| Is YTB (Your Travel Biz) Imploding? Move your | | | | With many of the YTB top money earners or |
| YTB Team to Let's Get Fishing! | | | | directors now gone, and enrollment at rock |
| YTB President and COO Andy Cauthen Resigns. | | | | bottom levels; it seems that YTB is imploding. |
| According to YTB's site, Andy Cauthen joined | | | | Things looked real promising for this travel MLM |
| YTB in November 2004 as COO with a | | | | company just last year, but after a string of bad |
| background in executive management, corporate | | | | moves, YTB is a shrinking ship. |
| operations, administration, marketing and sales. | | | | YTB International, Inc. was recognized as the 25th |
| He was named President of in October 2006. He | | | | largest seller of travel in the U.S. in Travel |
| has served as president and CEO of two major | | | | Weekly's 2009 Power List, based on 2008 annual |
| ($1 billion + asset based) companies, and has had | | | | retail value of travel services booked. The |
| P&L responsibility for a $200 million budget and | | | | Company provides Internet-based travel booking |
| 2,000 employees. | | | | services for home-based independent |
| In an attempt to reduce losses YTB International | | | | representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, |
| laid off 49 workers temporarily at the end of | | | | the Bahamas, Canada, Bermuda, and the U.S. |
| January. The employees were laid off for a | | | | Virgin Islands |
| 90-day period beginning on January 22nd and | | | | Many of the former YTB leaders and referring |
| represent about 25% of the company's work | | | | travel agents are singing with a new travel and |
| force. No severance has been paid to the | | | | FISHING MLM business called Let's Get Fishing. |
| employees since the company hopes the layoffs | | | | Let's Get Fishing is the Opportunity of a Lifetime |
| are just temporary, but employees will still | | | | that allows YOU to capitalize on the $125 Billion |
| continue to receive their medical benefits | | | | Fishing Industry combined with the $ 7 Trillion |
| according to Robert Van Patten, YTB's president | | | | Travel Industry. With 40 Million Fisherman in the |
| and CEO. | | | | US, everyone knows there is a lot of money to |
| Earlier this month John D. Clagg, Chief Financial | | | | be made... shouldn't YOU be the one making that |
| Officer abruptly resigned. John D. Clagg had been | | | | money? |
| the Chief Financial Officer of YTB International Inc. | | | | Let's Get Fishing (LGF) has taped the internet |
| since November 21, 2005 and its subsidiary, since | | | | marketing and MLM expertise of Brent |
| December 15, 2003. | | | | Vanderstelt to assist in the pre-launch, recruiting |
| Among the recent and continued struggles with | | | | and is a Founder. Brent has extensive knowledge |
| YTB (Your Travel Biz) and YTB Outdoors, many | | | | of internet marketing and promotion, successful |
| of the current and former Directors and Leaders | | | | network marketer and an avid fisherman. |
| with YTB, now Zam Zuu are jumping from the | | | | LGF has also partnered with Outdoor Channel |
| sinking ship. The problem with YTB, now Zam Zuu | | | | television host and professional Bass fishing pro, |
| started two years ago when the Attorney | | | | Joe Thomas. “Fishing is more than a passion |
| General for the state of California slapped a | | | | for me, it's a career, if you loving fishing you |
| major lawsuit against YTB. | | | | probably have dreamed of getting paid to go |
| In January, YTB Founder and “Coach” | | | | fishing like me, and Let's Get Fishing offers you 7 |
| Tomer forfeited 355,000 shares of YTB stock | | | | great ways to earn an income doing what you |
| for failure to meet established performance | | | | love to do”. |
| goals. The bad news is that he had to forfeit | | | | Women fish too! As women make up almost |
| them. But Coach is not alone. The founder's son | | | | 50% of the sport of fishing, and is the fasted |
| Scott Tomer forfeited the same amount as well. | | | | growing segment within the sport. LGF has |
| And Kim Sorensen, head of the travel business | | | | partnered with Sherri Russell, editor of She's So |
| forfeited the same amount of shares for | | | | Fly, a fly fishing site for women. “I love fishing |
| performance failure too. | | | | and especially love fishing in exotic destinations, I |
| YTB stock is basically worthless today, with | | | | love to travel and make money, so LGF was a |
| almost 4 times average shares traded today, | | | | no brainier for this fly girl”. |
| YTB's stock slipped down to LESS THAN 3.5 | | | | If you love fishing like all of us and are interested |
| cents per share! There were three very large | | | | in becoming a founding member of Let's Get |
| selloffs today. I wonder what news might be | | | | Fishing contact Brent Vanderstelt for more |
| coming soon. Who might be leaving? | | | | information. |