asia-hotels.com Appoints Don Angelico as COO

September 6th, 2000

Press Release

Hong Kong, Wednesday, September 6th, 2000: Ex-Arthur Andersen Director Don Angelico has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Hong Kong-based asia-hotels.com (http://www.asiahotels.com), Asias Internet hotel guide and reservation system. Don joins asia-hotels.com after two years with Arthur Andersen where he focussed on e-business as Director of Advanced Communications and Media Group for Asia Pacific.

I have been advising on e-business for the past two years and I look forward to the excitement of a hands on role commented Don. I was attracted to asia-hotels.com by the companys track record, its product which is real and not reliant on advertising, and its prominent position in an industry that is destined to grow.

Don brings with him a wealth of operational expertise and believes the success of commercial websites today depends on being able to provide the sound operational foundation needed to facilitate and manage growth. Don has been integral in developing e-business initiatives for a number of large conglomerates including Hutchison Whampoa Limited, Hong Leong Group et al.

Since its launch in June 1997, asia-hotels.com has amassed over 1,300 member hotels and resorts across Asia and prides itself on offering value added features such as hotel reviews and travellers tales from past customers and Asia-expert customer service. The site was co-founded by Jon Stonham, who left HKT as channel manager when he hit upon the idea of an Asia specialist hotel booking engine and Riyaz Moorani, who was Cable & Wireless HKT's group manager for Internet and intranet applications until April this year.