ALEXANDRIA, VA (Feb. 20, 2008) — Vacation.com® – North America’s leading travel services marketing organization – welcomed Tour East Holidays as a new preferred supplier, providing member agents access to exclusive vacation packages and enhanced commissions with a variety of tour options to Asia and the Middle East.

"Tour East Holidays provides a vast inventory, a quality product, and competitive pricing for our members,” said Christine James, senior director of Industry Relations, Vacation.com. “With an expanded product portfolio, our members are able to provide their clients with tours to exotic destinations that are growing in popularity through this leading Canadian tour operator,” she added.

"We are excited about this new relationship with Vacation.com due to the organizations proven ability to drive sales to their preferred suppliers,” said Ravi Kumar vice president, Business Development, Tour East Holidays. “With over 32 years of experience in arranging tours to Asia and now the Middle East, we hope to bring a variety of travel options to Vacation.com members and their clients,” he added.

Through this agreement, Vacation.com member agents will have access to customized programs for exotic destinations such as: Asia, India, the South Pacific and the Middle East, all using four- and five-star accommodations. Tour East Holidays prides themselves on their 32 years of experience in Asia. With fully licensed offices in Beijing and Shanghai, and a wide network of associate offices across Asia, Tour East Holidays ensures a worry-free holiday.

Vacation.com

Vacation.com is a travel services marketing organization currently serving more than 5,100 travel agency locations across the U.S. and Canada. Vacation.com facilitates "The Power of the Partnership" between a network of quality preferred suppliers and member agencies who earn higher profits from disciplined marketing, training, and booking tools. Focused on leisure travel distribution and - "Powered By Real Travel Agents" - Vacation.com is North America's largest vacation selling network.

Not already a Vacation.com member? Visit JoinVacation.com to learn why Vacation.com is the right choice for your agency.

Vacation.com is a subsidiary of Amadeus IT Group, SA, and maintains its headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

For further information, contact Vacation.com at 1650 King Street, Suite 450, Alexandria, VA 22314; tel: 800-843-0733.