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Renee

07/08/14 11:02 AM

Post #240

Re: #238: @Renee - YTBLQ Sec Suspension:

YTBLQ revoked:

http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2014/34-72552.pdf

xanadu

05/07/14 1:30 PM

Post #239

Re: #238: @Renee - YTBLQ Sec Suspension:

strange. During all of this "handwriting on the wall" period there have been trades every day but about 5 since January. Will some people be surprised when they can't trade anymore? My only interest is it's a local company. Will have to wait and see what eventually goes into the old K-Mart building.

Renee

05/07/14 12:07 PM

Post #238

YTBLQ Sec Suspension:

http://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2014/34-72109.pdf

Order:

http://www.sec.gov/litigation/suspensions/2014/34-72109-o.pdf

Admin Proceeding:

http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2014/34-72110.pdf

hnry98a

10/20/13 1:52 PM

Post #237

YTB EMERGES FROM BANKRUPTCY

Wood River, Illinois: YTB International, Inc., a travel services marketing company, announced today that it has completed a sale of all of its assets to a newly-formed company known as YTB Global Travel, Inc. YTB International and certain of its subsidiaries have been operating under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code since March 1, 2013. The bankruptcy case has been pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis.

“I am delighted by the completion of this transaction which enables the YTB business model to emerge from the bankruptcy case and to re-focus on its core travel services mission,” said Andy Cauthen. Cauthen has been President and CEO of YTB International since May 2012 and will continue to have a leadership position with YTB Global Travel. YTB Global Travel is owned by Sam Hathi

“We believe the YTB franchise can be turned around and that it can regain the leadership position that it once held in the travel services industry,” Hathi said. “There are a number of improvement initiatives that we intend to pursue immediately and we are committing our resources and full energy to those initiatives in order to drive growth and opportunities for our employees and independent marketing agents,” added Hathi, who will personally oversee the daily operations on behalf of YTB Global Travel.

The sale was completed pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laura Grandy and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed within the case.

YTB International and its subsidiaries anticipate that a liquidating trust, overseen by a court-appointed trustee, will be created pursuant to a reorganization plan that will be filed in the near future. The trust will wind up the affairs of YTB International and its subsidiaries and it will manage the claims of YTB’s creditors.

For more information about YTB International, please contact :

Andy Cauthen
618-655-9477

For more information about YTB Global Travel, please contact:

Sam Hathi
616-655-9477

fung_derf

08/29/13 5:12 PM

Post #236

Re: #235: @Penny Roger$ - $YTBLQ > Technical[/u

man, you just keep pumping one bad stock after another.

Penny Roger$ Free

08/29/13 5:01 PM

Post #235

Re: #229: @mrbizzard - thanks for bringing back to my attention..looks ready!!

hnry98a

07/22/13 3:30 PM

Post #234

Re: #233: @Renee - YTBLA changed to YTBLQ: Bankruptcy:

Looks like it may be waking up soon chart looks good.

Renee

03/06/13 5:42 PM

Post #233

YTBLA changed to YTBLQ: Bankruptcy:

http://www.otcbb.com/asp/dailylist_detail.asp?d=03/06/2013&mkt_ctg=NON-OTCBB

xanadu

05/21/12 12:36 PM

Post #232

YTB head quits, one-third of staff is cut
May 16, 2012 8:03 AM
The Telegraph

WOOD RIVER - The head of YTB International has resigned, the company is cutting one-third of its work force and is now re-evaluating its plans to merge with a Florida firm, the business said in federal filings this week.

YTB International Inc. said the "important restructuring program (is) aimed at restoring the company's profitability and focusing its strategy on its core business of web-based travel-related services."

"The company needs to refocus on organizational improvement and operational execution," Fred Lutzeier, a member of the board of directors, said in a statement. "We believe there are a number of steps that can be taken during the next few months that will improve the operating results of the business."

In connection with the restructuring, Robert M. Van Patten on April 26 submitted his resignation as president, CEO, interim CFO, and as a member of the board, effective immediately.

The company says the restructuring is to unfold over the next 12 months.

"The company would like to thank Bob for his efforts since being appointed CEO in 2009," Lutzeier said.

