TRX Expands Access To Industry Leading Airline Carbon Emissions Tracking Service


ATLANTA, June 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Free Service Opportunity For Companies Seeking Reliable Insight Into 
Air Travel-Related Carbon Emissions

TRX, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRXI), a global leader in travel technology and data
services, today announced the extension of its web services offering to
include free access to airline carbon emissions measurement calculations as
part of the new TRX Carbon Emissions Developer Toolkit.

Powered by TRX's open web services platform, the Carbon Emissions
Developer Toolkit provides third-party solution developers with direct access
to the robust set of calculations required to accurately assess the carbon
footprint of air travel by corporations and individuals.

The new service has broad applicability and can be used by a wide
cross-section of companies ranging from carbon offsetters and other green
start-ups to search engines, travel websites, GDSs, air carriers, and
traditional travel agencies looking to provide users with insight into
airline carbon emissions.

"Our proprietary carbon emissions calculator provides unmatched accuracy
and completeness and is setting the industry standard for measuring airline
carbon emissions," said Shane Hammond, President and CEO, TRX. "It is our
belief that with a trusted standard in place more individuals and companies
will be in a position to reliably implement travel-related carbon emission
reduction programs."

Recently, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) identified TRX's
carbon emissions calculation methodology as being the best currently
available in the market today, citing transparency and overall comprehension
as key factors. SEI is an independent, international research institute
specializing in sustainable development and environment issues.

Also, TRX received the "Best Technology in 2008/2009" ICARUS Award for
Airline Carbon Emission measurement technology from the Institute of Travel
and Meetings (ITM). ITM is the leading professional body for buyers, managers
and suppliers of business travel in the UK and Ireland with over 1,000
members from large corporations, government departments and NGOs, SMEs and
travel suppliers.

Several leading carbon offset firms currently access TRX's calculations
through the Carbon Emissions Developer Toolkit to power carbon offsetting
programs and content websites.

"Travelingreen selected TRX's airline CO2 calculator because of the
depth, quality, relevancy and timeliness of the information available. No
other calculation tool provides such rich data, as recognized by the
Stockholm Institute and other independent authorities. Additionally, the
quality and responsiveness of the TRX technical support is unsurpassed. For
all these reasons, we selected TRX's offering to be an integral component of
our web site, www.travelingreen.net and our service-based CO2 measurement
offerings to enterprise clients," comments Karen Morgan, Managing Director of
Travelingreen.

Terrapass CEO, Erik Blachford acknowledges, "We chose to utilize the TRX
Carbon Emissions calculations based on the level of depth and accuracy of the
services. TRX calculation methodology uses more relevant variables than any
other available carbon calculator, which is a perfect fit with the Terrapass
model and philosophy of providing the most accurate information to our
clients. In addition, the level of expertise and support provided by TRX has
been outstanding."

Toolkit users now have access to a free level of service providing the
ability to track and evaluate a set number of travel transactions. Additional
levels of service are available offering increased transactional usage and
development support.

About TRX

TRX (NASDAQ: TRXI) is a global leader in travel technology and data
services. We develop and host software applications that process data records
and automate manual processes, enabling our clients to optimize performance
and control costs. We deliver our technology applications in an on-demand
environment to travel agencies, corporations, travel suppliers, government
agencies, credit card associations, credit card issuing banks, and
third-party administrators. TRX is headquartered in Atlanta with operations
and associates in North America, Europe, and Asia. Please visit the company's
Website at www.trx.com.

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