This service, which is integrated into the portal, is now available on a wide scale in 15 languages. "More and more consumers demand the ability to make instantaneous travel arrangements in their native language but many travel portals from Western countries ignore the tremendous opportunities throughout the Asia Pacific Region," says Wolfgang Holzem, "and our global hotel partners increasingly want to have a wider access to a global audience".About AsinahNETAsinahNET is one of the Asia's most comprehensive educational and travel portal. The web site offers business and leisure travellers, travel agents and corporate travel planners secure online reservations, detailed hotel information, in 15 languages and more.AsinahNET, was established between German, Canadian and Singaporean partners in 1999 and is owned by United Dragon Holdings Inc of Regina, Canada. AsinahNET currently has 1.6 million unqiue users per month and it hopes to double that number by yearend.AsinahNET is in addition an independent consulting firm specializing in hospitality and eTravel business solutions for the hotels and airline industry world-wide.For further information or additional details on AsinahNET, please contact Wolfgang Holzem at +1-905-248-3480.Wolfgang Holzemhttp://www.asinah.net/Phone: +1-905-248-3480Fax: +1-905-248-3581.

Whether they are searching for a world class golf vacation, relaxing on the miles of sandy beaches or enjoying the gentle sway of palm trees in unspoiled nature, a stay on Hilton Head Island is sure to pleasethe most discerning of vacationers.Hilton Head Island is home to the Heritage Classic golf championship and the Celebrity golf tournament. With an average yearly temperature of 70 degrees, visitors to the island are sure to enjoy year round golf on any of the 24 golf courses located on Hilton Head. There are also another 40 golf courses to be found in thesurrounding area, just a short distance from the island.Tennis enthusiasts can enjoy the many professional courts available on Hilton Head. With over 300 courts to chose from there is no shortage of playing opportunities. Professional tennis instructors are also available to those wishing to improve their games.With over twelve miles of sandy beaches overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, water lovers will find that Hilton Head Island is a coastal paradise.

Whether you just want to relax in the sun or try your hand at scuba diving, waterskiing or dolphin watching there's is something for everyone on the island. Fishing charters, kayak tours, wind-surfing, island cruises and all manner of water activities are available.If you really want to see the island consider renting a bicycle from one of the numerous bike rental outfits.With miles of bike paths available, many of which take you through nature preserves, this is truly an enjoyable way to experience the natural splendor of the island. At low tide, the beaches of Hilton Head make an excellent bike riding surface.Over 250 restaurants of every price range and cuisine dot the island. Fresh seafood abounds. From five star formal restaurants to fast food and everything in between, every taste and budget is catered to here.There are a variety of accommodations available in several price ranges.

From hotels to villas, condos to timeshares, you are sure to find lodging which fits your taste and budget.If you a considering a vacation which includes gorgeous weather, miles of beaches, world class golf, entertainment and dining then explore the many offerings available on Hilton Head Island. For a complete directory of information about the island including accommodations, golf and dining visit http://www.hiltonheadislander.com.Jeff Palmer is a web designer and search engine optimization specialist living in South Carolina.http://www.Hiltonheadislander.com.

Ready and able to tackle the ever growing global online travel market, VoyageNow have committed to a multi-million dollar advertising budget and plans to spend most of it in search engine marketing. VoyageNow have engaged an Australian company, called e-channel online, to manage their search engine marketing campaign which started only two weeks ago but is fast building momentum. The Website was rebuilt by e-channel online between January and May 2005, and in that time it was optimized for natural search engine traffic. This process will continue indefinitely as optimization is an integral part of the Web site design. One of the key differences between VoyageNow and its competitors is that it only retails hotel accommodation and does not directly sell other products such as cruises and car rentals.VoyageNow is actively building relationships with other travel partners so as to offer its customer other travel related products and services.

So far over 13 car rental companies have partnered and it's expected that many more partners will follow in the coming months. This is a perfect opportunity for related travel companies to leverage VoyageNow's extensive marketing push. VoyageNow is currently only advertising in Australia and the United Kingdom, but intends to progressively tackle other world wide markets in the coming months.For more information contact: Frank Grassoe-channel online61 8 8415 5110www.e-channel.com.au.

J/Brice was specifically awarded this contract to aid the Crowne Plaza in meeting the elevated expectations of Hartford's growing marketplace.At the Crowne Plaza Hotel Secaucus-Meadowlands, four miles from New York near Giants Stadium Meadowlands Sports Complex, plans call for an extreme makeover, elevating the property with high-end finishes. J/Brice will also reconfigure much of the public space to create Michael's the hotel's new restaurant and lounge. In announcing the selection, Tony Gentile of Rosdev Group states, "Our goal is to maximize the potential in Connecticut's capital region among its growing business travel and meeting market. In Secaucus, J/Brice is working with us to create a property that meets demand for upscale business and social events in this burgeoning region. Among all the firms competing for these projects, we selected J/Brice because its people demonstrated an appreciation for subtle local market differences, provided specific design solutions for each hotel, and prepared a detailed and realistic budget at the outset."Says Jeff Ornstein, J/Brice founder and CEO, "Our ability to create unique experiences that are in concert with locale and market, has consistently won us hotel projects and the confidence of our clients in North America.

