RIDGEFIELD, CT--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 8, 2008 -- ProMedia.travel LLC is expanding its portfolio into peer collaboration with its first-ever event, The Beat LIVE. The Beat LIVE is a travel business conference that will rock Cleveland on Sept. 22-24, 2008. This invitation-only gathering will mimic the "news, views and interviews" framework of The Beat newsletter in an edgy, live forum covering corporate travel management, travel distribution and business travel technology. The conference will provide unmatched networking opportunities and educational programming starring the industry's brightest and boldest.

The following industry luminaries are already confirmed for the program, which will include point-counterpoint debates, opinionated presentations, lively panel discussions and poignant interviews: BCD Travel Americas president Danny Hood; Continental Airlines SVP of sales Dave Hilfman; TRX CEO Trip Davis; Rearden Commerce VP Tony D'Astolfo; travel buyers Ralph Colunga of Oracle, Cindy Heston of Thomson and Julie Thomte of Freescale; WNS Travel EVP Steve Reynolds; Tower Travel Management CEO John Smith; consultants Nick Athanasiou, Chicke Fitzgerald and Tom Wilkinson; and PlaneBusiness Banter publisher Holly Hegeman.

Other speakers will be invited in the coming weeks, but The Beat LIVE also is a user-generated conference. To volunteer to be part of the program or suggest topics and discussions, please email Jay Campbell at jay@promedia.travel. Confirmed attendees also will be polled in advance to help build content.

The Beat LIVE follows The Beat's foray into user-generated content, through its new online community at www.thebeat.travel, where thousands of ProMedia.travel's online subscribers already are members. Subscribers can log in using their email address and password, or click the (?) for password help. The community features blogs authored by ProMedia.travel's editors as well as selected industry experts.

Since its inception in 2004, The Beat's attitude, commentary, letters and guest columns -- on top of well-selected, relevant and breaking news and analysis -- developed for the e-newsletter a reputation as the place for educated analysis that isn't afraid to take risks. These expansions of The Beat's brand -- adding to last year's launch of the Supplier Directory and the creation in 2006 of news services Management.travel, Procurement.travel and The Transnational -- support parent firm ProMedia.travel's mission to be the preeminent business-to-business publishing company serving the travel and meetings industries.

About ProMedia.travel LLC

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Ridgefield, Conn., ProMedia.travel LLC, www.promedia.travel, is an integrated media company serving the managed travel and meetings markets. The company provides information services via publications, Web sites, newsletters, RSS feeds, conferences, events, webcasts, custom publishing, list rentals, research, database marketing and market intelligence. ProMedia.travel produces The Beat, www.thebeat.travel; Management.travel, www.management.travel; The Transnational, www.thetransnational.travel; and Procurement.travel, www.procurement.travel.

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     Jay Campbell
     Chief Content Officer
     (718) 499-3238
     jay@promedia.travel