FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oakland, CA September 3, 2003 – San Francisco Reservations™ (SFR), a division of Topaz Hotel Services, LLC announces an innovative program to support Bay Area arts organizations. The HotelRes.com Arts Program donates 50% of its revenue from each utilized reservation to the referring arts venue. Arts organizations can easily set up a link to www.HotelRes.com. Patrons can then instantly access up-to-date hotel availability at great rates and make online reservations at participating hotels and motor inns in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The highly acclaimed San Francisco show, Beach Blanket Babylon has signed on to the HotelRes.com Arts Program, linking to the web portal, www.HotelRes.com. Participating hotels include: Mark Hopkins Intercontinental, Fairmont Hotel, Argent Hotel, Hotel Rex, Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf and Hotel Juliana.

“As local residents, we have enjoyed attending arts events and view our diverse performing and fine arts organizations as an essential and irreplaceable part of San Francisco culture. The SFR staff has always enjoyed assisting travelers attending events in the City to select and secure their hotel reservations. Now we are able to offer our reservations service and support arts organizations by sharing part of our revenue,” said Jill Gustavson, Partner, Topaz Hotel Services.

For more information about Topaz Hotel Services, please contact Jill Gustavson at 510-628-4414 or via email at Jill@HotelRes.com.

Topaz Hotel Services, LLC
Topaz Hotel Services (THS) is a privately held company that provides reservations systems and Internet services to the hotel industry. THS makes it easier for travelers and hotels to make better decisions by providing customized and in-depth information and immediate reservations capabilities. Processing over 200,000 room nights per year, THS companies include San Francisco Reservations™, Silicon Valley Reservations™, ResOnCall™, BookAbility.net™ and HotelRes.com.