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Bonaire Increases Airlift and BonairExpress Appoints New CEO

Hotel Booking With the new Continental Airlines service from Houston in place and the announcement of a new flight schedule from BonairExpress there are more options for getting to Bonaire.

At any time, cancellations will be assessed a $50 Cancellation Fee per person (adults over the age of 12) plus any applicable hotel and airline cancellation penalties. A credit towards future travel will be issued for the balance remaining. New travel plans must be reserved and travel completed one (1) year from the original booking date and are subject to availability. Air travel must be booked with the original carrier and no refund or credit will be offered for reservations that result in a decrease in price. New travel must be reserved and completed within one (1) year from the original booking date. Upon rebooking, any increase in price for the land or airfare will be the responsibility of the customer. All reservations are subject to availability. Air travel must be booked with the original carrier and no refund or credit will be offered for reservations that result in a decrease in price. 100% penalty applies; not eligible for any future travel credit.

Travel Agency Beginning December 16, 2005 Continental Airlines will launch a weekly non-stop flight from its Houston hub to/from Bonaire.

Groople In the News Travelocity Teams with Groople to Offer Group Hotel Bookings New shopping tools added to Travelocity's hotel booking engine let travelers book 5+ rooms in a single reservation SOUTHLAKE, Texas and DENVER (February 1, 2005) Planning this summer's faraway family reunion Or maybe you're a coach needing a bunch of rooms for that upcoming youth tournament If so, you'll want to check out new functionality on Travelocity that makes planning and booking group travel a snap. Today, Travelocity announced an agreement with Groople Inc., a leading provider of online group travel bookings that gives Travelocity customers a specialized groups section with discounted hotel rates, group content and new planning features that are unavailable on other travel sites.

Cheap Hotel The scheduled round-trip air service will depart Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Fridays at 11:30 p.m., arriving in Bonaire on Saturdays at 6:15 a.m. (flight #1898). The return flight #1899 to Houston will depart Bonaire at 8:00 a.m., arriving in Houston at 10:50 a.m.

Groople (www.groople.com), the leading online group travel booking and planning site, has partnered with Hotel Hotline (www.hotelhotline.com), an online hotel reservation site including the properties HotelHotline.com and HotelsCheap.org. Groople provides Hotel Hotline customers with the ability to search for and book group hotels that are appropriate for their group type. Groople's private label solution offers Hotel Hotline with a customized booking solution that satisfies the needs of their users. "Partnering with Groople gives Hotel Hotline access to dependable group booking technology and professional group travel customer service, " said Mike Stacy, CEO of Groople. "HotelsCheap knows the size and growth of the group market and sees Groople as the best way to tap into that market"

Flight Booking Continental Airlines will use a Boeing 737 airplane with 124 seats including 12 first class seats.

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Travel Agent Additionally at BonairExpress a new CEO, Mr. Van Pallant has been appointed. With extensive experience leading restructuring projects at KLM, Mr. Van Pallant has already made great strides in making service a top priority and as result the airlines on-time record has improved significantly to 89%.

New travel plans must be reserved and travel completed one (1) year from the original booking date and are subject to availability.

Hotel Chicago The airlines cancellation percentage has also decreased to just 2%. To further improve customer service the airline will be opening a call center in September 2005.

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