New York, September 5, 2001 - BiZBash.com Idea Center (www.bizbash.com), the first comprehensive media outlet for corporate event planning, meeting planners and hospitality executives, announced today that it has selected industry pioneer and leader Paint The Town Red to operate its FREE Location Referral Services. The service is available on the BiZBbash.com web site or through 1 800 BIZBASH (800.249.2274).

BiZBash's FREE Location Referral Service will give corporate event professionals the ability to find the right space, check date availability, negotiate the best price, make appointments and organize site inspections of appropriate venues for streamlined decision making.

According to BiZBash CEO David Adler, "BiZBash has selected Paint The Town Red because of its extensive experience in the New York market. It has been a pioneer in the FREE Location Referral Services concept since 1988 and will be able to provide the level of service and expertise that corporate clients can trust."

"In this age of 'do more with less,' corporate event professionals are turning to free location referral services to save time and to add the perspective of an expert. It is a real win, win concept for busy executives," said Howard Givner, Paint The Town Red's president and founder.

The BiZBash Location Referral Service will have access to Paint The Town Red's hundreds of facilities, from traditional to cutting edge, including hotels, lofts, museums, private clubs, restaurants, mansions, ballrooms and nightclubs.

The BiZBash.com Idea Center is a free online and offline resource center for special events and business entertaining professionals that was created to fill a real need: to find localized "nooks and crannies" information to help in producing effective events. BiZBash.com is the most extensive database of the best event resources and has pages of industry gossip, personality profiles and coverage of all types of parties and events.