WEB BRIEFINGS: Leisureplanet.com in ad deal with CNN

<p>CNN News Group has struck a US$30 million advertising deal </p><p>with Leisureplanet (www.leisureplanet.com), an international Internet </p><p>travel services provider. Under the new deal, Leisureplanet becomes the </p><p>exclusive travel services provider for the majority of CNN's Web site </p><p>family such as CNNTraveller.com and foreign CNN sites including </p><p>CNNenEspanol.com. Spanning three years, the advertising campaign - which </p><p>kicks off this year - sees Leisureplanet promoting its branded travel </p><p>services including air, car, hotel and leisure packages, across both the </p><p>CNN online and on-air network. CNN News Group has, as core to the deal, </p><p>bought out a US$20 million equity stake in Leisureplanet </p><p>Holdings. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>