PRESS KIT. The social network for tourism professionals in the Mediterranean area. Join the "Travel in Med" community! Communicate. Exchange.

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1 PRESS KIT The social network for tourism professionals in the Mediterranean area Search Compare Communicate Learn Exchange Inform Join the "Travel in Med" community!

2 Why "Travel in Med"? Identify all tourism professionals within the Mediterranean area Connect the actors of all tourism trades Make available all tools necessary to a direct, simple and quick communication. Help to the discovery of new destinations through mini guides Share and release information useful to all Become part of an enlarged community of interest, including all tourism sectors Access an upgradable and dynamic data base, directly supplied by the community. "Travel In Med" is the reply to a strong demand for services and tools necessary for travel experts activity. It is an innovative information platform that addresses all professionals and governments that want to communicate about their products and exchange information in real time. "Travel In Med" brings together, in a single portal, all the information relating to the Mediterranean tourism. Its services are offered to professionals worldwide. With "Travel in Med", a travel agent will find, in one and only site, all the necessary information to create an "à la carte" trip, at the best conditions and prices. All "Travel in Med" members share the same ethics and desire to promote the Mediterranean region. They can be identified thanks to a common logo : 2

"TRAVEL in MED" for WHO? Suppliers : all Mediterranean service providers related to tourism Clients : tourism professional from all over the world.

(A Tunisian travel agent can contact a travel agent in Nantes, etc.).

companies, guest houses, ryads, theme parks, tourist vehicles with driver, airports, sports activities, etc.

3 "TRAVEL in MED" for WHO? Suppliers : all Mediterranean service providers related to tourism Clients : tourism professional from all over the world. All "Travel in Med" members can exchange with one another ; thus a service provider may comme into contact with another provider. (A Tunisian travel agent can contact a travel agent in Nantes, etc.). All service providers involved in the creation of a trip are "suppliers", this includes tourist offices : hotels, rent a car or boat companies, incoming agencies, guides, airlines, maritime companies, guest houses, ryads, theme parks, tourist vehicles with driver, airports, sports activities, etc. For instance, a travel agent looking for a tour guide for the visit of a city will be able to get in touch directly with a guide to include his services from the start of the elaboration of the trip, thanks to a direct contact with an hotel additional services proposed may be more personalized. Our data base and mail services allow quick and direct contacts, with high reactivity and an optimized margin. "Travel In Med" is meant for tourism professionals, it is a real private social network. 3

etc.) A geolocalization map of the members (Google Maps) Instant internal messaging with management of user groups Individual display and communication space for each of its members, showing his

4 "Travel In Med" : HOW? "Travel In Med" offers an easy and friendly access to a wide range of services and tools : A business directory with a multi-criteria search engine (search by country, city, Category of suppliers, etc.) A geolocalization map of the members (Google Maps) Instant internal messaging with management of user groups Individual display and communication space for each of its members, showing his contact information (address, , phone, general infos, etc.) and detailing products An internal rating system between professionals for all activities Informative guides and presentation of all destinations in the Mediterranean region (regions, cities) Regional news posted in real time, by the network users. A general newsletter informing the latest news, regional product trends, ads, promotions, publicity etc. "Travel In Med" is open to Mediterranean service providers as well as to travel and tourism agents worldwide. The business model is based on subscriptions. The annual subscription costs ur. 90. Currently, the site is free to all members, until the first of March After this period, any new members who registers will receive one month of free connection. The Institutional, the Medias and the Tourism Organizations (Tourist offices, Ministries, etc.) preserve a permanent free access. Registrations and fact sheets of members of the community feed a constantly evolving data base. The site is already available in bêta format at the following address : 4

Actors of the Mediterranean market Why the Mediterranean area? The Mediterranean market is the union of countries around the Mediterranean Sea.