The board has begun a search for a new president, CEO and CFO. In the interim, the independent directors, led by Lutzeier and Patricia S. Williams, are overseeing a management committee of staff and operating executives that is guiding the daily affairs of the company, he said.

J. Scott Tomer will continue in his roles as chief executive officer of YTB Travel Network Inc. and board chairman.

The company has taken the first step in its reorganization program by implementing a reduction in force. In its Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, YTB said that approximately one-third of the total full-time employees at the company's headquarters have been eliminated, effective immediately. The exact number was not given. The business is based at 1901 East Edwardsville Road in Wood River.

Salaries for certain ongoing positions also are being reduced.

"Like so many other companies that have had to make difficult and painful decisions in this highly uncertain economic environment, the board regrets the loss of these jobs," Williams said in a statement with the filing. "YTB has some wonderful employees, and these types of decisions are not taken lightly, nor are they taken without consideration of the impact on the lives and families of the employees whose positions have been eliminated. ... Unfortunately, the company needs to adjust its cost structure in keeping with ongoing weakness in its top line results."

The company estimates that the reduction in force and salaries will save approximately $2.4 million in operating costs.

Regarding the company's announcement in March of a potential merger with LTS Neutraceuticals, Inc., Lutzeier said: "The development of the company's restructuring program has consumed significant attention of the board and management in recent weeks. We felt it important to get our own house in better order first. We will be returning to our due diligence efforts and to an evaluation of the proposed transaction to determine whether it remains in the best interest of YTB's stockholders."

The company said it also expects to realize "other important efficiencies and cost reduction" through a review of non-personnel-related costs.

The company also will begin taking a more strategic approach to its business model, it said, by eliminating non-core products and services that are not producing a satisfactory return and exploring "new growth opportunities for leveraging its competitive advantages and large sales organization.

"By focusing simultaneously on cost-savings and growth opportunities, the board believes the company can be restructured, return to profitability in the future, and remain a viable force in the marketplace."

YTB also announced that the required audit of its full-year results for 2011 and the filing of its annual report for 2011 will not be done within the timeframes indicated by the company on April 16, nor will it be able to file its quarterly report for the first fiscal quarter of 2012 in a timely manner.

"As chair of the Audit Committee, I am keenly aware of the implications of the company's disclosure and reporting obligations," Lutzeier said. "The costs and burdens of being a public company are very significant for an organization such as YTB.

"As part of our restructuring program, we are studying alternatives that may lessen those costs and burdens," he said. "It is the goal of the board and the management team at YTB to serve the best long-term interests of the stockholders."

He said officials are striving to bring the company back into compliance with all reporting and disclosure requirements as soon as it is feasible.

In another management move, the company announced that Steven Boyd, 59, has been appointed as the company's principal financial and accounting officer. Boyd previously served as senior manager of finance and compensation for MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. from 2008 through earlier this year in 2012. Prior to that, Boyd was controller for YTB from 2006 through 2008.

Read more: http://www.thetelegraph.com/articles/ytb-70286-international-third.html#ixzz1vWTVaoXW

xanadu

03/14/12 5:19 PM

Post #231

YTB to merge with Florida company
March 13, 2012 8:10 PM
By SANFORD J. SCHMIDT
The Telegraph

WOOD RIVER - Locally based YTB International Inc., a company that ran afoul of authorities in two states, has agreed in principle to merge with a Florida-based company.

Fort Lauderdale-based LTS Nutraceuticals will rename itself LTS International. The companies said the intent is for YTB to remain the surviving company and continue to sell travel packages.

"We are very excited about the new global capacity that this potential merger agreement could bring our business," YTB Board Chairman J. Scott Tomer said in a statement. "Two companies working together to individually strengthen their own products and services is a first for our industry."

The company did not release any information about the impact of the sale on its Wood River headquarters. The Wood River facility was sold last year, and YTB currently is leasing space from the company that bought the property.

The company also sold off an office in Edwardsville and other assets.

Tomer and other members of his family and associates originally are from The Telegraph area and started the business to allow individuals to market travel deals to consumers. The agents paid money to the company for certain services and earned money for selling travel packages over the Internet.

However, they also earned money by signing up others to do the same thing, and there was more money coming in from signing up others than by selling actual travel packages.

