Comprehensive Travel Training to be
Offered by Select YTB Preferred Vendors
WOOD RIVER, Ill.,
April 10
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YTB International, Inc. (OTC
Pink Sheets: YTBLA) ('YTB' or the 'Company'), a leading
international provider of Internet-based travel websites
and home-based independent representatives in
the United States, Canada,
the
Bahamas, and Bermuda today announced
that it will be offering travel training for its RTAs on
April 18-19 at the Greater Richmond
Convention Center in
Richmond, VA.
'We are excited to be sponsoring this training event
featuring some of our most valued travel partners,' said
J. Kim Sorensen, CEO of YTB Travel Network,
YTB's wholly owned subsidiary. 'American Destinations,
Inc., Carnival Cruise Lines, CCRA International, Funjet
Vacations, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,
Trafalgar Tours, and others will be represented at this
exciting, informative conference.'
YTB will also be offering multiple CLIA training
courses at this event. Vendors' presentations will
include travel package and tour information that will
educate YTB RTAs on each travel provider, as well as on
special programs that the vendors are currently
offering.
'Providing travel training for our RTAs is a priority
that YTB takes seriously,' continued Mr. Sorensen. 'This
includes educating the RTAs about every sector of the
travel business. With offerings such as the European
tour packages, Spring Tour travel packages, and
Mexico
vacations, it is important that YTB RTAs receive the
training necessary to help them become travel experts.'

About YTB International
Recognized as the 35th largest seller of travel in
the U.S. in 2006 by Travel Weekly, YTB International,
Inc. provides Internet-based travel booking services for
home-based independent representatives in the
United States, Canada,
Bermuda, and the Bahamas.
It operates through three subsidiaries:
YourTravelBiz.com, Inc., YTB Travel Network, Inc., and
REZconnect Technologies, Inc. YourTravelBiz.com focuses
on marketing online travel websites through a nationwide
network of independent business people, known as 'Reps.'
YTB Travel Network establishes and maintains travel
vendor relationships, processes travel transactions of
online travel agents and affiliates, collects travel
commissions and pays sales commissions. Each RTA directs
consumers to the YTB Internet-based travel website.
REZconnect Technologies hosts a travel agency for
traditional travel agents and offers franchises of brick
and mortar travel agencies. For more information, visit
http://www.ytbi.com/investor.
Statements about the Company's future expectations,
including future revenues and earnings, and all other
statements in this press release other than historical
facts are 'forward-looking statements' within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange of 1934, and as
that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any
time, and the Company's actual results could differ
materially from expected results. The Company undertakes
no obligation to update forward-looking statements to
reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.
SOURCE YTB International, Inc.