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TQ3NAVIGANT Introduces Passportal, a Value-Driven Online Travel Management Solution

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2004--Navigant International Inc., d.b.a. TQ3NAVIGANT (NASDAQ:FLYR), the second largest provider of corporate travel management services in North America based on airline tickets sold, today announced the release of Passportal, the company's proprietary online corporate travel management solution. Passportal integrates with TQ3NAVIGANT's other products and services, both online and traditional. It delivers a broad range of features and functionality - from secure travel management to fully automated touchless transactions.
TQ3NAVIGANT has offered online booking for many years, but Passportal is an enhanced solution for TQ3NAVIGANT's customers because it is designed to complement TQ3NAVIGANT's existing suite of sophisticated travel management products and services.

"We built Passportal with our customers' needs in mind, to give them the balance of service and savings that they've come to expect from TQ3NAVIGANT," said Ed Adams, chief executive officer of TQ3NAVIGANT. "Our customers have been highly involved in the development of Passportal, and their feedback has been central to our success. They've helped us create a flexible, customizable, value-driven solution for online travel management."

Passportal offers traditional air, hotel and car booking options as well as travel management, policy enforcement and reporting. The tool is user-friendly, reliable and backed by TQ3NAVIGANT's product fulfillment and support teams.

"Passportal is not just a booking approach, but an online travel management approach/solution," said Adams. "It is one of the ways we are building out our portfolio of service offerings."

Passportal is not a "one size fits all" type of solution. Passportal offers a number of different service options to meet the needs of different customers. Passportal can serve as either a stand-alone online travel management solution or an online booking tool to be integrated with TQ3NAVIGANT's suite of industry-leading products and services. The different options are described as Passportal Standard and Passportal Select.

Passportal Standard is designed for the lightly managed corporate market. It provides a low-cost solution for customers who are seeking the benefits of an online travel management environment backed by TQ3NAVIGANT's depth and breadth. This solution offers ticketing and agent services through a central call center, provides standard reporting, and comes with fixed pricing to maximize the value to the customer - initially $5 for a touchless domestic transaction and $15 for a domestic agent-assisted transaction.

Passportal Select is directed at the TQ3NAVIGANT mid-market customer, and offers these customers a value-oriented booking environment, integrated with TQ3NAVIGANT's other products and services. Customers utilizing Passportal Select will receive a self-contained TQ3NAVIGANT offering without the need to contract for a third-party booking tool. Key elements of the TQ3NAVIGANT value proposition - RFx(TM) reporting, AQUA(R) quality control and more - are integrated into Passportal Select, and come with the personalized service customers have come to expect from TQ3NAVIGANT. Pricing for Passportal Select varies depending on the level of customization each customer requires.

TQ3NAVIGANT has established a reputation for responsiveness, service and value, and Passportal is yet another example of these concepts in action. While the Passportal offering may be new to the corporate travel market, TQ3NAVIGANT is a proven leader in the industry, and this tool adheres to the company's high standards for quality and value, as is evidenced by the following:

-- A loyal client base;

-- Strong customer service and history;

-- Expert and proven Sales and Account Management teams;

-- Robust technology offerings including pre-ticketing, back-office reporting and analysis; data integration, digital dashboards, client consulting, and other tools and services; and,

-- Flexibility in account design to respond to specific client needs.

About Navigant International, Inc.

Denver-based Navigant International, Inc., the parent company of TQ3NAVIGANT, is the second largest corporate travel management business services provider in North America based on airline tickets sold serving corporate, government, military, leisure, and meetings and incentive clients. The Company's "bricks and clicks" end-to-end travel solutions include corporate travel pattern analysis and ReportFLYR(TM) powered reporting tools; travel policy development; consulting on cost saving opportunities; airline ticket, hotel and car rental reservations; meeting and convention planning; and leisure travel products. The Company currently employs more than 4,200 Associates and has operations in 1,000 locations in 20 countries and U.S. territories. Navigant's shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol "FLYR."

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about Navigant International, Inc.'s growth strategies and opportunities, and general industry or business trends or events. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, general economic conditions, and risks related to integration of operations and acquisitions, and the risk factors described in Navigant International's report on Form 8-K, dated January 21, 1999, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Navigant International's SEC reports, including the reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. The forward-looking statements made herein are only as of the date of this press release, and Navigant International undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Contacts


TQ3NAVIGANT
Paul Shamon, 303-706-0790
paul.shamon@tq3navigant.com
or
Robert C. Griffith, 303-706-0778
or
Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated
Joseph N. Jaffoni / Karin Oloffson, 212-835-8500
FLYR@jcir.com

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