Both California and Illinois sued the company, calling it a "pyramid scheme." Lawyers also filed class action lawsuits.

The company settled the state suits but agreed to change its so-called "pyramid scheme" tactics. Most of the original founders have left the company.

In 2008, YTB took in $162 million. In the first nine months of 2011, revenue was $21.1 million. The company lost $3.3 million in that period and had $189,000 cash on hand.

LTS sells vitamins, supplements and nutraceuticals over the Internet and through other channels.

According to the YTB website, LTS focuses on "people helping people" by developing breakthrough nutritional products that promote positive change and lifelong transformation.

LTS markets its products through multiple channels, including retail, direct sales (direct to consumer via TV, radio, Web and mail), and a new and improved form of person-to-person selling, commonly known as network or multi-level marketing.

The proposed merger would result in substantial cost savings and efficiencies, allowing the LTS company to continue its plan for growth and global expansion. LTS has been approved to operate in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, and company officials said it will be a great resource as YTB seeks to expand its business into Asia.

fung_derf

11/07/11 10:21 AM

Post #230

Re: #228: @SuperC - YTBLA .038 UP 23% Oct 26th News: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/YTB-Completes-Tra

Hasn't it already been determined that this one was a scam?
Why would you be promoting it?

mrbizzard

11/06/11 10:36 AM

Post #229

Re: #228: @SuperC - YTBLA .038 UP 23% Oct 26th News: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/YTB-Completes-Tra

thanks for bringing back to my attention..looks ready!!

SuperC

11/05/11 5:32 PM

Post #228

Re: #227: @mrbizzard - radar

YTBLA .038 UP 23% Oct 26th News: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/YTB-Completes-Travel-iw-2277071846.html?x=0

"("YTB" or the "Company"), a provider of e-commerce business solutions for individual consumers and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Canada, today is pleased to announce the Company executed an asset purchase agreement ("Agreement") with an unaffiliated third party, Sixth Scott, LLC ("Sixth Scott"). Sixth Scott, which will operate under the name First Travel Alliance, has access to a collection of companies that generate $1.2 billion in travel sales annually.

http://biz.yahoo.com/e/111031/ytbla.pk8-k.html

http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YTBLA/financials

http://www.otcmarkets.com/edgar/GetFilingHtml?FilingID=8212551

Shares Outstanding 94,382,508 a/o Aug 08, 2011

http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=historical&cb=1264248899&symbol=ytbla

Looks like a great deal w/above news in the making...

This one has definitely gone unnoticed http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearch.aspx?searchstr=%20ytbla

FYI JMO<<< .06 to .075 doable short-term?
hmmmmmmm

http://myzamzuubiz.blogspot.com/2011/10/sixth-scott-and-ytb-travel-here-we-come.html

http://singleparenttravel.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Sixth-Scott.pdf

Trade Well Trade Often

SuperC

mrbizzard

09/09/11 5:13 PM

Post #227

radar

JetLifer

06/06/11 7:31 PM

Post #226

http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/852766.html

stripus

05/26/11 8:04 AM

Post #225

Re: #224: @slob - and down she goes,,look on the 1 yr

Hard to say just yet, it may trade sideways and form a base here, then continue up? Or as you say it could continue to slide back again.
One thing is for sure when it moves either way, it moves fast.

slob

05/25/11 5:50 AM

Post #224

Re: #220: @stripus - I have watched this stock for some time.

and down she goes,,look on the 1 yr chart,, august 12-13,, looks pretty much the same thing is happening,,looks like it will drop back to where it was .03,, oh well!!

fung_derf

05/20/11 1:57 PM

Post #223

Re: #222: @xanadu - Have no idea what is going on yesterday/today

Good info. Thanks.

xanadu

05/20/11 1:44 PM

Post #222

Re: #220: @stripus - I have watched this stock for some time.

Have no idea what is going on yesterday/today but see I failed to post this news article from April.

State settlement places rules on YTB
Comments 3
April 13, 2011 8:33 PM
By SANFORD J. SCHMIDT
The Telegraph
WOOD RIVER - The Illinois Attorney General's Office has settled a case with controversial travel company YTB and affiliates for $153,000, but the firm will have to stick to strict guidelines on how it does business.

