Press Release: Book4golf.com
October 12, 2000
SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Book4golf.com(SM) Corporation (CDNX: BFG ) has finalized an agreement with Intrawest Corporation
(NYSE: IDR; TSE: ITW), the leading developer and operator of village-centered resorts across North America, under
which Book4golf.com will provide its Internet tee- time reservation system to Intrawest's Raven golf course facilities
in the United States and Canada.
Under the one-year agreement, Intrawest will use Book4golf.com's electronic tee-sheet application at Intrawest's
Raven golf properties. This initial agreement is renewable for an additional term of three years given that certain
performance criteria are met and at the mutual agreement of both parties.
``This initial agreement with Intrawest is the first step in what we envision as a long-term working relationship
with a company whose brand and quality of properties are virtually unmatched in the golf industry,'' said Kim Robinson,
President and Chief Operating Officer, Book4golf.com. ``The addition of such a high-caliber brand as Intrawest/Raven
further validates the positioning of Book4golf.com as the provider of choice for the leading golf course management
companies.''
``Furthermore, the high caliber of resort courses the Raven properties bring to our growing number of Member Courses
is very strategic,'' Mr. Robinson added. ``These courses will be available to local golfers and also to the traveling
golfer who books his tee times directly through Book4golf.com or through an all-inclusive golf vacation package
through our golf vacation brands including Continental Airlines Golf Vacations and America West Golf Vacations.''
``Our agreement with Book4golf.com provides Intrawest with the technology and expertise to seamlessly integrate
with an Internet booking engine,'' said Matthew Dunn, senior vice president and CIO for Intrawest. ``Working with
Book4golf.com we plan on quickly developing new and enhancing existing distribution channels.''
About Intrawest
Intrawest Corporation is the leading developer and operator of village-centered resorts across North America. The
company owns ten mountain resorts, including Whistler/Blackcomb, North America's most popular mountain resort.
Intrawest also owns Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida and has a premier vacation ownership business, Club
Intrawest. The company has a significant investment in Compagnie des Alpes, the largest ski company in the world
in terms of skier visits, and a 45% interest in Alpine Helicopters Ltd., owner of the largest heli-skiing operation
in the world. Intrawest Corporation's shares are listed on the New York (IDR) and Toronto (ITW) stock exchanges.
The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is located online at www.intrawest.com
About Book4golf.com
Book4golf.com is the leading Internet-based, real-time, tee-time reservation network in North America. The Book4golf.com
web portal allows golfers to reserve tee times anytime, anywhere, while also giving them access to course information,
weather forecasts and driving directions to courses across town or across North America. Book4golfVacations will
soon make it possible for golfers to book packages online through the company's web site. For more information
on Book4golf.com, visit http://www.book4golf.com.
SOURCE: Book4golf.com