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LONDON - April 2003 - NEWS RELEASE

NATIVES EXPANDS ITS CHALET COOKERY COURSE PROGRAM FOR 2003

Natives are running four Chalet Cookery Courses this year following the success of last year's two summer courses. The course is aimed at individuals who wish to work as a Chalet Host in a ski resort, and guarantees jobs for those aged 21 and over on successful completion.

The course lasts for five days, during which time students learn and improve on cooking skills, as well as gain knowledge in how to run a chalet efficiently. Taught by industry professionals, the course is widely recognised by all major ski tour operators, and for any Gap-year student, will significantly increase their chances of securing employment.

Dates for this year's courses are the 28th July, 4th August, 11th August and 27th October. All courses cost £379, which includes all tuition, materials and full-board accommodation.

Demand for the courses is high, with many places already booked, so it is advisable to secure places early.

For further information: http://www.natives.co.uk/skijobs/cookery/index.htm

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Contact:

Vicky Brown
Natives
17 Linstead House, 9 Disraeli Road
London, SW15 1SP
Tel: 08700 463 377
Fax: 08451 275 048
E: vicky@natives.co.uk
W: http://www.natives.co.uk

Notes to editors:

· Natives was launched in April 1999 and is used by more people to find a ski job than any other source

· In March 2003, Natives was awarded 'Best Recruitment Web Site' at the Travel & Tourism Awards

· More than 200 companies use Natives to find seasonal staff. Over 8,000 job applications are made at peak season (October/November)

· A survey of Natives job applicants from Autumn 2002 shows almost 30 per cent were aged between 18 and 20

· Natives is widely recognised as one of Britain's leading winter sports websites with a strong reputation for resort news, snow reports and information. The site has more than 2,000 pages, including articles and features and news items.

· Natives registered 4.13 million hits from 53,739 unique users in January 2003

For further information about this news release or about Natives in general please contact Vicky Brown on 020 8789 7672 or Iain Martin, MD, on 08700 463355