The attorney general's office agrees that the company has already changed its style, but the order approving the settlement states that the company is not off the hook for any claims that may arise since the suit was filed May 14, 2009.

The company no longer sells websites. It once sold websites for people who wanted to retail travel deals to consumers and also awarded bonuses for each additional people the owner persuaded to buy an additional website.

Authorities alleged more revenue was earned by bringing others into such deals than was earned by actual sales of travel.

Most of the top officials of the company have left. It has sold its former headquarters building in Edwardsville and its building in Wood River. The company now leases a small space in its former sprawling location in Wood River.

YTB is now in the business of selling items at retail via the Internet. It once operated a nationwide travel sales company, which critics called "a giant pyramid scheme."

In the settlement, YTB did not admit or deny guilt in the settlement, which stems from fraud charges filed in 2009 by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

Madigan sued shortly after California filed its suit. California eventually settled for $1 million.

The firm was also the target of several complaints to the Better Business Bureau. It was named in two class action suits that were consolidated into one on the federal level.

The company once had more than 130,000 online travel agents and $162 million in revenue in 2008, In 2010, revenue was $36.3 million.

"Reaching a settlement that obtains thousands of dollars in restitution for consumers was in the best interest of those affected by YTB's practices and a primary goal in filing this action. The Attorney General's Office will now be working to distribute refunds to consumers who filed complaints against YTB with our office," a spokeswoman for Madigan said.

Including in the settlement order is an agreement by YTB to refrain from doing many of the things that led to its legal troubles.

Its advertising practices will be restricted.

"Defendants shall not make any representations regarding the website owner income, compensation or lifestyle, including but not limited to potential income, potential compensation, potential lifestyle and pictures or representations of home, vehicles, or leisure activities explicitly or implicitly enjoyed by a website owner," one paragraph of the order states.

Sources of income must also be reported, along with the average amount of money the website owner earns.

The advertising must including disclaimers, such as "No one can guarantee your success as a website distributor."

The case was decided in Champaign County. The court retains jurisdiction for the purpose of ensuring compliance.

sanfordschmidt@yahoo.com

stripus

05/20/11 10:18 AM

Post #221

Re: #219: @slob - amazing,,with all the recent positive action,,absolutly no response

There is not even a moderator here! The volcano is erupting in an empty room!
It seems like accumulation going on while everybody is sleeping. I have seen no one talking about this either. My take is some insiders know something. But that is just a guess?

stripus

05/20/11 9:57 AM

Post #220

Re: #219: @slob - amazing,,with all the recent positive action,,absolutly no response

I have watched this stock for some time. What is going on here?

slob

05/19/11 10:45 PM

Post #219

Re: #218: @slob - this board has been awfuly quiet...i have been

amazing,,with all the recent positive action,,absolutly no response here and very minimal on yahoo board

slob

04/15/11 9:48 PM

Post #218

Re: #216: @boats - It seems as though things are looking up

this board has been awfuly quiet...i have been involved with this stock on and off over the past 5 yrs. have made some and lost some, but now i've involved myself in a long position. pretty good volume as of late...best to all involved!!!

xanadu

03/26/11 1:54 PM

Post #217

YTB Selling (trying to sell as deal has not closed) current headquarters

http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/ytb-51996-river-wood.html

boats

01/28/11 12:20 PM

Post #216

It seems as though things are looking up for us investors and of course the company. It should interesting to see if they can dig themselves out with these "new ideas" as stated in the news release.
What is everyones two cents on the potencial for a successful push into this new year?

