inntopia.com (www.inntopia.com) is a real-time leisure-lodging network that provides central reservation agencies and independent hotels with a cost-effective and comprehensive system for managing and selling hotel room reservations through the Internet. The inntopia.com global room-reservation network creates an unmatched opportunity for hotels and inns to increase sales and sell available inventory, while providing consumers with a real-time tool for finding and booking quality lodging at hotels, inns and bed and breakfasts around the world.

"This is a testament to the fact that even a complicated industry like travel must find a way to extend their offerings into the Net economy,"" said Pamela Lanier, president and founder of Lanier Publishing International. "This partnership reaffirms our passion and commitment to serving the ever-evolving needs of our innkeepers worldwide. inntopia.com truly understands the challenges of being an independent owner-operator, and provides the technology and services to help them succeed in this new online marketplace."

"Modern innkeepers must find a way to maximize their inventory, while remaining hyper-focused on offering a good consumer product," said Karl Schroll, chief executive officer and co-founder of inntopia.com. "By partnering with Lanier Publishing, we can provide both the content and the online reservation system that will help these small business owners concentrate on their core competency - serving their customers."

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Lanier Publishing International, based in Sonoma County, California, is the number one provider of specialty lodging information in the industry. Lanier Publishing features over 70,000 accommodation listings in a searchable database alongside accurate, up-to-date information guides for boutique accommodations. This content and database will become available through inntopia.com, and subsequently Unexplored Travel Network, of which inntopia.com is a member. Inntopia.com's real-time booking engine will also be provided to Lanier Publishing's customers through the Lanier Web site (www.travelguides.com). LPI, one of only ten recipients of Yahoo!'s gold stars for travel sites, was founded by Pamela Lanier, a recognized travel expert. She has been personally committed to supporting the lodging industry continuously done since 1982.