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Oriens Travel & Hotel Management would like to extend to you a warm welcome to our new corporate blog.  This forum will be used to communicate with our shareholders, our business associates, and the world at large, and will be updated regularly.  Please visit often, we look forward to staying in touch with you.

Hotels – A Thought from Architecture’s Great Jean Nouvel

A rather intriguing thought we recently came across was from the mind of Jean Nouvel, one of the 20^th Century’s (& now 21^st) most notable names in architecture.   In an interview with Julie V. Lovine, Nouvel stated, “…the idea that one hotel could be better than another,” was one he didn’t much agree with.

Apparently Nouvel embarks upon a journey where he tends to seek out hotels that reflect the spirit of the locale.  He mentions to Julie about his affinity towards hotels like Danieli and Cipriani in Venic, and, the Mercer Hotel in New York City.   “I don’t like hotels that take the value of the city and give nothing back to it, like the International Style with all the same rooms.” – Jean Nouvel

Nouvel also said that his room, “…has to have something unique about it – some colors, interesting proportions that you won’t have anyplace else.   It is part of the trip.”

What Team Oriens is curious to know is, just how many travelers share Jean Nouvel’s view and who might these travelers be?

Would a business traveler care much about these nuances… or perhaps the typical tourist?  Probably not.  This feeling may likely be reserved for the consummate traveler.  The type of individual who actually enjoys the total experience of the hotel and cares of how the lodging environment contributes to the enjoyment and connection to the city to which he or she is visiting.

Oriens (OTHM) definitely will seek to live up to Nouvel’s expectations with the development of some its Hotel PURE brands in the years to come.   Capturing this feeling however will not be easy and will not happen over night.   But within the next five years, one of the 300 plus hotels OTHM aspires to flag, manage, operate and/or own under the Hotel PURE brand, will live up to the lodging expectations of one of today’s greatest architectural minds and hotel aficionados.

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Article Re: Extended-Stay Guest at High End Hotels – Certainly a Pursuit of Oriens’ (OTHM) Hotel PURE SIGNATURE brand

Andrea Petersen of the Wall Street Journal wrote an article detailing the growing interest of extended-stay guest who all but take a physical mailing address at some of the country’s high-end hotels.  While most people cannot ever imagine such “modest comforts,” for the lucky few, it is like living a lavish dream.   Daily room service… hand to foot luxuries… gourmet meals… dog walkers… unlimited amenities, and of course, world class concierges.

OTHM executives know one or two people – ah hemm, a consultant maybe – who’ve actually had such a grand experiences.  They LOVE it!   Ahhh…. One Day!

We at Oriens (OTHM) most look forward to when we’re able to begin offering up some of the same extended-stay opportunities to the guest of our anticipated 4 & 5 star domestic properties: Hotel PURE SIGNATURE brand.   It imagine it will certainly be a wonderful stay.

 

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Oriens Prepares a Full Court Press on Internet Booking Industry

Launch of Internet Booking Engine & Mobile Booking Apps Imminent

LAS VEGAS, NV–(GlobeNewswire – 12/15/11) – Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp. (OTHM.PK),  announced that a mainstream launch of the internal booking engine driving its Hotel PURE brand’s reservations, along with the proposed release of a hotel web and booking application for mobile devices, is imminent in 2012.

“The booking engine that powers our brand’s reservation system is quite powerful and is in part a major reason for our growing success within the lodging industry,” stated Ken Chua, President and CEO of Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp. (OTHM).

Now OTHM plans to bring their internet booking engine to hoteliers globally by committing to a 2012 mainstream re-launch of the internal hotel reservation system currently reserved solely for its Hotel PURE brand.   With this move, Oriens joins the ranks of Active Hotels, Bookings.com and Agoda – all of which were purchased by Priceline.

Mr. Chua Continued, “Over the past 49 months OTHM has added over 50 properties to the portfolio of hotels flagged and/or operated under the Hotel PURE brand.   That’s at least one hotel property added per month; and we expect to double that during 2012.  However, those numbers were not achieved from lower initiation fees alone.  It’s because we deliver results – results driven in part by our sophisticated hotel internet booking reservation system and internet marketing acumen.”

