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PlanetOut Teams With Travelocity to Enhance Travel Options for
PlanetOut and Gay.Com Members
Agreement Expands Travel Options for Gay.Com and PlanetOut.Com Members; Gives
Travelocity Additional Content for Its Own Gay and Lesbian Travel Store
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Travelocity(R) and PlanetOut
Inc. (NASDAQ:LGBT) today announced a strategic agreement to use Travelocity as
the preferred travel services provider for Gay.com and PlanetOut.com.
Travelocity will allow the more than 3.3 million active members of PlanetOut's
flagship Web sites Gay.com and PlanetOut.com to book flights, hotels, car
rentals, cruises, TotalTrip(SM) dynamic packages, and Last Minute Deals as well
as specialty gay and lesbian travel products through a new co-branded booking
tool accessible through Gay.com and PlanetOut.com. At the same time, PlanetOut
will also provide Travelocity.com with exclusive travel content focused on the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, further enhancing
Travelocity's own gay and lesbian travel store
(http://www.travelocity.com/gaytravel).
The new co-branded travel booking tool on Gay.com and PlanetOut.com was
launched earlier this month, and Travelocity will soon feature content from
those sites as well.
"This collaboration is a natural fit between Travelocity and PlanetOut," said
Mark Elderkin, president of PlanetOut Inc. and founder of Gay.com. "According
to @Plan, PlanetOut operates the top two Web sites for reaching single men who
travel by air, and Gay.com is the top site for reaching single men who have
traveled for business in the past three months. Now Travelocity will be able to
deepen its reach into this attractive market, helping make their business and
travel leisure planning easy and convenient."
"The gay and lesbian market is an integral segment for Travelocity," said
Jeffrey Glueck, chief marketing officer for Travelocity. "We know they are
brand loyal, have high disposable income and, most importantly, love to travel.
PlanetOut and Gay.com offer the highest reach into this demographic and we're
confident that our new venture will have a positive impact on our appeal in the
gay and lesbian community."
About PlanetOut Inc.
PlanetOut Inc. is a leading global online media company offering consumer
services, news and entertainment to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) community. The company serves its growing base of more than 3.3 million
active members worldwide through a comprehensive group of branded businesses
featuring diverse chat, news, entertainment, travel, dating, personal finance,
career, shopping and community services at Gay.com, PlanetOut.com, and
Kleptomaniac.com. PlanetOut, based in San Francisco, offers FORTUNE 1000
advertisers access to what it believes to be the most extensive network of gay
and lesbian people in the world. Gay.com ranked number one, among all websites
measured, for average time spent per visitor in September and October 2004 for
at-home visitors in the U.S., according to Nielsen//NetRatings' Loyalty
Stickiness Report. For more information, please visit
http://www.planetoutinc.com/.
About Travelocity
Travelocity's industry-leading technology and straight-talking, honest
information help travelers take more rewarding and affordable trips. With
millions of registered users and booking nearly $4 billion of travel in 2003,
Travelocity negotiates thousands of low-priced deals with the world's most
reputable travel providers -- top airlines, hotels, car rental companies,
cruise lines, and other destination attractions and services. Additionally,
Travelocity offers deeply-discounted rates for weekend getaways and dynamic
packages through its Last Minute Deals and TotalTrip shopping engines, and
provides customer service support over the phone 24 hours a day. Based in
Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also operates Travelocity Business(SM) for
corporate customers, powers international travel Web sites in eight languages,
and has been recognized for its consumer advocacy and global leadership in
online travel. More information about Travelocity is available at
http://www.travelocity.com/. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation
(NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel commerce. More information about Sabre
Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com/.
Forward Looking Statements
In addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release
contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding PlanetOut's
anticipated future growth and financial performance, as well as statements
containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects," and similar words.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, among others, the Company's limited operating
history and variability of operating results; the Company's ability to attract
and retain subscribers and advertisers, competition, and our dependence on our
technology infrastructure and the Internet. Additional information concerning
factors that could affect our future business and financial results is included
in the Company's Form S-1 and other public filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, available at http://www.sec.gov/.
DATASOURCE: PlanetOut Inc.
CONTACT: John Gallagher of PlanetOut Inc., +1-415-834-6340, or
Web site: http://www.gay.com/
Web site: http://www.travelocity.com/
Web site: http://www.planetout.com/