For Immediate Release
Contact: Randi Becker
Vice President of Industry and Public Relations
414-934-1163

President Fox of Mexico Recognizes The Mark Travel Corporation

MILWAUKEE, June 3, 2003- Bill La Macchia, CEO of The Mark Travel Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, received a letter from the President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, for the number of tourists that TMTC sent to Mexico in 2002.

"Our Country always receives with great pleasure international visitors, and with businesses like The Mark Travel Corporation, we will ensure that Mexico will always be 'Closer than Ever' for everyone," wrote President Fox.

"We are humbled by the honor to have received a personal letter from President Fox, said La Macchia. "We are committed to Mexico not only in continuing to grow the numbers of vacationers, but to the people and community as well. Communication and working closer with the government of Mexico brings a greater perspective and understanding for planning into the future," said La Macchia.

TMTC contracts with more than 270 hotels and has 375 uniformed representatives to address the needs of the vacationers who travel to Mexico. TMTC is recognized as one of the largest and most diversified leisure travel companies in the United States. The company owns or manages 17 of the nations' most respected travel companies such as Adventure Tours USA, AeroMexico Vacations, ATA Vacations, Funjet Vacations, MexSeaSun, TransGlobal Vacations, United Vacations and US Airways Vacations, to name a few.