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The Mark Travel Corporation Adds the Island Outpost to its Caribbean Offerings

MILWAUKEE, March 21, 2006 – The Mark Travel Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of the Island Outpost to its Caribbean product line-up. Effective immediately, these resorts will be available to customers of Funjet Vacations, TransGlobal Vacations, Spirit Vacations, United Vacations and Vacations by Adventure Tours.

Through any of these well-known vacation companies, travelers can book their ideal vacation with roundtrip airfare, airport/hotel transfers, hotel accommodations, and the services of a 24-hour on-island service office staffed with destination experts. Travelers can also customize each vacation by adding on special tours, activities and events.

“The Island Outpost offerings truly represent cool and stylish choices for discerning clients looking for something a little off the beaten path,” said Robert Cole, vice president of destination experience for The Mark Travel Corporation. "Each of the five Island Outposts is a unique experience with various amenities, some including spa, all-inclusive meals and beverages, pools, weddings, and more to provide customers with a rewarding vacation away from real world issues.”

The Island Outpost resort offerings include:

JAKE’S, TREASURE BEACH, JAMAICA
Guests and locals mingle cheerfully at Jake’s, a 29-room bohemian resort, set on six acres of land. Dramatic cottages commune with the garden, sea and sky, near a secluded fishing village. The bohemian atmosphere comes as no surprise: Jake’s is run by the Henzell family, also responsible for Jimmy Cliff’s The Harder They Come, the hippest Caribbean film of all time. Moroccan domes and arches bloom. Decks skim the waves. Shells, beads and colored glass glitter brightly from walls. As travel writing legend Tim Cahill pointed out in Islands magazine, "just about everything is funky."

GOLDENEYE, ORACABESSA, JAMAICA
Be shaken – not stirred – by the splendor of James Bond’s birthplace. Today, Fleming’s retreat is a boutique resort laced with beaches, tropical forest, caves and secluded nooks. Dashing 007 originated at this 15-acre seaside hideaway, which blossomed around the home of Ian Fleming, who wrote 13 spy novels here. The author delighted in the landscape’s richness and praised “the blazing sunshine, natural beauty and the most healthy life I could live.” Today, Fleming’s retreat is a boutique resort laced with beaches, tropical forest, caves and secluded nooks. Intimate and informal, this idyll – four villas on a sea bluff, one overlooking a cove – attracts celebrities and other lovers of luxury.

THE CAVES, NEGRIL, JAMAICA
At the Caves, the volcanic cliff is honeycombed with grottoes: one strewn with flowers and candlelit for intimate dining, another harboring a bubbling hot tub, some are just portals into the crystal-clear sea below, populated by dolphins, parrot fish and sea turtles. Small wonder The Caves was named the best hotel in the Caribbean by TripAdvisor, a leading travel search site. The exclusive magazine Robb Report also celebrated this resort among the "World’s 10 Great Escapes" in March 2004: "Outside, turquoise water laps languidly against rocky cliffs, recalling the Caribbean before high tech hotels vanquished the landscape and personal watercraft disturbed the calm."

In addition, Pink Sands, located in the out islands of the Bahamas, and Strawberry Hill, located in the blue mountains of Jamaica are available for booking.

Sample vacations via Funjet Vacations to Jamaica from Washington, D. C. (Dulles) with three nights accommodations at Jake’s starts at $679.99. Also, vacations to Jamaica from Los Angeles for four nights at Jake’s start at $789.99 with Wednesday and Thursday departures via Air Jamaica June 14-Aug. 23. Or, sample vacations to Jamaica from Chicago (O’Hare) for seven nights at Jake’s starts at $899.99 with airfare via United Airlines with a May 6, 13 or June 3, 10, 14, 21, or 24 departure. (Package price reflects a 5 percent savings when booked 60 days or more prior to departure and using promo code SAVEFIVE).

Price is per person based on double occupancy, are not retroactive and may not be applicable for all departures. Energy surcharges along with baggage handling, rollaway beds and cribs may not be included and are payable directly to the hotel. International fees and taxes up to $81.46, passenger facility charges up to $18, and a September 11th Security Fee up to $10 per person are not included and are due with final payment. Fuel surcharge of up to $60 per person for international vacations is included in above prices. Advertised prices are the lowest available prices when booked electronically through a travel professional via vaxvacationaccess.com. Prices are up to $40 higher for reservations made via the call center or a GDS system. Various cancellation penalties, payment requirements and holiday/special event/weekend charges may apply. The Pre-Travel Penalty Waiver is not included in the advertised price. Please refer to the Funjet Vacations Bill of Rights regarding cancellations and refunds. Offers may be withdrawn or changed without notice. Additional restrictions apply. CST 2009218-20

To purchase, travelers can call their local travel agent or visit http://www.funjet.com to book/research their next trip.

Owned by Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records and Palm Pictures, Island Outpost properties are known for their interesting character and stunning surroundings and offer clients a feeling reminiscent of staying at a friend’s home. The group includes Goldeneye, Strawberry Hill, Jake's, and The Caves in Jamaica, Pink Sands in The Bahamas and an exclusive selection of villas.