Chicago Tribune Recommends HotelShark.com (www.hotelshark.com)

PALO ALTO, CALIF. (May 9, 2005) – HotelShark.com, the world’s most-trusted Internet lodging guide, was praised in the May 8, 2005 edition of the Chicago Tribune newspaper as an “unbiased” source of hotel “reviews written by real-world travelers.”

The article, which appeared in the Sunday travel section, went on to praise HotelShark.com as an objective store of “third-party reviews.” The article was entitled “Hotel ratings: What's in a star?”

HotelShark.com has received a stream of media support since launching in March of 2001. Consumer Reports called the site one of “the tricks to booking online.” Earlier this year, leading British newspaper The Independent called HotelShark.com one of the ten best travel websites in the world.

HotelShark.com collects, screens, and publishes unbiased hotel reviews written by real travelers. The site publishes a submitted review only after it has been thoroughly researched and authenticated. HotelShark.com discards well over half of all incoming contributions as insufficient or invalid. The site may be viewed free of charge at the www.hotelshark.com Internet address.

HotelShark.com is not affiliated with any of the aforementioned publications.

About HotelShark.com

HotelShark.com, the site that Consumer Reports calls one of “the tricks to booking online,” is the world’s most-trusted Internet lodging guide. The site collects, screens, and publishes unbiased hotel reviews written by real travelers. HotelShark.com was named one of the five best travel websites by National Geographic Traveler magazine, and has been praised by the Independent (UK), US News & World Report, and USA Today. Founded in March 2001, HotelShark.com is available free of charge at the www.hotelshark.com Internet address. HotelShark.com is owned by SharkPage, a privately-held company based in Palo Alto, California. HotelShark.com and SharkPage are trademarks of SharkPage. Further press information on HotelShark.com is available at http://www.hotelshark.com/media.htm .

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