More recently, we have found appreciation for our methods and design philosophies in Asia and the Middle East. Being a responsible hospitality designer requires the ability to unite visionary aesthetics with business acumen."Rosdev Group, Montreal, Qu?becThe Rosdev Group, (www.ROSDEV.com) with its head office in Montr?al, Qu?bec is an experienced real estate developer with a significant portfolio in hotel, industrial office, retail and hotel properties. Founded in 1950 by David Rosenberg, The Rosdev Group is owned by the Rosenberg family with Michael Rosenberg serving as President and Chief Executive Officer. It is the third-largest private real estate developer in Qu?bec and the largest private office building owner in the National Capital Region of Ottawa/Hull. The real estate, owned through affiliated companies, has a combined value in excess of $800 million and over 10 million square feet.

The portfolio consists of seven hotels in North America totaling 1,950 guestrooms, 510 residential units and nine office buildings or office complexes. Contact: Tony Gentile, 514-270-7000 or e-mail protected from spam bots J/Brice Design International, Inc. Boston, MAJ/Brice Design International, Inc. (www.jbricedesign.com) of Boston has been designated an Interior Design Giant and Architectural Giant since 1991. It ranks 24th out of 100 national firms, its staff has over 150 hotel/restaurant projects to its credit.

The award-winning firm has the confidence of all major hotel chains as a preferred design team, the Trump organization and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) specializing in hotels and resorts. Contact: Jeff Ornstein, 617-695-9456 or e-mail protected from spam bots. Media Contact For J/Brice Design International, Inc., Dick Pirozzolo, Pirozzolo company Public Relations, 781-235-9911 or e-mail protected from spam bots.

In response to this growing market, It has added a variety of special offers, such as free GPS navigation, 100% confirmed booking and Weekend Special Savings. Club Tocoo! suggests not only is traveling by rental car affordable, it is also convenient and offers flexibility in travel.Shuichiro Ono, Executive Officer, English Site Division says, "The traffic signs are often easy to read and in English, and driving in the countryside is smooth. Traveling by train with Japan Rail Pass, which has been the most popular form of travel, allows unlimited usage of a limited number of Japanese rail lines. However, it costs 28300Yen for 7 days per person, and can only be purchased outside of Japan. There are some beautiful places to visit that are just difficult to access by public transportation, especially when travelers are lugging their bags around.

We suggest that travelers throw away the restricting time tables and drive in style."Club Tocoo! is now in search of oversea business partners that are able to cooperate in this capacity. It has also launched affiliate programs that provide attractive offers for users.Since the launch of its car rental service last October, Club Tocoo! has added a variety of great deals to meet our customer's needs, and currently have over 630 outlets nationwide. make it a priority to offer smooth and hassle free service for our foreign customers, who not only include tourists from abroad, but also foreigners who reside in Japan. It also has business partnerships with both Mazda and Nissan, of which cars enjoy immense popularity in the overseas market. As proof of the service quality of Club Tocoo!, it ranked 3rd in the Internet White Paper 2002 survey as an "on-line reservation website in Japan internet users frequently make bookings with"The English-language car rental service is a part of Club Tocoo!'s expanding service.

Currently, Club Tocoo! has nearly 500 affiliate discounted hotels nationwide on its English web site, including both Japanese-style and Western-style accommodation. Making use of the vacant room use concept as well as last-minute booking, Club Tocoo! also offers rates of up to 77% off and as low as 1050Yen (About $9.5) per person per night. Domestic air travel packages, bus and oversea hotels will be added next year. Club Tocoo! started five years ago in Japan. The unique and revolutionary service is based on principles such as separate charges for meals and beds, and the utilization of otherwise vacant rooms at discounted prices, with no commission from the hotels.

Our philosophy is that, once accommodation charges are lowered for those traveling from foreign countries, traveling to and within Japan can more easily be realized. The service is run solely on membership fees, which eliminates any previously unclear charging systems that have previously prevented foreign customers from embracing Japanese travel. Club Tocoo! informs all customers of all charges by the hotels. The service now has a membership of more than 520,000, and the number of registered hotels has increased to 2,700 on our Japanese web site.Keiji Nishimura, founder and President, thinks the reason for Club Tocoo!'s success lies in the fact that Club Tocoo! "have remained faithful to a system that is radically different from that of conventional travel agencies, and have established that system as a successful business model in the field of internet travel reservation. Club Tocoo! believe our clear charging system and allowing international travelers the choice of having their meals elsewhere; go a long way in meeting their needs.

Our service was started from a traveler's viewpoint, and Club Tocoo! will continue to provide travel services that are focused on travelers needs." Founder & President Nishimura started the Akiyado Club (originally known as the "hotel vacancy club name") with only 42 hotels in January 1998. With a catch line of "overnight stays for only 1200 yen by vacant room use," its services caught the media's eye from the beginning. Club Tocoo! has gained a number of users through word-of-mouth since the Japanese version launched five years ago. From it's humble beginnings, Club Tocoo! now has more than 520,000 members, 2,700 hotels, and 900 rent-a-car branches nationwide, and 1,000 vacation packages..

