EzerNet: Local tourism industry intact
By Michelle Kuan, 7.30pm
Composed: 03/10/2001 | Modified: 03/10/2001

Local e-commerce company, EzerNet Sdn Bhd, which launched its travel portal on Oct 3, does not see the recent terror attacks in the United States having any impact on the local tourism industry.

Its president and chief executive Ezer Ratchaga said the projection is based on the enquiries received by its travel portal Travel.com.my prior to the official launch today.

"We don't see our local tourism industry badly affected (by the attacks on the US)," he told reporters after the official launch of the portal.

The portal has received an average of 1,000 page views per day for the past two weeks. The numbers are expected to rise after the official launch of the site and following promotional and advertising exercises.

Ratchaga said the company, which has invested RM100,000 to set up the portal, hopes to break even by the middle of next year despite the current economic situation. The portal marries Internet technology advantages with a traditional brick-and-mortar company, offering first class personal assistant services system (PASS). The site has been entirely constructed with the traveller in mind, he said.

"We don't have any angel investors like the other dot.coms. The portal was fully financed by EzerNet," he added. Ratchaga also said the company would continue to bank on the commissions and corporate partnership fees to generate revenues.

EzerNet has projected that more than 80 per cent of its sales will come from the PASS division, rather than from direct online bookings, because the system will provide all the planning to the customer. -The Edge

Travel.com.my-Get tropical holiday getaway at scorching site!
October 03 , 2001 16:50PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 --- Travelling to Malaysia and to the rest of South East Asia is to become far more enticing and expedient with the opening of premier cyber prodigy, Travel.com.my.

Even before its launch, Travel.com.my had been flooded with an average of 1000 page views per day, for two weeks after word about it leaked out. The numbers are expected to surge exponentially when the site is officially launched, followed by promotional and advertising activities.

Travel.com.my is an all in one travel site that helps individuals plan their holiday from the word GO; For example, when they start inquiring about diving spots in Sipadan (East Malaysia), up to the point they are ready to call for a cab to head for the airport.

The whole trip framed and transacted, while you are at the convenience of your office terminal or home PC. Tropical splendor never has been made this easy and cost convenient.

As Ezer Ratchaga, CEO of Ezernet.com, the holding company of Travel.com.my puts it, " We want to promote Malaysia to the world and Malaysians alike. Today, potential tourists skip Malaysia while touring Asia, simply because they do not know about it, till it is too late. -BERNAMA