookings also offers the highest Resort Bookings also offers the highest level of level of internet marketinginternet marketing to ensure to ensure that your property is visible and active on that your property is visible and active on the growing internet platform.the growing internet platform.

Via the Via the Pegasus IDS (Internet Pegasus IDS (Internet Distribution System)Distribution System), , Resort Bookings Resort Bookings aggressively markets and distributes your aggressively markets and distributes your property across countless property across countless travel travel websiteswebsites to maximize your exposure. to maximize your exposure.

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Founded in 1996Founded in 1996Based in Charlevoix, Michigan, USA. Richard Based in Charlevoix, Michigan, USA. Richard Georgi became well respected in the Industry Georgi became well respected in the Industry developing developing Resort Bookings Incorporated Resort Bookings Incorporated to to a global business providing performance-a global business providing performance-based electronic reservation processing and based electronic reservation processing and hotel marketing for independent business hotel marketing for independent business and leisure properties.and leisure properties.

RBI grew significantly RBI grew significantly increasing exposure increasing exposure within a particular resort's regional within a particular resort's regional marketplace, creating new awareness and, marketplace, creating new awareness and, subsequently, new business in a much subsequently, new business in a much broader global marketplace.broader global marketplace.

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Professional Support StaffProfessional Support StaffOO ur highly trained support staff at Resort ur highly trained support staff at Resort

Bookings continually updates your Bookings continually updates your availability, rates and polices to ensure the availability, rates and polices to ensure the

most accurate information is being displayed.most accurate information is being displayed.

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Hotel Marketing ProgramHotel Marketing ProgramVoice reservation services are also Voice reservation services are also included in our included in our hotel marketing hotel marketing programprogram, making Resort Bookings an , making Resort Bookings an invaluable addition to your hotel’s invaluable addition to your hotel’s marketing strategy.marketing strategy.

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• Amadeus Amadeus • Galileo Galileo • Sabre Sabre • WorldspanWorldspan

Next Generation Seamless GDS Connectivity Next Generation Seamless GDS Connectivity Connections Connections

to All of the Major Global Distribution to All of the Major Global Distribution Systems Systems

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GDS Representation and Marketing ServicesGDS Representation and Marketing Services

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• Expedia.com Expedia.com • Hotels.com Hotels.com •

Priceline.comPriceline.com

• Travelocity.comTravelocity.com

Internet Distribution via the Pegasus Internet Distribution via the Pegasus IDS &IDS &

Direct Distribution Direct Distribution

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GDS Representation and Marketing ServicesGDS Representation and Marketing Services

• Orbitz.comOrbitz.com• Hotwire.com Hotwire.com

• and many and many more... more...

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Extended Rate ProgramsExtended Rate Programs

Merchant Model & Net RatesMerchant Model & Net Rates

Many travel websites feature what are called Many travel websites feature what are called "merchant model""merchant model" or or "net rate""net rate" programs.programs.

In exchange for discounted rates, the travel In exchange for discounted rates, the travel websites promise better placement for your websites promise better placement for your hotel in search returns, therefore, better hotel in search returns, therefore, better hotel marketing and increased sales.hotel marketing and increased sales.

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RBI Manages your net RatesRBI Manages your net Rates The problem with these merchant model/net rate The problem with these merchant model/net rate

programs is that many also demand your hotel programs is that many also demand your hotel manage your rates on special "extranets". manage your rates on special "extranets".

In other words, if you want to participate in net rate In other words, if you want to participate in net rate programs on several travel websites, you'll also be programs on several travel websites, you'll also be managing rates and inventory in several different managing rates and inventory in several different locations. This amounts to unnecessary duplication of locations. This amounts to unnecessary duplication of efforts. But as a Resort Bookings member, efforts. But as a Resort Bookings member, we'll we'll manage your net rates for youmanage your net rates for you..

Instead of revising each travel website separately, Instead of revising each travel website separately, you send Resort Bookings one email and we'll update you send Resort Bookings one email and we'll update any information you require.any information you require.

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Consortia RatesConsortia Rates

Resort Bookings has extensive Resort Bookings has extensive experience and long relationships experience and long relationships with numerous consortias. with numerous consortias.

We offer our properties the ability to We offer our properties the ability to distribute rates to our consortia distribute rates to our consortia partners leading to increased partners leading to increased exposure, bookings, and revenue for exposure, bookings, and revenue for your property.your property.

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Key benefits to in listing Key benefits to in listing youryour

property with RBI: property with RBI: • We don’t get paid until you have We don’t get paid until you have reservations, reservations, No monthly fees, or hidden cost!No monthly fees, or hidden cost!• GDS connection written in the latest GDS connection written in the latest Net platform Net platform • Automatically receive GDS Automatically receive GDS reservations 24 hoursreservations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. a day, 365 days a year. • No manual entry of new GDS No manual entry of new GDS reservations, existing reservations, existing GDS reservation changes, or cancelled GDS reservation changes, or cancelled GDSGDS reservations. reservations. • Resort Bookings Inc. provides real-Resort Bookings Inc. provides real-time Internet time Internet reservation management, meaning all reservation management, meaning all your agents your agents and guest see your availability on the and guest see your availability on the minute. minute.

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Our Commitment to you: Our Commitment to you:

• Increase RevenueIncrease Revenue

• Maximize ExposureMaximize Exposure

• Expand ReachExpand Reach

• Extend FrequencyExtend Frequency

• Add ValueAdd Value

• Save MoneySave Money

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For more information:For more information:Corporate OfficesCorporate Offices: : Mr. John F. MeeskeMr. John F. Meeske

423 Bridge Street Charlevoix 423 Bridge Street Charlevoix Michigan USA 49720 Michigan USA 49720 Phone: + (01) (231) 547-1077 Phone: + (01) (231) 547-1077 Cell: (910) 987-5314Cell: (910) 987-5314Fax :( 231)-547-0433Fax :( 231)-547-0433Email:[email protected]:[email protected]

Asia Pacific Regional Office: Asia Pacific Regional Office:

Palm Heights Block 2 Lot 22Palm Heights Block 2 Lot 22Tabok,Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines 6014Tabok,Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines 6014Mobile Number + (63) (917) 825-0324Mobile Number + (63) (917) 825-0324Phone:+(01)(609) 431-8240Phone:+(01)(609) 431-8240Skype ID: etheljoan_ph Skype ID: etheljoan_ph Email: Email: [email protected]