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Summer Travel & Leisure 2007 Feature Releases

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following releases focus on the topic Summer Travel &Leisure:

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BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C.--It's Easy Being Green on Bald Head Island (05/01/2007 - 04:35 AM,SOURCE: Bald Head Island)

ORLANDO, Fla.--Blockbuster Special Exhibitions Highlight 2007 Summer Season at Ripley'sAquariums (05/01/2007 - 04:35 AM, SOURCE: Ripley Entertainment Inc.)

ORLANDO, Fla.--13 Quirky Family Vacation Experiences at Ripley's North American Attractions(05/01/2007 - 04:35 AM, SOURCE: Ripley Entertainment Inc.)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Blue Rhino Announces First Annual Top 100 Ideal Cities to Grill In(05/01/2007 - 04:35 AM, SOURCE: Blue Rhino)

PHILADELPHIA--Your Family's Safety Is Riding on Your Vehicle (05/01/2007 - 12:00 PM, SOURCE:Pep Boys, NYSE:PBY)

AVAILABLE EXPERTS

The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSourcedatabase are available to discuss topics relating to Summer Travel & Leisure:

Christian Jagodzinski is Founder and Chairman of Villazzo, LLC. While searching for a private, high-end residence for a short vacation, Christian Jagodzinski was unable to find one that made him feelas though he was staying at a luxury hotel. His company vision came to him as he experienced firsthand what it felt like to be an unsatisfied client, searching for luxury travel services. Since his firstidea was developed, Jagodzinski has expanded the company to offer innovative services for the homethat cater specifically to the needs of luxury property owners. Prior to Villazzo, the youngentrepreneur founded several successful businesses, including Telebook Inc., the first automatedonline book retailer worldwide, which was acquired by Amazon.com in 1998. Jagodzinski alsocreated WWW-Service, the leading European web hosting provider, which was acquired by Verio in1998, and in turn was acquired by NTT in 2000. He started his first business at the age of 16.Jagodzinski, who speaks German, French, English, and Spanish, holds an MBA degree from LMU inMunich, Germany. PR Contact: Kristin Hutton, 212-255-6541, [email protected]

Brian Murphy, national director of marketing for ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, is a seasoned andknowledgeable business and leisure travel expert, with more than 10 years of experience working inthe travel and hospitality industries. Murphy's extensive background includes serving as the seniormanager of client acquisition, profitability and global distribution systems for American Express inthe travel division. Additionally, prior to joining ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, Murphy held visittopsail island nc website a senior position as head of supplier relations for Travelport and Orbitz forBusiness. Murphy earned his B.S. degree in Finance from Arizona State University. Please consider

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using Murphy as a resource regarding obtaining expert commentary on business and leisure traveland other travel related and travel trend stories. Due to his impressive background and expertise, hecan offer valuable insights and annotations on a variety of current topics in the travel and hospitalityindustry. PR Contact: Lisa Epstein, 619.533-7973, [email protected], PR Contact: Emily Donohue,619-533-7972, [email protected]Â Â

Gabriel Robles is president of the Association of Resort Developers of Baja California (ADETUR), theassociation that includes almost every major developer along Baja's Gold Coast. He also is a formerexecutive with FONATUR, Mexico's federal development agency, and president of Baja ResortAdvisors, which currently is developing several major projects. His expertise includes Mexican realestate procedures, financing and forecasting. Mr. Robles has been featured in numerouspublications, including Forbes, and has spoken at major development seminars throughout theSouthwest and Mexico. PR Contact: Ron Raposa, 619-948-3740, [email protected]Â Â

Registered journalists can submit queries to the ExpertSource staff and/or search for more expertsin this and various other topics by going to www.businesswire.com and logging in with your emailaddress and PressPass password. If you are not registered, you may do so at www.businesswire.com.For more information or assistance with ExpertSource, please contact Stacey Frank, ExpertSourceCoordinator/Business Wire at 312/223-1037, [email protected].

The following are upcoming Features Package release dates:

May 3 - Religion I

May 8 - Sports & Hobbies III

May 10 - Father's Day

May 15 - Consumer Focus I

May 17 - Technology II

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