ALTAVISTA UK HELPS LEADING AUSTRALIAN ONLINE ACCOMODATION PROVIDER EXPAND INTO EUROPE

London…07 May 2002, AltaVista UK, a leading Internet Search Engine and global provider of search software, and HotelClub, an Australian online travel company specialising in the sale of accommodation at discounted rates, will provide AltaVista UK users with a premier online hotel search.

Search engine AltaVista UK, which has more then 2.6million unique users each month, has integrated HotelClub’s extensive database of 3500+hotels across 33 countries, into the AltaVista UK Travel search centre. Users will now be able to access and search worldwide accommodation and benefit from a selection of special offers.

The UK agreement follows after a successful launch with AltaVista Australia last October, with HotelClub becoming one of the most popular search partners on AltaVista Australia despite the negative effects on the travel industry after the September 11th events. As 25% of HotelClub’s global business was already generated from Britain, AltaVista UK was chosen as the first partner in their European expansion plans.

Mark Nall, Sales & Business Development Director commented: “HotelClub is a welcome addition to our Travel search centre. AltaVista users are more likely than the average UK Internet user to search and buy a foreign holiday, and Hotelclub offers an extensive online hotel search and booking facility, which is a great additional service.”

Michael Hughes, HotelClub Marketing & Business Development Manager Europe said “We are excited by the opportunity to partner with AltaVista UK and deliver our product to over 2.6 million AltaVista users of which 90% have already purchased online. HotelClub offers a wide range of hotel choices to the consumer, but more importantly, offers reputable, value for money world-wide accommodation options within a few clicks”.

About Altavista
AltaVista is a leading global provider of search services and software. The company’s patented technology continues to set the pace, making AltaVista a leading search engine among Web users and premier provider of high-powered search software to intranet, enterprise and e-commerce clients around the globe. AltaVista is a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI). For more information, see http://www.altavista.com and http://solutions.altavista.com

About Hotelclub
Hotelclub is a global online travel company specialising in the sale of accommodation online using their proprietary integrated hotel booking technology.

Hotelclub is part of the Australian travel group ,Flairview Travel Pty Ltd. Started in 1986 by owner director Leon Kamenev it has experienced rapid growth with its online business that began in 1997.

Now positioned as one of the leading online providers of accommodation in Australia and Asia with partners that include Fairfax media group, Yahoo!, LookSmart, Hongkong.com plus over 2000 affiliate partners globally it was a natural progression to focus our web based booking services on the European marketplace. Our French and German language sites will be ready in a few months and we expect this will encourage a stronger uptake by European distributors of travel products.

The company currently has 50 staff world wide and plans are in place to expand the European staff by 10 members including growth in marketing, customer services and product development.

For more information Contact:

Michael Hughes – Hotelclub
++49 163 429 5455
[email protected]

Mark Nall – Altavista
++44 (0) 207 492 0106
[email protected]