GetThere/b-there Team to Provide Ground-Breaking Solution for Groups, Associations, and Trade Shows

The agreement goes into effect immediately and GetThere's reservation system is expected to go live on b-there-powered event sites early in 2001. The sites will be targeted specifically to the attendees of association meetings, trade shows and events that are managed with the b-there tool set by their clients, who are meeting planners, intermediaries and trade show/event organizers.

Through the GetThere/b-there agreement, meeting planners and trade show organizers will be able to offer attendees a complete, one-stop planning experience in real-time, including the ability to book event-specific meeting fares, such as the commonly utilized "Zone Fares", through GetThere's engine. In addition, planners and organizers will now be able to access consolidated data on their events, as well as generate new revenue and credit streams with increased visibility and attendee usage.

"Our relationship will accelerate b-there's lead in providing the foremost integrated booking portal for the entire events industry, including the third parties who support it," said b-there.com CEO and founder Peggy Lee. "GetThere's engine is the ideal vehicle for the robust group air and car booking solutions our clients need. Our diverse customer base has expressed a need for multiple fulfillment options, as well as for the integration of online and offline air and car booking data -- this partnership will enable us to uniquely deliver both."

"Our acquisition of AllMeetings put GetThere in the driver's seat for delivering intranet travel booking and meeting management solutions for the corporate marketplace," said Jane Stampe, VP Sales - eBusiness for GetThere. "This agreement with b-there also allows us direct access to the group, association and trade show clients who are seeking the right planning solution."

About b-there.com

b-there.com is the only full-service provider of integrated online registration, housing, transportation and e-marketing solutions for the meeting, convention, and trade show industries. b-there enables planners to easily self-configure event-specific websites for programs of any size and complexity, while consolidating all data for real-time on-demand information management. More than 1,000 events - including tradeshows, conferences, festivals, sporting events and corporate meetings - have already been operated using b-there's system. b-there strategic business partners include GetThere, AllMeetings, Pegasus Solutions, PGI and Keane, Inc. b-there can be found on the Web at www.b-there.com.

About GetThere

GetThere GTHR operates the world's largest Internet marketplace focused on business-to-business travel services. GetThere's systems are used to provide online travel procurement to employees at leading corporations such as Boeing, Chevron, Cisco, Lucent, MetLife, Nike and Xerox. GetThere also powers online travel sites for leading airlines, including Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, America West, British Airways, Northwest Airlines, TWA and United Airlines. GetThere can be found on the Web at www.getthere.com.