Kick-Off Meetings in Vancouver and Toronto to Launch YTB's International Expansion

WOOD RIVER, Ill., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YTB International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: YTBLA) ('YTB' or the 'Company'), a leading provider of Internet-based travel affiliate websites and home-based independent representatives in the United States and the Bahamas, announced today that it will hold two kick-off meetings in Canada to commence the Company's international expansion initiatives.

'YTB International is thrilled to be welcomed into Canada,' said YTB Founder Lloyd 'Coach' Tomer. 'Being able to conduct business in Canada provides a valuable opportunity for YTB Reps and Referring Travel Affiliates (RTAs). We couldn't be happier to add Canada to the YTB international family, and we look forward to expanding our global business even further.'

Kick-off meetings will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 2:00 pm at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre and in Toronto, Ontario, on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 2:00 pm at the Pearson Convention Center. YTB is accepting reservations by e-mail at kickoffcanada@ytb.com.

YTB International kick-off meetings are held in every newly-added location to educate and inform the public about YTB and its opportunities. Speaking at the events will be Coach Tomer, CEO Scott Tomer, as well as Chief Operating Officer Andy Cauthen and Derek Avera, Vice President of International Business Development for YourTravelBiz.com.

'With the opening of offices in Vancouver and Toronto, YTB International is positioning itself to business opportunities in Canada's most desirable tourist destinations,' added Tomer.

Vancouver, Canada's third largest city, has a growing tourism industry and has become the third-largest film production center in North America, behind Los Angeles and New York. It is consistently ranked as one of the three most livable cities in the world, and it is scheduled to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. Toronto, Canada's largest city, is one of the top financial cities in the world, with leading economic sectors including finance, telecommunications, aero-space, media, and medical research. It is also home to the world's tallest building, the CN Tower.

About YTB International

Recognized as the 35th largest seller of travel in the U.S. in 2006 by Travel Weekly, YTB International, Inc. provides Internet-based travel booking services for travel agencies and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

It operates through three subsidiaries: YourTravelBiz.com, Inc., YTB Travel Network, Inc., and REZconnect Technologies, Inc. YourTravelBiz.com division focuses on marketing online travel agencies through a nationwide network of independent business people, known as 'Reps.' YTB Travel Network division establishes and maintains travel vendor relationships, books travel transactions of online travel agents (RTAs, now numbering more than 135,000), collects travel commissions and pays sales commissions. Each RTA sells travel through a personalized Internet-based travel website. The REZconnect Technologies division builds online reservation systems for suppliers within the travel industry. For more information, visit http://www.ytbi.com/investor.

Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

SOURCE YTB International, Inc.