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YTB International, Inc. Appoints Robert H. Dickinson and Burt L. Saunders, Esq. to Board of Directors

WOOD RIVER, Ill., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — YTB International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: YTBLA) (’YTB’ or the ‘Company’), a provider of Internet-based travel booking services for travel agencies and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Canada, today announced the appointment of Robert H. Dickinson and Burt L. Saunders, Esq. to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Dickinson and Mr. Saunders will become the 10th and 11th members of the Company’s Board, and bring decades of experience in the travel and legislative fields, respectively, to the Board.

Prior to joining the YTB Board of Directors, Mr. Dickinson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Carnival Cruise Lines division of Carnival Corporation. Mr. Dickinson also previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Carnival Cruise Lines for ten years, and remains a member of the Board of Directors of Carnival Corporation, on which he has served since 1987. Mr. Dickinson also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Carnival plc, and has held such Board seat since 2003. Mr. Dickinson received his B.S.B.A in management from John Carroll University and his MBA from Duquesne University. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree from Johnson & Wales University in 1995.

Mr. Saunders has been a Florida State Senator for District 37 for the last ten years, representing Collier and Lee counties. In addition, he has served in an ‘of counsel’ capacity for the firm Gray Robinson, P.A., and previously for Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A., practicing in the areas of land use, government and health care law. Mr. Saunders received his B.A. from the University of South Florida, his J.D. from the College of William and Mary, and his L.L.M. in Ocean/Coastal Law from the University of Miami.

Commenting on the addition of Messrs. Dickinson and Saunders to the YTB Board of Directors, J. Lloyd ‘Coach’ Tomer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, ‘I know that I speak on behalf of our entire company when I say that we are extremely pleased to welcome Robert and Burt to our Board. Our Board is very diverse, and we constantly draw on the knowledge and experience that each individual director brings to the table. Bob’s extensive travel industry experience, and Burt’s legislative experience, combine to add valuable strength to our Board, and we look forward to tapping into their respective skill sets. I believe that these additions will bring necessary and valuable resources to the Company, while enhancing our efforts to further build the YTB brand and reputation.’