DUBLIN, Ireland and MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crystal International Travel Group (OTC:CINT) (BULLETIN BOARD: CINT) announced today it has hired Mr. Robert H. Troni as President and Chief Operating Officer of its IntelliFares subsidiary, effective immediately. Mr. Troni spent the bulk of his 37-year career at American Airlines, a subsidiary of AMR Corporation beginning in positions ranging from sales to Managing Director, International Sales and Marketing focusing on the Caribbean, Mexican and Latin American Markets. After leaving American, he spent the last few years founding and running Troni Marketing Group, where he created Global Booking Solutions. He will report directly to Peter Dugan, Managing Director of Crystal's IntelliFares Limited subsidiary and member of the Crystal and IntelliFares boards, and divide his time between Ireland and the US. According to Dugan, "Bob is not only a senior statesman of the industry, but one of its rare visionaries, as he drove the creation and implementation of two of its pillars, "non-refundable" tickets and the "wait-list" tracking and management system. In addition, Bob was also instrumental in the successful integration and expansion of the Eastern Airlines assets in the early 90's, transforming the Latin America and Caribbean hub into AA's biggest revenue earning division (which it still is today). Attracting and hiring a gentleman of this caliber is testament to the validity of the IntelliFares product, and the business can only benefit from his experience in launching new, business defining concepts in travel," stated Dugan. "I see IntelliFares as another foundational improvement for the industry," Troni remarked. "It represents a real value for consumers, brings some revenue for ticket sales back to the agent market, and can be of tremendous help to carriers with, what we believe is its ability to improve yield, revenue management and resource utilization. I also believe the process is extendable to the lodging and ground transport business." Crystal CEO Fabrizzio P. Busso-Campana said, "While Dugan will continue leading IntelliFares strategically, he clearly will benefit from Bob's airline experience handling its day to day operations." About IntelliFares(TM) IntelliFares is a unique, travel product where Predictable Pattern Travelers (Timeshare and vacation homeowners, recurring cruisers, college students) can purchase "five years of travel at less than today's price." The patent pending process integrates forward and bulk purchasing disciplines with financial management methodology in partnership with UBS in order to lock in a price for the consumer over a five-year time horizon. It also provides a revenue share for distributors, reversing the decline in commissions available to the airline ticket distribution community. Details can be found at http://www.intellifares.com/. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the views of Crystal International Travel Group, Inc. s (the "Company") management regarding current expectations and projections pertaining to future events and are based on currently available information. The statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to generate sufficient sales for IntelliFares, the completion of its distribution network and other factors described in the Company's respective filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also may have material adverse effects on Crystal's business, financial conditions and results of operations. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The use of words such as anticipates, estimates, expects, is in process, intends, plans and believes, among others, generally identify forward-looking statements; however, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements and are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The Company is not under any obligation and does not intend to publicly update or review any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized. DATASOURCE: Crystal International Travel Group CONTACT: Fabrizzio P. Busso-Campana, Crystal International Travel Group, Inc., Tel.: +1-973-644-0900, Fax: +1-908-349-3043, Web site: http://www.intellifares.com/

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