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Luxury Link Names Drew Marich Chief Executive Officer

Los Angeles, CA – Oct. 3, 2007 – Luxury Link, (www.luxurylink.com), the world’s leading luxury travel website, has appointed Drew Marich, a former eBay executive, as its chief executive officer. Marich joins Luxury Link’s original leadership team including James Kaplan, the company’s co-founder and former CEO, who serves as chairman of the board of directors, and Diane McDavitt, president. In his post, Marich will chart Luxury Link’s second decade of growth as the company celebrates its first 10 years in business.

“I am delighted to introduce Drew as the next generation of Luxury Link leadership,” said James Kaplan. “His deep experience with the online space, passion for our business, and strong leadership skills make him ideally suited to spearhead Luxury Link’s continued growth.” Scott Potter, managing partner of San Francisco Equity Partners, one of Luxury Link’s private equity investors, added: “Drew has the expertise and track record to drive the next phase of Luxury Link’s evolution.”

“Jim and team have developed Luxury Link into the leading luxury travel website that delivers a great value proposition for luxury travelers, high-end hotels and advertisers who want to reach an affluent demographic,” said Drew Marich. “Luxury Link is extremely well positioned with its great assets to take advantage of the tremendous growth potential for online travel, focused on the luxury segment.”

Prior to joining Luxury Link, Marich served in several key executive positions at eBay Inc. from 2001 to 2007. Most recently, Marich was the general manager of eBay’s Rent.com subsidiary, the leading online apartment listing site with nearly four million unique visitors monthly. In addition, Marich oversaw the management of several multi-billion dollar eBay businesses, such as Sports, Collectibles and Toys. Prior to his tenure with eBay, Marich was an early employee of MVP.com, co-founded a catalog/Internet food company and has held positions with McKinsey & Company, Del Monte Foods and Citigroup’s Smith Barney. Marich received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and a MBA from the Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania.

Luxury Link, L.L.C. was founded in 1997 and is the world’s leading luxury travel website. The site features exclusive package deals for sale, in both fixed price and auction format, from thousands of extraordinary hotels and resorts, cruises, tours and villas throughout the world. Luxury Link has direct marketing agreements with nearly one thousand luxury properties globally that meet the highest standards of excellence.

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