Vigo

01/24/11 11:14 AM

Post #215

YTBLA - Daily Candlesticks

Vigo

01/24/11 11:11 AM

Post #214

Nice newsss....

letoleto

08/12/10 9:46 PM

Post #213

NEWS After hour. Financials!

http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=43991403&symbol=YTBLA

S3lfMade

08/12/10 5:21 PM

Post #212

merger in pipeline? whats the share structure? seems like a ton of preferred A's and B's. how about the commons?

fung_derf

08/12/10 3:34 PM

Post #211

Re: #210: @xanadu - This is pointless. I KNOW THE COMPANY EXISTS,

No need to holler. I heard you the first time.

xanadu

08/12/10 3:19 PM

Post #210

Re: #209: @fung_derf - Yes. Spongetech made themselves look quite lovely on

This is pointless. I KNOW THE COMPANY EXISTS, know individuals who work there booking orders taken by travel agencies and home based associates. I also know I expressed to my chiropractor when he lost two of his office assistants who left to work there that I thought it sounded like a pyramid scheme. Months later Calif. took them to court.

fung_derf

08/12/10 3:12 PM

Post #209

Re: #208: @xanadu - This was from a quarterly back in 2008

Yes. Spongetech made themselves look quite lovely on paper as well.

xanadu

08/12/10 3:10 PM

Post #208

Re: #207: @fung_derf - Well I would have to disagree that just

This was from a quarterly back in 2008 and reflects the growth they were showing. Had companies, sports teams, Churches, almost any membership body starting up travel clubs for their employees, fans, members, etc...
............... (home-based independent representatives)
"The number of RTAs ' increased to 138,814 in the first quarter of 2008 from 82,932 in the comparable quarter of 2007. The Company believes the significant increased number of RTAs is attributable to the emerging market shift for travel services to the Internet."

Multiply the growth by $450-$500 initial and, I believe, $50 a year from all and a cut of sales, and they advertised themselves to be among the 25 top travel agencies in the country.

They've changed the business model to more of a franchise type operation where they call their affiliates "Travel Store Owner"

fung_derf

08/12/10 2:51 PM

Post #207

Re: #206: @xanadu - I do personally know people who booked through

Well I would have to disagree that just because they have a nice HQ, does not make them legit. I'm not sure if they intended from the start to be legit or not, but I had looked into the company long ago when some people were trying to recruit me to it, and what I found and who I found connected, I didn't like.
FWIW, I think I made a small profit on this stock, but only because it had a huge leap in price back in April of '08 that gave me the chance to thankfully jump out.

xanadu

08/12/10 2:16 PM

Post #206

Re: #200: @fung_derf - Everyone I knew who was involved with it,

I do personally know people who booked through a "club" at Church. The "club"/Church made a commission. They do exist. YTB Have laid off some employees. AND I wouldn't buy shares with your money. BUT it wasn't a scam from the beginning. It grew as the agents were signed. In-house administrative hires grew into the hundreds and they outgrew their offices in Edwardsville,IL. They bought a vacant former K-Mart in Wood River, IL and have spent hundreds of thousands renovating it. So, imo, it doesn't measure up to a scam. The business plan was geared to them and a few "up the ladder leaders" making money from the fees paid by thousands of associates, not from the travel industry. Not much different than some other direct marketing companies. One of my Son's got caught up in the "get rich" ploys touted by AMWAY. They're still in business.

wesley_

08/12/10 1:50 PM

Post #205

Re: #204: @fung_derf - That's fine. So you post your reasons why

I agree completely fung_, most of them a nothing but scam...

well, as I said, I bought it, because the technicals gave an alert on my market radar, this could be a nice gainer... that's all...

you see the major difference between me and the pumper boys or fundamental investors as well is, I'm not married with the company and I don't need to defend it..., as they always do, if it is a scam, it should be delisted... lol... never mind...

fung_derf

08/12/10 1:41 PM

Post #204

Re: #203: @wesley_ - c'mon fung_ let it be a scam if

That's fine. So you post your reasons why you think it's a buy, and I post my reasons why I think it's a scam. Isn't that what Ihub is here for?
Personally I think all non reporting companies should immediately be shut down, but that's just me.

wesley_

08/12/10 1:36 PM

Post #203

Re: #202: @fung_derf - One only takes notice of it when another

c'mon fung_ let it be a scam if you like, then better stay outside..., only 2 choices, trade or don't trade... 1000s of people posting their calls on stocks each day in threads... that's the way it is... but the selective decision 'if', 'when', 'how much', 'how long' everyone takes for himself self-responsible... one makes money, another one loses... that's stock market... no one is forced to participate... and yep, some risks have to be taken for profits... that's true...