5 Actors of the Mediterranean market Why the Mediterranean area? The Mediterranean market is the union of countries around the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first tourist area in the world, representing one third of the global market. The tourism market is becoming increasingly competitive and ambitious new players are emerging (Brazil, Arab Emirates, China, Qatar, etc.). To meet this competition, the Mediterranean area needs to project a strong and coherent image of the region as an homogeneous geographical entity like the one Caribbean professionals succeeded to create since many years. Tourism actors Travel agencies New technologies linked to internet open new perspectives. They allow inexpensive direct contact (mail, website, skype, etc.) with the entire chain of professionals, while offering new services to customers. Hoteliers Large internet operators demand hoteliers commissions as important as those they were subjected to - in the past - from tour operators. Hoteliers also seek ways to increase their visibility, contacts and margins. Service companies related to tourism Incoming agencies, ground transport companies, event organizations, guides, boat rentals, hikers, etc. are essentials to elaborate a trip. These companies are trying to expand their distribution channels to be known directly - from travel agencies and other service companies related to their activity. Tourist Office across the Mediterranean Sea They seek to promote their country / their region / city. To do so, they publish online, particularly for professionals, presentation brochures of their products. 5

6 JOINING "Travel in Med" is easy Registration : Fill in a form (company data, images, profile, etc.) Once you are registered, you can connect with your ID codes and gain access to the full array of "Travel in Med" services. 6

7 Access "Travel in Med" services Home page : Looking for suppliers through map services and multi-criteria search engine 7

8 Results : Results of the search for suppliers Suppliers detailed form : Possibility to get in touch using chats 8

9 Mails : Conversation history, dialog box, contacts, favorites, groups, requests to other providers 9

10 Page Guides : Searching for tourism guides Viewing a video document Tourist Offices are making documents (mini-guides and videos) available, "Travel in Med" members can get them, consult them and upload them. 10

Who are we? YVES ROUACH 25 years of experience in various tourism sectors. Yves ran a travel agency in business travel organization and events.

com Mobile : +33 (0)6 98 59 08 60 NICOLL CHOME Forty years of experience and expertise in travel and tourism (Bahamas World Airways, Nouveau Monde Travel

com Mobile : +33 (0)6 78 63 29 97 PATRICK DONATO Thirty years of experience in high-tech and IT services.

At present, he manages MINERALL, the company he founded, specialized in communication and website developments.

11 Who are we? YVES ROUACH 25 years of experience in various tourism sectors. Yves ran a travel agency in business travel organization and events. In 2009, he founded Travel Club Monaco, a travel agency specialized in "à la carte" travel. Yves is the project leader. y.rouach@travelinmed.com Mobile : +33 (0) NICOLL CHOME Forty years of experience and expertise in travel and tourism (Bahamas World Airways, Nouveau Monde Travel Agency, UFTAA). In this project, Nicoll is in charge of contacts with institutions and professionals. n.chome@travelinmed.com Mobile : +33 (0) PATRICK DONATO Thirty years of experience in high-tech and IT services. IT Manager at France Telecom and co-founder of the IT group INSYS. At present, he manages MINERALL, the company he founded, specialized in communication and website developments. Patrick is in charge of internet development. p.donato@travelinmed.com Mobile : +33 (0) "Travel In Med" Limited, Monaco limited liability company, with a. 15,000 capital. Director : Yves Rouach Intellectual property, concept and functionalities registered with Hautier Office in Nice (France) Trademark "Travel In Med" abbreviated in "TIM" - INPI n 12/

12 Conclusion "Travel In Med", is the first social network meant for all tourism professionals in the Mediterranean region. This network is the reply to the strong demand for contacts to be established, for services and tools needed for the activity of travel experts. It allows all Mediterranean tourism stakeholders direct access to a unique portal. "Travel In Med" creates a community of stakeholders who animate and directly supply a dynamic data base that keeps on evolving, with the full support of our team always attentive to your requests. "Travel In Med" must become the reference for a community of actors, whose search for quality service to the customer is constantly evolving. Travel In Med Le Panorama - 57 Rue Grimaldi MONACO Phone : (377) Fax : (377) info@travelinmed.com 12

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