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Contact: Rachael Kopel, Public Relations Manager
Phone: 414.934.1048
Email: rkopel@triseptsolutions.com

Travel Agent Poll Reports Impact of U.S. Dollar
on International Summer Travel Choices


VAX VacationAccess and USATODAY.com Travel Poll Results
For week of April 25 - May 1, 2005

MILWAUKEE, May 6, 2005 - A recent poll of travel agents by Trisept Solutions and USATODAY.com Travel reports how the value of the U.S. dollar could impact travelers’ selections of international destinations.

For the week of April 25-May 1, 2005, more than 2,200 agents who book online through VAX VacationAccess responded to the question below:

In which international vacation destination will the U.S. dollar stretch the most this summer?

Destination # of Responses % of Responses
Mexico 1,578 72%
Canada 269 12%
Caribbean 246 11%
Europe 112 5%


The survey results are published every Thursday on USATODAY.com Travel, a unique travel site with information and tools to help readers take control of the travel experience. (travel.usatoday.com)

VAX VacationAccess has become the industry’s premier travel agent portal. Over the past year, more than 40,000 agents utilized this technology to book online – totaling more than one million reservations. VAX VacationAccess is the most powerful booking engine available, complete with hundreds of timesaving reservation management tools and exceptional sales, marketing and educational features.

To learn more about VAX VacationAccess, or to register for the free vacation portal, visit www.vaxvacationaccess.com. For more information about Trisept Solutions, the leading provider of Web-based leisure travel technology, visit www.triseptsolutions.com.

Next week’s VAX VacationAccess/USATODAY.com Travel question:

How will high gas prices affect summer travel?

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Trisept Solutions provides leading-edge leisure travel industry technology services featuring inventory management, a full spectrum of electronic distribution products, and other IT solutions. Trisept Solutions processes more than 300 million e-commerce transactions annually and facilitates the sale of more than three million vacation package reservations for its clients. Its team is comprised of more than 200 innovative professionals at its Milwaukee headquarters. To learn more about Trisept Solutions and its advancements in the field of leisure travel technology, visit www.triseptsolutions.com