The Snowman Assortment is a charming holiday favorite with 14 truffles, hazelnut pralines, and raspberry creams in a snowman-shaped box with a green-ribbon scarf.Additional festive gifts include 5-piece Holiday Truffles, a Golden Coins gift box, a handcrafted dark chocolate Snowman, a Hot Chocolate Gift Set, a 15-piece Holiday Assortment, and Sheer Delight -- a blue drawstring bag filled with gold chocolate coins. Children will especially enjoy Stocking Stuffer Squares ? seven of LCC's award-winning milk and dark chocolate squares. Lake Champlain Chocolates offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite. Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, Lake Champlain Chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, honey, fruits, nuts, and other natural flavors. Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.Please call or e-mail for photographs.This press release is online at http://www.lakechamplainchocolates.com/php/our_company/pressrelease.php?news_id=33.

As owner and operator of the popular Heartland Breweries he likes to over see every detail. So, having decided to open a new flagship Brewery and Sports Bar in a world Landmark building he wanted to make sure he had the best project team available to make his flagship dream come true. When it was time to choose a creative knowledgeable communications vendor, the name USCommunications seemed to be on everyone's who's who's list in this field. Jon's meeting with Steven Rosstad VP of Systems Engineering from USC gave Jon a chance to meet a 25 year veteran that has designed over a thousand communications systems for restaurants and hotels. Stevecom7 (Mr.Rosstad handle) opened the doors to cool audio video concepts that will help make the Heartland Brewery and Sports Bar a NYC destination.

The entire communication package will be project managed by USC. This included audio, video, video signage, telephone, data, POS, CCTV, WLAN and the architectural acoustic systems integration. Jon also like the fact that stevecom7 was not only a technical professional but a guy with a passion for music and was once a jazz guitarist who played with John Coltrane's drummer Elvin Jones and who jammed with Jimi Hendrix (one of Jon's favorites)in a past life. Knowing this, Jon had no question that his new restaurant will sound great!The project architect is Peter Niemitz Design Group out of Boston which specializes in restaurant design. Mr.Niemitz just completed the new Capital Grill in the Chrysler building in NYC.

The talented Mr. Niemitz has planned an exceptional restaurant design for Jon's Heartland Sports Bar that will keep customers coming back to enjoy a warm relaxed fun environment. Heartland Brewery is the leading New York City prize winning brewer with locations throughout NYC. This new venue will give New Yorkers and tourists an exciting new place to visit for great food and fun in a world landmark location!.

In addition to sauce, a 75% cocoa content Tanzania Chocolate Bar is being introduced early this summer.The 12-ounce jars of sauce are packed 12 per case, with an SRP of $12 per jar.Lake Champlain Chocolates offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite. Preservative-free, Lake Champlain Chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, honey, fruits, nuts, and other natural flavors. Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.Please call or e-mail for photographs and/or samples..

It is recommended that you obtain a copy of your wedding certificate before you leave the Bahamas. It can be mailed to you if time is an issue but delays and complications have been frequently encountered. Once you arrive home, you will need this marriage certificate in order to obtain other legal documents. Wedding packages are offered at most hotels and resorts in the Bahamas. Prices vary.

Here are a few examples:

• The Bluff House Beach Hotel located in Green Turtle Bay, Abaco, Bahamas, offers a wedding package that includes: a wedding coordinator, a wedding cake, a minister or administrator to perform the ceremony, a photographer, the bride's bouquet and a bottle of champagne. They will also be happy to arrange for a live band and a buffet.
• Small Hope Bay Lodge located in Andros Island, Bahamas, is a smaller resort consisting of 20 cottages, one of which is a honeymoon cottage. It offers a simple wedding package for $500 which includes all the necessary paper work, a cake and champagne, a video and photos. At this resort you can get married on the beach or even underwater!
• Bahamas Wedding Paradise is an organization that offers several wedding packages.

  You can select one of their packages or design your own. Packages range in price from $360 to over $3000 (please note that Bahamas Wedding Paradise is not a hotel or a resort).

During his tenure in Business Development, Thom was involved in nearly $1.0 billion in acquisitions and recapitalizations, primarily single-asset and portfolio transactions, but also structured joint venture agreements, negotiated management contracts and negotiated franchise agreements with virtually every brand. Thom held several other strategic corporate positions during his tenure with Davidson including Regional Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to his corporate positions, Thom served as General Manager for six separate properties within the Davidson portfolio.Established in 1976, Tarsadia Hotels has 29 years experience in hotel management, acquisition and development. Currently Tarsadia operates a total of 16 hotel properties in Southern California, San Francisco and Las Vegas, with 10 additional properties under development, representing a total portfolio of over 7,000 rooms. For more information on Tarsadia Hotels visit www.tarsadia.com..