fung_derf

08/12/10 1:23 PM

Post #202

Re: #201: @wesley_ - well, fung_, an 'investor' has a much longer

One only takes notice of it when another posts on boards that the stock is running for some unknown reason.

wesley_

08/12/10 1:17 PM

Post #201

Re: #198: @fung_derf - So, you're another one of those guys who

well, fung_, an 'investor' has a much longer investment duration, than me...

true is, it I don't care what others do or not do, everyone has do do his own DD and technical analyisis... or not, some laugh about TA... just at your convenience...

as for me, I'm a swing trader, sometimes taking a nice intraday opportunity, as YTBLA today, still +100% up... so, congrats all! nothing wrong with it...

my guidance is the chart and to estimate, if it would run or not... not the fundamentally situation of the company, maybe the company doesn't exist..., I don't care as well... and if 100 posters warning me because so much bad people should be out there..., I don't care as well...

just a buy opportunity fung_ nothing more... nothing less... one takes it, another one takes no notice of it... that's stock market...

GL!

Wes

fung_derf

08/12/10 12:54 PM

Post #200

Re: #199: @xanadu - No endorsement of YTB but IT DOES EXIST.

Everyone I knew who was involved with it, claimed it was a scam. I don't know anyone who books through it anymore.

xanadu

08/12/10 12:43 PM

Post #199

Re: #198: @fung_derf - So, you're another one of those guys who

No endorsement of YTB but IT DOES EXIST. I live near it's "campus", know employees who work there, know private and not for profit groups who book through them.

That said, imo it's a pyramid scheme, as a percentage of the whole few reps make reasonable, life supporting, income.

Disclosure, I have owned shares but sold long ago when California filed charges. It was thriving somewhat as they were banking sign up and and monthly fees from new recruits by the thousands.

fung_derf

08/12/10 12:19 PM

Post #198

Re: #193: @wesley_ - well, important thing is to shake some handsome

So, you're another one of those guys who doesn't care that it's just one poster getting screwed while another makes money on a company that is virtually non existent?
How does anyone consider this investing?

wesley_

08/12/10 12:15 PM

Post #197

Re: #196: @Phantom_Trader - Yea this baby caught fire!

yeah! ha, ha! awesome!

Phantom_Trader Free

08/12/10 12:14 PM

Post #196

Re: #191: @wesley_ - hey xtreme, watch your gainer!

Yea this baby caught fire!

Zunobira

08/12/10 11:55 AM

Post #195

$1.50 after earning

wesley_

08/12/10 11:53 AM

Post #194

Re: #193: @wesley_ - well, important thing is to shake some handsome

correction +140% gainer lol, however, this YTB shares move, for real wink and on volume... up to .20+ nothing else matters... so far...

GL & congrats all!

wesley_

08/12/10 11:47 AM

Post #193

Re: #192: @fung_derf - Yeah....someone is pumping this. The B shares aren't

well, important thing is to shake some handsome profits out, by trading it... with a 100%+ gainer intraday, thats quite neatly arranged trading... smile GL!

fung_derf

08/12/10 11:37 AM

Post #192

Re: #190: @wesley_ - .22 already, huge run for this little guy... :)

Yeah....someone is pumping this. The B shares aren't moving a bit, or even trading. Obvious P&D play.

wesley_

08/12/10 11:19 AM

Post #191

Re: #179: @Phantom_Trader - Nice Find!

hey xtreme, watch your gainer!

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YTB International (fka YTBLQ)

Followers	5	Posters	35
Posts (Today)	0	Posts (Total)	240
Created	03/18/08	Type	Free
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http://www.ytb.com/
http://www.ytbi.com/

Current Operations

YTB International, Inc. was recognized as the 25th largest seller of travel in the U.S. in Travel Weekly's 2009 Power List, based on 2008 annual retail value of travel services booked. The Company provides Internet-based travel booking services for home-based independent representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Canada, Bermuda, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Company operates through three subsidiaries: YTB Marketing, Inc. (formerly YourTravelBiz.com, Inc.); YTB Travel Network, Inc.; and YTB Franchise Services, Inc. YTB Marketing establishes and sells Internet Business Centers (“IBC” or “IBCs”), formerly referred to as Internet Travel Centers or internet travel websites, and compensates its Independent Marketing Representatives (“ Reps ”) (independent contractors). YTB Travel is the travel management subsidiary that processes travel sales from online business models and processes and handles bookings (reservations) from IBCs, negotiates deals with preferred vendors, and receives incentives based on the volume of business produced through the Company’s IBCs. YTB Franchise Services was formed in March 2009, to serve as the corporate entity to offer the proposed/ contemplated franchise offerings in the future for the Company.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

