February 19, 2002 HOTEL INN A BOX: A UNIQUE, NEW APPROACH TO HOTEL DEVELOPMENT Hotel Inn a Box is a revolutionary new alliance of hospitality experts created to provide developers, operators and owners all services and expertise necessary for creating a new hotel property - and available on one, single website. Hotel Inn a Box's website - www.hotelinnabox.com - offers hospitality owners, operators and developers 'one-stop shopping' when developing and completing a hotel property. By combining on this singular website companies with expertise ranging from real estate appraisals to architecture and interior design to furnishings and fixtures to database leads to marketing, an owner can obtain information and contacts literally for all services required to complete a hotel property - from start to finish. "We see a very strong need for this type of comprehensive service in this ever-growing segment of the hotel industry," stated Robert McKinley, president of Hotel Inn a Box. "By providing those developing a new hotel or refurbishing an existing one the resources to satisfy every aspect of that property, we are filling an important and currently unmet need in the hospitality industry." The 'Box' team developed the idea for the website when meeting to discuss new property development. In the course of meeting, members of the team discovered that others in the group had provided their particular service and played an important role in the development of a previous property - virtually unaware of the others involvement. They immediately saw the need for creating a unified approach to the development and completion of a hotel property. Hotel Inn a Box was born. The Hotel Inn a Box team is composed of the following companies and firms: A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc./ISI (EPSTEIN/ISI) - Architecture/Engineering/Interiors American Hotel Register Company/Benjamin Brothers - Furnishings/Fixtures/Equipment Beltmann Group - Full-Service Moving and Logistics BOOKDirect - Online Hotel Reservations/Internet Distribution Services Creative Marketing - Advertising/Graphic Design/Multimedia/Printing Services David Green Organization - Customer Acquisition & Group Lead Generation Programs Hospitality Works, Inc. - International Foodservice Consulting Hotel Source, Inc. - Hotel Real Estate Brokerage M. A. Mortenson Company - Construction/Program Management US Realty Consultants - Hospitality Consulting & Real Estate Appraisal "With this core group, we can offer a hotel developer all the various components necessary to plan, design, build, furnish and market a new hotel," stated Jeff Preston, vice president of Hotel Inn a Box. "By accessing www.hotelinnabox.com, an owner, operator or developer can obtain specific information on what each team member can offer and then decide which services meet their particular needs." The Hotel Inn a Box website enables those interested in the alliance's services to review each team member's expertise and utilize one or any combination of those services. From site selection to the placement of the final piece of artwork, Hotel Inn a Box offers services and solutions to meet all a hotel developer's needs.