, According to a recent nationwide
survey, gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) adults who are online are more likely
to book hotel reservations through online portals than heterosexual online
adults.


TABLE 1
Travel Websites and Hotel Reservations
"When making your hotel reservations, which of the following websites are you
likely to visit?"

Base: All Adults

Total GLB Heterosexual
(n=2,630) (n=177) (n=2,361)
% % %
Travelocity.net.fitnessrewards. When Outback decided to concentrate on its
restaurant business, it gave us an opportunity to re-enter the market with a
consumer-proven product.

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About one-half (52%) of GLB respondents were likely to visit
Travelocity.com 28 41 27
Priceline.com, outandabout. It is impossible to quantify the errors that may result from these
factors.

The Promote It Fitness Rewards Program and East Coast Creative Announce Partnership

Health clubs will have access to wide variety of promotional items
such as branded gym bags, water bottles, and workout apparel. The
product catalog offers an easy-to-use system and a secured shopping cart
environment.
"This new partnership presents Fitness Rewards members with another option
to include as part of their member appreciation efforts ," said Greg Sonzogni,
executive vice president at Promote It. With over 200 courses in
this golf mecca, and the history of a successful consumer program, Resort
Clubs expects this agreement will double membership sales for Epic Golf in
2005.

Statements contained in this release that are not strictly historical are
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 , as amended.

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compared to 33 percent of non-gays. When making leisure travel destination
decisions , GLB travelers are seeking direction on how they can spend their
dollars on both gay-friendly travel channels and destinations," said John
Butler, Senior Marketing and Communications Strategist for Witeck-Combs
Communications.com), Paris-based
Novatris (http://www. 12
Jbutler@witeckcombs . Promote It Fitness Rewards promotions include
sampling, free guest pass offers, staff promotions and other customized
programs.
Robert Johnson, Resort Clubs International, Inc.

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non-gay respondents.com) 32
Gay-specific magazines (e. This online sample is not a probability sample.epicgolfclub.

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Y. Close behind are national gay magazines (25%), such as
Passport, Genre, and Out Traveler, and gay-specific travel books (22 %), such
as Damron and Odysseus guides. Unfortunately, there are several
other possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that are probably more
serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error.

About Harris Interactive(R)
Harris Interactive Inc.com



"Promotion is the act of furthering the growth or development of your
fitness center by keeping your products or services in the minds of your
target market," said Michael Benevento, president of East Coast Creative.

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for Outback Sports. The contracted clubs share in the
RTCB membership sales to offset the value given to the member.

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com 40 45 40
Orbitz., Out Traveler, Genre, Passport) 25
Gay-specific reference books (e.S. (http://www.harrisinteractive.com), the 15th
largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, is a Rochester,
N.Y.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through U. Phoenix, Arizona was the flagship of the multi-club
membership program in the U.


member membership

com 41 52 40
Expedia.com) 31 33 31
Hotels.witeckcombs.com .

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About Resort Clubs International, Inc.

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Many GLB online consumers rely on gay -specific travel expertise when
queried on the type of resources used when planning destination travel .com 34 46 33
Hotel website (e. Each item is
customizable, giving health clubs the opportunity to design the product based
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Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: RTCB) has announced its first new market launch for
2005. RTCB pioneered the external membership concept and is
continuing to update its offerings based on the demands of the golf courses,
consumers and market conditions.

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New National Study Shows Gays More Likely Than Non-Gays to Book Travel Online


These are the results of a survey of 2,630 U.com, Marriot.S.
Figures for table 1 were not propensity weighted and are representative of the
total U. They include refusals
to be interviewed (nonresponse), question wording and question order and
weighting. Although we
remain interested in the consumer attitudes and characteristics of
transgendered individuals, for accuracy and consistency we distinguish sexual
orientation from gender identity. In addition, given the low incidence of
response from transgendered individuals, it is extremely difficult to draw
conclusions from the data captured .novatris.
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While fully 35 percent of heterosexual respondents said they don't
book travel online, fewer than one in five (18%) GLB respondents said they did
not .S.com 27 32 27
Cheaptickets.
In theory , with a probability sample of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the results for the overall sample have a sampling
error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls. It has existing contracts with 23 golf courses in
Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

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Methodology
Harris Interactive(R) conducted the study online within the United States
between March 8 and 14, 2005, among a nationwide cross section of 2,630 adults
who are online, of whom 177 self-identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual
(GLB). Sampling error for GLB adults
(177) is plus or minus 9 percentage points.

About Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc.hieurope.com."

Promote It International 's Fitness Rewards program offers health and
fitness related promotions to its network of over 5,000 fitness facilities
across the United States.

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adults, of whom 177 were
self-identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual.com 22 24 22
Hotwire. adult online
population., Odysseus , Damron) 22
Gay-specific newspapers (e. (http://www., the parent of Epic Golf Club and Private
Club Alliance, all based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a 10-year-old golf
membership company.pcajax.