J. Scott Tomer

Director since December 2004

Currently Serving until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

J. Scott Tomer is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of YTB Marketing, Inc. He was employed at A. L. Williams (now known as Primerica Financial Services (“Primerica”)) from 1981-1993 where he earned the level of National Sales Director; he had the responsibility of field support and training for their sales force, where he trained over 2,000 sales personnel. He left Primerica to become a Certified Financial Planner, which he continued while specializing in real estate investing prior to co-founding YourTravelBiz.com in 2001.

J. Kim Sorensen

Director since December 2004

Currently Serving until 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

J. Kim Sorensen, a Director and Chief Executive Officer of YTBTN, brings to YTB International, Inc. an extensive and successful business history. He has owned several businesses, and managed a multi-million dollar mixed real estate complex across from the Illinois state capital in Springfield. He joined A. L. Williams in 1981 and earned the Sr. Vice President position in 1985. In 1990, Mr. Sorensen partnered with J. Lloyd Tomer to provide technical and management support for his growing sales organization through 2001. He is a co-founder of YourTravelBiz.com.

Robert M. Van Patten

Director since October 2009

Currently Serving until 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Bob Van Patten, a Director and our newly appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of YTB International, Inc., had previously served in a consulting capacity since April 2009. Previously, he served as President of IMC Agribusiness, an $800 million dollar division of IMC Global, a New York Stock Exchange listed company. IMC Agribusiness was a private company from 1985 to 1991 and then went public as the Vigoro Corporation. The company was sold to IMC Global in 1996 and renamed at that time. Bob currently resides in Edwardsville, Illinois and is a graduate of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.

Lou Brock

Director since December 2006

Currently Serving until 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Lou Brock, Director, is one of Major League Baseball’s all-time hits and stolen base leaders. He was inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1985. He was named one of the Top 100 Players of the 20th Century. Following his 19-year career in Major League Baseball, Lou Brock serves on the board of several universities and many local and national youth organizations, including Education Is Freedom Foundation, Variety Club for Children, Wyman Youth Camp, Old Newsboys Day Children’s Charities, ECHO Children’s Home and their own Lou Brock Scholarship Foundation. Mr. Brock holds honorary Doctorate degrees from Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA; and Missouri Valley College, Marshall, MO. He serves on the boards of Premier Bank, Missouri Valley College and Education is Freedom. Mr. Brock also serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Paul A. Hemings

Director since May 2008

Currently Serving until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Paul A. Hemings, Director, was elected to our Board of Directors in May 2008, following its expansion in April 2008. He brings to YTB a wealth of sales and marketing experience. In addition to serving on our Board of Directors, Mr. Hemings is a Group Director of Sales for Energizer Holdings, Inc., where he leads the sales strategy development and is responsible for $200 million in annual sales. Prior to his appointment as Group Director, Mr Hemings served as Energizer's Director of Business Development, leading the annual business planning process. Before beginning his tenure at Energizer, Mr. Hemings held several sales and sales management positions at Procter & Gamble. He holds a BS from Bucknell University, which he received in 1985.

Thomas B. Baker, Jr.

Director since June 2009

Currently Serving until 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Thomas B. Baker, Jr., Director, currently serves as President and founder of Summit Development & Holdings, Inc. and Summit Capital, Inc., and has extensive experience in finance, accounting, and entrepreneurial business development. He also currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Accounting Department of Illinois Wesleyan University and serves on the alumni focus group of its St. Louis chapter. Mr. Baker has previously served on the Board of Directors of Hoyleton Children's Home and the Advisory Board for EVCO National, a national painting company.

Jack H. Humes, Jr.

