HUSA GROUP AND CHAM GROUP FIRST TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE HOTEL WEATHER SERVICES For Immediate Release Contact Thalis Papadopoulos +41(0)22 734 80 41 Barcelona, June 19, 2009 &endash; Two leading hotel chains, Husa Group and Cham Group (Jordan), are the first members of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) to install an innovative online weather service made available to the global hotel and restaurant industry through a creative partnership between the IH&RA and the weather industry leader, Weather Decision Technologies (WDT). Husa Hotels and Cham Palaces & Hotels (Jordan) and their guests will benefit from iMap® Interactive Weather, providing unique weather content for each hotel within the chains' service areas, delivered through a dynamic, Google-based weather map offering local and global current conditions, forecasts and other timely weather information.  "Husa Group is known for its highly innovative and enterprising approach to guest services," said Joan Gaspart Solves, President of Husa Hotels.  "We are pleased to provide local weather information that is specific to each of our hotel locations within the Husa Group. This is an important, value-added service for our hotel customers, worldwide," said Mr. Gaspart. "Adding key weather data to our existing portfolio of premium guest services provides vital and timely information to our visitors, and helps us to add value to our high quality brand," said Dr. Ghassan AIDI, Chairman of the Cham Group (Jordan). "Our customers, looking to do business at our hotel destinations, or to discover first-hand our magnificent history and the cultural heritage of the cities where we operate, will appreciate the ability to plan their travel with the data afforded by our dedicated local and global Cham Group weather service," said Dr. AIDI. Both hotel groups will provide cutting edge, state-of-the-art interactive weather services, including iMap® Interactive Weather, an interactive Flash-based Internet weather map. Each iMap is centered on the geographic location of each hotel within a chain. iMap is available on the computer of each Concierge to provide guests with weather conditions and forecasts anywhere in the world. The iMap "ClickCast" feature allows guests and hotel staff to click anywhere in the world and receive current conditions and 5-day weather forecasts and allows the user to pan and zoom on the map. About Husa Group Husa Group, a business specializing in the hotel, restaurant and catering areas, is a leading company within its sectors and is the leading Spanish family-based hotel group.  Providing one of the widest ranges of hotels in Spain , it boasts more than 160 establishments in 125 cities and employs around 2,800 professionals. For more information: http://www.husa.es. About Cham Group Cham Group comprises Cham Palaces & Hotels in Jordan and  Royal Regency International Hotels is also part of the Cham Group (www.royalregencyhotels.com) with its properties in Abu Dhabi , Beirut , Marsa Allam in Egypt and Minsk .  For more information: http://www.chamhotels.com. About the IH&RA The IH&RA is the only global business organization representing the hospitality industry worldwide. It is a global network of independent and chain operators, national associations, hospitality suppliers and educational centres in the hotel and restaurant industry, representing over 750,000 establishments in more than 150 countries. Officially recognized by the United Nations, IH&RA monitors and lobbies all international agencies on behalf of this industry, estimated to comprise 300,000 hotels and 8 million restaurants, employ 60 million people and contribute 950 billion USD annually to the global economy. For more information, contact: International Hotel & Restaurant Association http://www.ih-ra.com Thalis PAPADOPOULOS Telephone: +41 22 734 80 41 E-mail: info@ih-ra.com   About WDT Founded in 1999, Weather Decision Technologies (WDT) has become a global leader in providing state-of-the-science weather detection, nowcasting, and forecasting systems and services to our partners and customers. WDT provides its numerical weather prediction capabilities and services for weather sensitive industries globally. WDT maintains operational and international offices in metropolitan Washington , DC ; Norman , Oklahoma ; Munich , Germany ; and Tokyo , Japan . For more information, contact: Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. http://www.wdtinc.com Heinrich Hess Telephone: +49.171(512)736-83167.674744 E-mail: hhess@wdtinc.com