CLICK TO ADVENTURE - iEXPLORE LAUNCHES

CHICAGO, February 18, 2000 - If Marco Polo, Magellan and Lewis & Clark were planning their next trip today, they would be typing iExplore.com on the keyboard … and joining the more than 98 million Americans escaping on adventure and experiential vacations, ranging from whitewater rafting and mountaineering to ecotours and safaris.

In the world of adventure travel, being a trend-setter has never been easier, thanks to the Internet and a new site appropriately called iExplore. iExplore is the world's first one-stop resource for researching, purchasing and equipping adventure and experiential travel. With 100 of the world's most renowned and respected trip operators behind them, such as Abercrombie & Kent, Backroads, Mountain Travel-Sobek and Lindblad Special Expeditions, the possibilities are endless and the great escape never easier.

iExplore offers 5,000 vacation options in 152 countries to stimulate both body and mind. Active travelers may challenge themselves scuba diving, mountain climbing or sea kayaking. Culinary tours in Tuscany, wildlife tours in the Galapagos Islands, and architectural tours of St. Petersburg lure vacationers to experiential travel and expose them to new activities, cultures and environments. By recommending travel books, gear and apparel, and providing chat rooms with fellow vacationers, iExplore leaves no stone unturned.

Unique to iExplore is their large staff of in-house Adventure Experts, offering live advice on-line and via phone (1-800-iExplore ) on how to choose and plan that special trip. These experts have lived and worked in the destinations offered by the company and are certified as instructors or trip leaders in a wide range of activities, such as scuba diving, hiking or even birding expeditions. They are available seven days a week to answer all of the consumers' questions and provide unbiased consultation on destinations, activities, trip itineraries and general travel information such as specifics about the best time of year to travel, what to pack, required travel documents and inoculations.

Too bad Marco Polo, Lewis & Clark and Magellan had to spend all that time researching and outfitting their expeditions…imagine how much more of the world they could have seen if they could have clicked onto iExplore.

iExplore, Inc., is the world's first one-stop, full service brand resource for researching, purchasing and equipping the adventure and experiential travel market. Through an equally balanced offering of adventure-related content, community and commerce, the company is building the leading portal for off-the-beaten-path travelers who want to "come back different."