Director since June 2009

Currently Serving until 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Jack H. Humes, Jr., Director, founded the Humes Law Office on May 1, 2000 after having been associated with the firm Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, & True (now Hepler Broom, LLC) since 1986. Mr. Humes currently provides legal services to corporations, governmental bodies and individuals related to various real estate issues, focusing on land and right-of-way acquisition, construction, contracting and project financing. Mr. Humes is a member of the Missouri Bar, the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association.

Patricia S. Williams

Director since June 2009

Currently Serving until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Patricia S. Williams, Director, is Senior Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of RehabCare Group, Inc., a leading provider of physical rehabilitation program management services in over 1,200 hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care facilities throughout the United States. Ms. Williams previously held the position of Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, a multi-national manufacturer of welding and cutting products. Ms. Williams serves on the Board of Directors for White Drive Products, Inc., a leading global supplier of hydraulic motors and drive system products for mobile and industrial applications.

Burt L. Saunders, Esq.

Director since March 2010

Currently Serving until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Burt L. Saunders, Esq., Director, was re-elected to our Board of Directors effective March 2, 2010. He brings to YTB a wealth of experience in the public and professional spheres. Mr. Saunders was a Florida State Senator for District 37 from November 1998 through 2008, representing Collier and Lee counties. Prior to his election to the Florida Senate, Mr. Saunders served 4 years in the Florida House of Representatives and 8 years on the Collier County Commission. Mr. Saunders worked in public finance for A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc. from 1986 to 1990. Mr. Saunders currently serves in an “of counsel” capacity with Gray Robinson, P.A., a Florida-based firm, since August 2004, practicing in the areas of land use, local and state government, and health care law. Mr. Saunders received his B.A. from the University of South Florida in 1972, his J.D. from the College of William and Mary in 1975 and his L.L.M. in Ocean/Coastal Law from the University of Miami in 1978.

YTB Marketing, Inc. (formerly known as YourTravelBiz.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries) YTB Marketing, Inc. together with its domestic and international subsidiaries (collectively "YTB Marketing") conducts business through marketing, training and support of its Rep sales force which is responsible for marketing and selling IBCs to Site Owners, formerly known as Travel Site Owners (“ TSO ” or “ TSOs ”) or Referring Travel Agents (Referring Travel Affiliates in Canada).

Reps are independent contractors who primarily work from their homes. In addition to earning compensation on personal IBC sales, Reps may also build a sales force from whom they receive override compensation on IBC sales. Reps may utilize a number of methods to sell IBCs including the use of informational meetings and events, local advertising, and one-on-one meetings.

YTB Marketing was created to financially reward Reps for the sale of ITCs in a referral marketing compensation program. YTB Marketing generally charges an initial fee of $449.95 for the setup of an ITC plus $49.95 per month for web-hosting fees.

YTB Travel Network, Inc. (and its subsidiaries) YTB Travel Network, Inc. (together with its domestic and international subsidiaries collectively, "YTB Travel") provides customer access to the travel vendor, supports online booking transactions, supplies personal fulfillment services, collects travel commissions from vendors and pays travel sales commissions. SOs are educated through our numerous travel training courses. This training is accomplished through a combination of Company conference calls, e-training modules and hands-on certification seminars. SOs earn transactional compensation from travel purchased from their respective IBC’s.

YTB Franchise Services, Inc. (and its subsidiaries) YTB Franchise Services, Inc. was formed in March 2009, to serve as the corporate entity to offer the proposed/contemplated franchise offerings in the future for the Company.

YTB International, Inc. Corporate Office:

1901 East Edwardsville Road

Wood River, IL 62095

618-655-9477

Share Structure:
as of April 7, 2010

Outstanding - 79,601,069

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J. Scott Tomer

Director since December 2004

Currently Serving until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

J. Kim Sorensen

Director since December 2004

Currently Serving until 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Robert M. Van Patten

Director since October 2009

Currently Serving until 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Lou Brock

Director since December 2006

Currently Serving until 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Paul A. Hemings

Director since May 2008

Currently Serving until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Thomas B. Baker, Jr.

Director since June 2009

Currently Serving until 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Jack H. Humes, Jr.

Director since June 2009

Currently Serving until 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Patricia S. Williams

Director since June 2009

Currently Serving until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Burt L. Saunders, Esq.

Director since March 2010

Currently Serving until 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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