Combine the proposed launch of the internet booking engine with the anticipated release of the company’s mobile booking applications – [mobile booking apps] a story noted by both USA Today and the Wall Street Journal – and there is certainly something exciting over the horizon for OTHM.

“We firmly believe that within the next 5 years, we’ll have over 300 hotel properties flagged and/or operated under the Hotel PURE brand.   But it will be our electronic systems… our internet booking and mobile booking apps that will likely drive this OTHM to incredible heights and possibly immeasurable financial opportunities, concluded Mr. Chua.

About Oriens Travel & Hotel Management Corp. (PINKSHEETS: OTHM) engages in the operation of hotels and resorts primarily in the United States and Central America under the Hotel PURE brand. The company also operates Friendly Reservations Online, a proprietary and sophisticated online booking system designed to execute reservations capture through Hotel PURE consumer facing websites, as well as individual hotel websites operated by Oriens on behalf of hotels branded under the Hotel PURE brand. Oriens is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information visit their corporate fact sheet: http://orienscorp.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/othm-fact-sheet1.pdf

Also see The Five Brands of Hotel PURE (http://orienscorp.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/oriens-othm-hotel-pure-brands.pdf)

Also see WSJ Article (http://dthin.gs/sUKIn0)   / USA Today Article (http://usat.ly/u1H13h )

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Oriens Ahead of Integration Schedule for Santa Cruz Hotel

With Acquisition of Destination Hotel in Orlando Nearly Finalized, OTHM Will Complete Integration of New California Beach Front Hotel Ahead of Schedule

LAS VEGAS, NV–(GlobeNewswire – 12/12/11) – Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp. (OTHM.PK)  www.OriensCorp.com,  announced today that the integration schedule for its  new Hotel PURE (www.HotelPURE.com) Santa Cruz beach hotel will be completed ahead of schedule.

“We certainly expected full integration to be completed by the turn of the New Year but never within the 2^nd full week of this month,” stated Ken Chua, President and CEO of Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp. (OTHM).   “To me, this is certainly an indication of our growing proficiency.”

Upon completion, OTHM will have taken less than 45 days since the initial announcement of the Santa Cruz property – Nov. 7, 2011 – to fully integrate the California beach hotel into the Hotel PURE “Express” brand.  Management suggest that the aptitude demonstrated here only acts as good practice for the company.  With OTHM sights set on having upwards of 100 hotels completed during 2012, including integration of the larger 180 room destination hotel located in Orlando, Fl. (which acquisition is expected to be finalized by Christmas), the continued increase in proficient integration is happily welcomed.

Possibly adding between $50,000 and $80,000 to OTHM’s 2012 revenue, this hotel – Hotel PURE Pacific Inn – is just one of 20 hotel properties added during 2011 that “…should positively affect our bottom line dramatically in the upcoming year,” Mr. Chua stated.

TheOrlandodestination hotel is anticipated to possibly strengthen 2012 revenues rather considerably.   OTHM also continues to be engaged with many additional luxury Bed & Breakfast locations throughoutNorth America.   People close to the company anticipate at least four additional B+B’s to be added to the Hotel PURE brand by year end.

About Oriens Travel & Hotel Management Corp. (www.orienscorp.com) (PINKSHEETS: OTHM) engages in the operation of hotels and resorts primarily in the United States and Central America under the Hotel PURE brand. The company also operates Friendly Reservations Online, a proprietary and sophisticated online booking system designed to execute reservations capture through Hotel PURE consumer facing websites, as well as individual hotel websites operated by Oriens on behalf of hotels branded under the Hotel PURE brand. Oriens is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information visit their corporate fact sheet: http://orienscorp.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/othm-fact-sheet1.pdf

Also see The Five Brands of Hotel PURE (http://orienscorp.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/oriens-othm-hotel-pure-brands.pdf)

Safe Harbor Statements in this news release that are not historical facts, including statements about plans and expectations regarding products and opportunities, demand and acceptance of new or existing products, capital resources and future financial results are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause the Company’s actual results in future periods to differ materially from those expressed. These uncertainties and risks include changing consumer preferences, lack of success of new products, loss of the Company’s customers, competition and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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http://www.hotelpurepacificinn.com/

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Articles Re: Mobile Apps for Hotel Reservation Booking Engines – An Exact Target for OTHM 2012

Articles written in USA Today and the Wall Street Journal both speak to the significance of mobile applications for hotel reservation booking engines.   These are just a couple of the news pieces describing the growing trend in “Mobile Booking” for hotel reservations – an area that Oriens (OTHM) is quickly preparing for (2012 release).

