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WHERETOSTAY.COM, THE ULTIMATE RESOURCE FOR TRAVEL AGENTS, OFFERS FULLY-COMMISSIONABLE BOOKINGS AT MORE THAN 400 VILLAS IN THE CARIBBEAN

DALLAS, TX (Nov. 2, 2005) - Providing information and traveler reviews for more than 400 villas throughout the Caribbean, WhereToStay.com presents a wide variety of choices as well as commissionable booking options where agents have the opportunity to earn up to 10 percent per booking. Additionally, travel agents are provided with the peace-of-mind that WhereToStay.com has consultants living and working on the islands lending to first-hand knowledge about destinations, villas and other important aspects that an agent would want to be able to accurately share with their clients.

"Travel agents who log-on to our site have a virtual encyclopedia of more than 400 exceptional villas at their fingertips," said Thom Dunaway, founder and president of WhereToStay.com. "After visiting WhereToStay.com, agents can approach their clients about a range of villa options as well as tips and suggestions that can be gathered from first-hand traveler reviews as well as information from our on-island consultants about individual properties."

For ease and convenience, WhereToStay.com allows agents to search for villas by island or category, including: beachfront, family, groups, wedding, honeymoon, private island and WhereToStay.com staff favorites.

"With 10 years of experience behind us, the WhereToStay.com staff knows Caribbean villas! Our villa experts live, work and play in the islands and possess personal knowledge of hundreds of Caribbean villas in 28 different locations including St. Thomas, St. John, St. Martin, Tortola and Barbados," said Andrew Macafee, vice president of sales & marketing, WhereToStay.com.

"In an effort to showcase quality properties, we are selective about the villas we feature on WhereToStay.com. We couldn't, in good conscience, feature a property that wasn't up to certain standards - that wouldn't be fair to travel agents or the browsing consumer," Macafee added. "We offer a higher level of customer service than our competition, and time-and-time again travel agents express their appreciation to us."

In an effort to offer the most all-inclusive information available, each individual villa section on WhereToStay.com features specific information to help the travel agent and their client make an informed decision about the best travel option. In addition to a general overview about the villa, a detailed list of features is available, including the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, availability of staff, the nearest beaches, grocery stores and restaurants, as well as facilities, sports, activities and other features that travelers may be interested in knowing before they choose a vacation destination. Each villa also features sections dedicated to rates and availability, property photos and traveler reviews.

"The beauty of WhereToStay.com is that we save travel agents time by offering an outstanding variety of villas in a completely unbiased and objective manner," added Dunaway. "If an agent's client is interested in Barbados, then we have 60 different options to offer. If an agent went direct to owners, they would only get the choice of one villa."

To book, agents can contact WhereToStay.com reservations:

• In the U.S., call toll-free: (800) 869-8017
• In Canada, call: (416) 848-0423
• In the UK, call toll-free: 0870 005 3823
• International callers can dial: (214) 350-6220

To better assist travel agents, WhereToStay.com has recently announced that it will expand its Caribbean niche and open membership on the site to villas around the world. With an increased inventory of villas, travel agents are encouraged to make WhereToStay.com their one-stop shop for researching and booking villa vacations for their clients.

Founded in 1995, WhereToStay.com began as a Caribbean travel guide, with its mission to help travelers easily navigate through accurate yet concise information about hotels, resorts and villas of all sizes.

While celebrating 10 years of offering "good sand advice" about places to stay in the Caribbean, WhereToStay.com now extends the opportunity for properties worldwide to become members and be featured on the web site as a low cost, yet highly-visible marketing option.

WhereToStay.com is a member of IATAN (International Airlines Travel Agent Network) and CHA (Caribbean Hotel Association). WhereToStay.com is also a member of BBBOnLine.

For more information, contact WhereToStay.com at 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas 75243; phone: (214) 350-6220, ext. 9104 or (800) 869 8017, ext. 9104; fax: (214) 350-6615. Send e-mail to: villas@WhereToStay.com or visit www.WhereToStay.com.

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