September 27, 2003 - New York, -- FAREPORTAL today announced the expansion of its technology group of skilled consultants. Strategically located in "Silicon Valley", in the heart of New York City, the group is dedicated to harnessing the future of online travel technology for FAREPORTAL customers and partners.

"After the successful launch of several market leading products, each in a leadership position in its category, it was a natural decision to build on this success by expanding the existing team right here in New York, instead of risking losing focus and possible quality by going the offshore development route, as many other technology developers have done," said Avik Chopra, CIO of FAREPORTAL.

To successfully distribute your travel products online, it is critical to have a good backing. The recent pressures in the travel industry has changed the equation of how travel can be distributed profitably, and has elevated the need for skilled support to create effective business models and ensure a successful implementation. This level of support can only be achieved by a dedicated and skilled in-house team, and FAREPORTAL is committed to providing this to its clients. With this expanded team of consultants, FAREPORTAL can continue to provide world class support for our travel technology products.

FAREPORTAL continues to partner with leading e-Commerce vendors and suppliers like Sabre, U-Know Technology and SolarNet. FAREPORTAL's existing travel technology solutions include the ability to create private-label storefronts, manage and distribute complex consolidator contracts, allow single screen availability display and booking of fares from disparate sources, all backed by a full service fulfillment center and support services.

"Our travel technology business already has a team of Development managers in place to address travel agency and travel consolidator needs," continued Avik Chopra, "Now with this expanded team of strategic e-Commerce consultants, FAREPORTAL's travel technology consulting practice can collectively support key objectives throughout the travel industry."

FAREPORTAL has proven its ability to develop successful online solutions with ground-breaking applications such as the FP Contracts Manager, which allows complex consolidator fares to be booked online, and the FP Web Fares Search Engine, which uses non server based technology to retrieve and combine multiple Web fares on a single screen with other fares. FAREPORTAL is now leveraging this knowledge on behalf of its customers to set higher standards in the travel technology field, and deliver progressive solutions which help them streamline their product delivery and marketing, and increase their profits.