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Interesting Tidbit – NYC Continues 2009 Hotel Tax

Today’s Wall Street Journal published an article concerning a 2009 tax increase set by New York City Counsel in March of 2009, raising the hotel tax from 5% to 5.875%.   That increase was set to expire.  However, it seems that the Council has voted to extend the increase on the city’s hotel tax which adds approximately $2 to the average daily hotel room rate.

The article read:  Hotel Levy Extends Stay,  By MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL

Luckily, due to the cost benefits of flying the Hotel PURE flag, hoteliers can pass on the savings to customers so that these types of outrageous fees and taxes have less effect.

Oriens’ Hotel PURE Gears up for Big Announcements in New Year, 2012

Preparing for First Shareholder Address and Conference Call of New Year, Operator of the Hotel PURE Brand Sees Big Opportunity to Further Explore Its Market Edge

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp. (OTC:OTHM.PK)www.OriensCorp.com, operator of the Hotel PURE brand (www.HotelPURE.com) announced today that it is gearing up for its first major shareholder address and conference call of 2012.

“We are not the same outfit we were a few years back,” stated Mr. Ken Chua, President and CEO of Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp. “There is a reason why the portfolio of properties flagged, operated and/or managed under our Hotel PURE brand have increased an average of 238% per year from the time of our first flag in late 2007 to year end 2010; 2011 and 2012 seem to be on target to keep pace.”

Currently, the Hotel PURE brand has acquired and integrated 20 hotel properties year-to-date. This places the number of properties operating under Oriens’ brands 52 and counting, according to management.

Mr. Chua continued, “At our core, we are a technology company which happened upon the hotel flagging industry. This ‘happening’ was one part necessity, one part market opportunity. A down and struggling economy — under performing hotel market — gave us a hole to slide through. But, it is our roots in internet technology and marketing that gave us our edge with hotel property owners then; continues to do so even more today. In 2012, as it appears to us, we may have two really fast horses in the race.”

Management suggests that its technology and hotel marketing savvy (internet) doesn’t simply provide an edge, but more or less a sledge hammer to knock down unsuspecting doors. While there has been no hint from executives of how Oriens plans to further explore its technology — which has allowed properties to see sale increases of as much as 37% within 90 days of joining the Hotel PURE brand — the “dots” may ultimately connect and point to the company bulling in on a very lucrative and trending technology market.

Ken Chua concluded, “Our New Year’s opening shareholder address and conference call will indeed set the tone for what we anticipate to be the beginning of an overall growth rate far greater than what we have experienced so far. But as Steve Jobs once said, ‘you can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards.’ We can only hope the markets are intuitive enough not to wait until ‘then’ to make sense of all of our dots.”

No date has been set for the release of the Shareholder Address and/or Conference call. Management however suggests, both are likely to occur during February, 2012. The proposed events speak to the company’s past declaration and commitment to transparency by communicating with shareholders through various means such as the corporate blog, email updates, news letters, etc.

About Oriens Travel & Hotel Management Corp. (www.orienscorp.com) (PinkSheets:OTHM.PK -News) engages in the operation of hotels and resorts primarily in the United States and Central America under the Hotel PURE brand. The company also operates Friendly Reservations Online, a proprietary and sophisticated online booking system designed to execute reservations capture through Hotel PURE consumer facing websites, as well as individual hotel websites operated by Oriens on behalf of hotels branded under the Hotel PURE brand. Oriens is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information visit their corporate fact sheet:http://orienscorp.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/othm-fact-sheet1.pdf

Safe Harbor Statements in this news release that are not historical facts, including statements about plans and expectations regarding products and opportunities, demand and acceptance of new or existing products, capital resources and future financial results are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause the Company’s actual results in future periods to differ materially from those expressed. These uncertainties and risks include changing consumer preferences, lack of success of new products, loss of the Company’s customers, competition and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.