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CASTLE RESORTS & HOTELS PRESENTS ITS "5 for $50" TRAVEL AGENT INCENTIVE

May 2, 2008

Honolulu, Hawaii – Castle Resorts & Hotels offers up its “5 for $50” travel agent incentive program.  From now until June 5, 2008, and in fall from August 18 to December 21, 2008, travel agents can earn $50 for every booking of five consecutive nights or more at a participating Castle Resorts & Hotel property.  With a variety of price ranges and locations, travel agents have an opportunity to earn incentives on “every day” bookings.

This offer is available at 19 different Castle hotels and condominiums throughout five Hawaiian Islands, and two properties in Micronesia.  Participating properties include:

• Big Island: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Kona Bali Kai, Kona Reef, Waimea Country Lodge (deluxe room only)
• Oahu: Hokele Suites Waikiki, Waikiki Shore, Maile Sky Court (ocean view category and above), Ocean Resort Hotel Waikiki (city view studio w/ kitchenette and above), Queen Kapiolani Hotel (city view hotel room and above)
• Kauai: Kaha Lani Resort, Kiahuna Plantation & The Beach Bungalows, Lae Nani Resort, Lanikai Resort, Makahuena at Poipu, Poipu Shores
• Maui: Kamaole Sands
• Molokai: Kaluakoi Villas
• Guam: Imperial Suites Hotel
• Saipan: Aquarius Beach Tower (one bedroom ocean view and above)

Travel agents can conveniently submit their bookings online to receive their check for $50.  To qualify, guest stays must be five or more nights at a single Castle property and bookings must be submitted within 14 days of guest departure.  This incentive is available for travel agents for bookings made through wholesalers or direct with Castle.  For more information, visit www.CastleTravelAgents.com or call 1-800-367-5004.  This promotion applies only to new bookings generated now through June 5, 2008 and is not applicable on group bookings (8 rooms or more) or in conjunction with packages.  Qualified bookings are restricted to select categories.

Castle Resorts & Hotels was founded in 1994 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Castle Group, Inc.  Castle manages a broad portfolio of resort accommodations ranging from hotel guest rooms to spacious resort condominium suites and villas in the Hawaiian Islands on Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Kauai and Hawaii; in Thailand on Phuket; in Micronesia on Guam and Saipan; and in New Zealand on the North Island.  For more information or reservations, please call 1-800-367-5004 or visit www.CastleResorts.com.  The Castle Group does not assume any obligation to update the information contained in this press release.

This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements are based upon the current plans, estimates and projections of The Castle Group's management and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements.  These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties outlined in the Company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

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