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com and Gay.com 15 21 15
Other 7 12 7
I don't make travel reservations online 34 18 35

Note: Data within this table weighted to reflect total U.

Press Contacts:

Nancy Wong
Harris Interactive
585-214-7316

Kelly Gullo
Harris Interactive
585-214-7172

John Butler
Witeck-Combs Communications
202-887-0500 ext.com and
http://www.

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com did not vary much (45
percent of GLBs said they are likely to visit Expedia. The online survey was conducted
between March 8 and 14, 2005 by Harris Interactive(R), a worldwide market
research and consulting firm, in conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications,
Inc., a strategic public relations and marketing communications firm with
special expertise in the gay market., Gay. DENVER, In an effort to help Fitness Rewards
members save money and keep costs down on various promotional items, Promote
It International has partnered with East Coast Creative, a national premiums
company. PHOENIX, Resort Clubs International ,
Inc. Under an agreement with Keith Urry, formerly of Outback Sports and past
president of The Golf Card, the nation's largest discount golf program, RTCB
will offer its golf program to one of the largest golf markets in the U.

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TABLE 2
Future Leisure Travel Plans
"Which of the following do you use to learn about future leisure travel
destinations you are considering visiting?"

Base: GLB Adults

GLB
(n=177)
%

Friend/ Relative/ Personal Experience 58
Gay-specific websites (e. EOE M/F/D/V
To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be invited to
participate in future online surveys, visit http://www. CEO, stated recently,
"While at Outback Sports Keith Urry and I developed a similar membership
program for the Southwest. These contracts allow RTCB members to
play at "member rates" when they travel. Editors and investors
are cautioned that such forward -looking statements invoke risks and
uncertainties and the company's actual results may differ from these forward-
looking statements.

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Outside of the assistance gays seek from friends and relatives (58%),
gay-specific websites (32%), such as Outandabout., Washington Blade, Bay Windows,
Dallas Voice) 14
None of these 27

Note: Data within this table were weighted to reflect total U. GLB adult
population. Figures for age, sex, race, education, region and income were weighted
where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the
population.S. Upcoming Fitness Rewards promotions feature Clif Builders Bar,
Vaseline Intensive Care and Crest Pro Health Rinse. The forward-looking statements are made based on
information available as of the date hereof , and the company assumes no
obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

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com, top the list
of resources gays use to learn about future leisure travel destinations they
consider visiting . Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for
respondents' propensity to be online for the question in table 2, and those
figures are representative of the general U.-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting
with innovative and efficient methods of investigation , analysis and
application.com), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
through newly acquired WirthlinWorldwide , a Reston, Virginia-based research
and consultancy firm ranked 25th largest in the world, and through an
independent global network of affiliate market research companies.fitnessrewards.

Contact: David Bunch, Marketing Manager, Promote It International
(p) 303-854-3508 (e) david@promote-it. With our unique
profit sharing plan, we are able to create a financial loyalty with our
contracted clubs.

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ROCHESTER, N. Hilton.S.

Additional Note: Previous research conducted by Harris Interactive in
conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications , Inc. With over nine years experience
in this unique market, Witeck-Combs Communications has developed respected
relationships throughout the community and serves as a bridge between
corporate America and gay and lesbian consumers.S.

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adult population of GLB adults. adult online population. In April 2003, American
Demographics magazine identified Bob Witeck and Wes Combs as two of 25 experts
over the last 25 years who have made significant contributions to the fields
of demographics, market research , media and trendspotting for their
pathbreaking work on the gay and lesbian market. offices and wholly owned
subsidiaries: London-based HI Europe (http://www. The partnership was created to offer discounted pricing and diverse
product availability to health clubs and fitness facilities of every shape and
size.S.

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Known for The Harris Poll(R) and for pioneering Internet-based
research methods, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research
to help its clients achieve clear, material and enduring results.
"ECC has many promotional items available for all budgets that will help leave
a lasting impression with health club members."
Health clubs and fitness facilities can access ECC's product catalog by
visiting Promote It's Fitness Rewards website at http://www. "We are excited to partner with East
Coast Creative because of their large product catalog, competitive pricing and
outstanding reputation.

If you would like additional information about Resort Clubs International ,
Inc.

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Gay and non-gay use of Expedia. Forty-six percent of GLB respondents are likely to visit Orbitz .
"Clearly, the honeymoon with online travel sites is likely to grow as more
gay and lesbian consumers flock to specialized media and other gay-specific
travel and tourism resources.
The Fitness Rewards discount program provides health clubs with an
additional promotional tool to enhance their marketing and advertising
efforts.net for more information on how to become involved in the
program. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited
to demand for the company 's products and services, our ability to continue to
develop markets, general economic conditions , our ability to secure additional
financing for the company and other factors that may be more fully described
in reports to shareholders and periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission .

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