Press Release: CustomWeather, Inc.
November 7, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- CustomWeather, the leading supplier of syndicated weather data on the Internet and wireless
devices, has teamed with Liberty Travel, the leading private leisure travel organization, to provide users of LibertyTravel.com
with up-to-the-minute weather forecasts for more than 58,000 cities worldwide. Liberty Travel launched the CustomWeather
service as part of its new LibertyTravel.com web site in mid-September.
This announcement marks another important partnership that CustomWeather has established with a leading travel
company. Other worldwide travel partners include OAG, HotelView, Despegar,com, Resfeber.se, and Galileo Travel.
``Weather is critical to intelligent travel planning. Having the right information about expected conditions at
one's travel destination is invaluable data,'' said Michele Catalano, Sr. Content Director of Liberty Travel, ``The
accurate and timely forecasts that CustomWeather provides for so many locations around the world definitely adds
value for our customers.''
CustomWeather provides LibertyTravel.com visitors with valuable data such as comprehensive current condition reports,
two-day detailed forecasts, seven-day extended forecasts, and ski resort updates for over 58,000 cities worldwide,
including more than 28,000 cities in the U.S.
``With things as tight as they are in the travel industry right now, companies are doing everything they can to
be competitive and offer the best services,'' said Geoff Flint, CEO of CustomWeather. ``We're pleased that we can
help these companies accomplish that goal by offering our weather products to their customers.''
About CustomWeather, Inc.
CustomWeather, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, offers syndicated custom weather content, services and applications
that are designed to be fully integrated and private-labeled. CustomWeather's geo-coded data feeds are supplied
via FTP in desirable formats such as XML and ASCII. CustomWeather generates over 58,000 unique forecasts worldwide,
establishing it as the industry leader for global location-based coverage at both the US and International levels.
For more information, visit www.customweather.com.
About Liberty Travel
Liberty Travel is the largest privately held leisure travel company in the U.S., and America's seventh largest
travel agency, with over 199 stores in 10 states. Liberty Travel does not charge a service fee: the 50-year old
company's goal is to deliver the best service to its clients. For more information, visit www.libertytravel.com
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Contact:
CustomWeather, Inc.
Jennifer Flint, 610/644-1062
jflint@customweather.com
or
Liberty Travel
Michele Catalano, 201/934-3636
catalanm@libgotravel.com