Combination of interactive national restaurant directory with Tangerine Travel's vast array of travel services is good news for restaurants and travelers alike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Seattle (February 6, 2009) - Tangerine Travel today announced an exclusive national partnership with Seattle-based Groupdyne, Inc that will enable corporate and group travelers as well as meeting and convention attendees to utilize the best of both companies' core services through the incorporation of Groupdyne.com's interactive restaurant website into Tangerine Travel's existing products and services.

The recently announced initiative will enable Tangerine Travel's corporate and group travel teams as well as its meeting planning division to easily utilize Groupdyne.com's nationwide database of restaurant information which includes specifics on private and group dining facilities, room photos, chef bios, capacity details and group menu information. Access to this restaurant information will now be seamlessly packaged as part of Tangerine Travel's offerings. Benefits include standardized restaurant profiles that allow for quick side-by-side comparisons and one-click e-mail submission of reservation requests for efficient email communications with group dining venues making the restaurant website an effective tool for the travel company and its clients.

Tangerine Travel, in business for over 20 years, is the largest independently owned travel agency in Washington State. Tangerine Travel is also the largest woman owned agency in the Pacific Northwest and leads the industry in applying the latest travel technology, which allows them to offer innovative travel solutions. Their association with the luxury consortium Virtuoso allows them to tap into a wide variety of travel technology providing them a global reach, while maintaining their local presence. Tangerine Travel will now have a new dining partner, a segment of the travel market in high demand especially with Tangerine Travel's corporate clients.

"This partnership will provide access to restaurants and venues for our clients who are looking for values, special dining experiences, and the advantage of knowing the restaurants have been pre-screened and recommended." Angie Lepley, President, Tangerine Travel.

In addition to serving the clients of Tangerine Travel, Groupdyne.com has attracted its own legion of users by creating special corporate versions of its popular restaurant directory website since its national expansion in late 2008. These "corporate dining guides" include discounts on group dining bookings and access to a free concierge service for those in need of a restaurant recommendation. As a result of this partnership, Groupdyne.com's existing users will now also be able to easily access Tangerine Travel services as well. Both companies will coordinate on joint marketing and sales activities to promote the new partnership during 2009 to highlight this new "one-stop service" for travelers.

The agreement is very good news for Groupdyne.com's premium restaurant members, who pay a small membership fee to be highlighted on the site with an expansive profile. These members will also have the opportunity to market special "tastings" and "special menus" to Tangerine's clients through Groupdyne.com.

"The hospitality industry, like many other industries, is really struggling. Restaurants are experiencing record-high cancellations, coupled with an overall reduction in the number of total group dining bookings. This new partnership with Tangerine Travel reflects Groupdyne, Inc's ongoing commitment to assist our restaurants, hotels and special event venues to market their venues to those looking for information about booking group dining events and increase their group dining revenues." Cindy Baccetti, President, Groupdyne, Inc

This partnership will be especially valuable for those planning upcoming meetings, conventions and conferences. Tangerine Travel provides comprehensive group and meeting solutions for a wide range of client needs. As a complete travel consulting and destination management company, Tangerine Travel manages a range of services for conferences and conventions including complete on-site meeting and convention management, ground transportation logistics, audio-visual equipment planning and food and beverage management. Planning group dining events will now be even easier at Tangerine Travel as Groupdyne.com focuses exclusively on group and private dining and connecting users to its powerful, integrated database of restaurant information, specifics on private, semi private and group dining, chef biographies, capacity details, audio visual capabilities and group menu information, making planning group events during conferences and conventions simple and carefree.

The shared vision of providing high quality products and services is not the only similarity between Tangerine Travel and Groupdyne, Inc. Both companies were founded and are led by local business women, Angie Lepley and Cindy Baccetti respectively. Both women are described as creative, driven and passionate, continuing to innovate their respective ventures, most recently agreeing to such a partnership in order to adapt to the challenges facing travelers during this current economic downturn. In light of 2009 economic forecasts and continued 'belt-tightening' at companies nationwide, Angie Lepley and Cindy Baccetti remain laser focused on their respective niche in the marketplace, seeking not to be all things to all clients, but rather to provide superior products and services, and collaborate in order to weather this tough financial time and achieve future success for their clients.

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About Tangerine Travel

Tangerine Travel's philosophy has always been "one step further." This willingness to go a step beyond what is expected, and the personal relationships that are built through a human connection, enable its travel consultants to achieve success. Tangerine Travel is taking travel in a new direction: Refreshing Service ~ Refreshing Human Touch. Travel has become so fast-paced and stressful these days that it's time for a travel agency that can help relieve some of that stress from the moment you make your first request.


About www.Groupdyne.com

From corporate dinner meetings to wedding rehearsal dinners, family celebrations to holiday gatherings, Groupdyne.com helps you find and book the perfect restaurant for your upcoming event. Browse over 2,000 group dining restaurant listings in 17 US cities including: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC.

Groupdyne.com is the result of the vision and passion of Seattleite Cindy Baccetti, who recognized the need for a specialized search tool for people planning group dining meetings and events in restaurants and similar venues, whether they are professional meeting planners, or personal events. She created the hospitality website allowing users to locate group dining venues nationwide.


For More Information about Groupdyne.com
400 Mercer Street, Suite 308 | Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 407-3808 or press@groupdyne.com

For More Information about Tangerine Travel Tangerine Travel, Ltd. (formerly ETI Travel, Inc.)
A Virtuoso and Radius Member
16017 Juanita Woodinville Way NE |Suite 201
Bothell, WA 98011
(425) 822-2333 | (425) 822-1333 fax | tangerine@tangerinetravel.com