Ernex Helps Travelodge Canada Create Unique Loyalty Points Redemption Program

VANCOUVER, June 16, 2004 - Ernex, a division of Moneris Solutions Corporation ("Ernex") and an industry leader in real-time loyalty and stored-value gift card programs, has assisted hospitality provider Travelodge Canada (a subsidiary of Royal Host Corp.) in introducing a brand-exclusive Guest Rewards program. Members of the Travelodge Guest Rewards

"By integrating Ernex's real-time technology directly into our Guest Rewards program, we can let our guests know their reward status instantly and can offer expanded points redemption opportunities, including instant redemption at the property level." said Susan Strain, Director of Marketing & Communications, Travelodge Canada. "Working with Ernex is one of many examples that underline our commitment to deliver a variety of benefits to our Guest Rewards members."

"We are thrilled to be working with a market leader like Travelodge Canada to develop exciting new ways to recognize their guests with real-time rewards and benefits while increasing stay frequency and guest retention," said Malcolm Fowler, Vice President & General Manager of Ernex. "Ernex has the capabilities to provide leading hospitality providers like Travelodge with an end-to-end solution that is relevant in nature and immediate in its delivery." Ernex currently provides real-time points management, loyalty database hosting and reward fulfillment services to Travelodge Canada.

Travelodge Canada selected Ernex as its loyalty program vendor in December 2003 because of Ernex's ability to provide end-to-end service for the Travelodge Guest Rewards program.

About Travelodge Canada
Travelodge Canada administers the Master License for Travelodge and Thriftlodge in Canada. Travelodge Canada Corp. is a subsidiary of Royal Host Corp. based in Calgary, Alberta. Royal Host REIT owns 39 hotels, manages 75 properties and franchises 118 locations for over 15,500 guestrooms in the mid-market to upscale segments. Royal Host owns the master franchise rights for the Travelodge brand in Canada. Royal Host also provides hotel and resort management services for the portfolio and to third party properties, markets vacation intervals in hotels, resorts, and operates a facility for customers to trade and bank prepaid vacation weeks.

About Ernex
Ernex, a division of Moneris Solutions Corporation, is a provider of innovative real-time marketing solutions including privately branded and multi-merchant loyalty programs, stored-value gift cards, reward fulfillment services and loyalty database hosting services. Leading companies in the financial, retail, restaurant and hospitality industries as well as large membership organizations use Ernex solutions. For more information, contact Ernex at 877-GO-ERNEX or visit www.ernex.com.

About Moneris Solutions Corporation
As Canada's largest provider of payment processing solutions for merchants, Moneris offers credit and debit card payment services for virtually every industry segment. Through its Ernex division, Moneris offers leading-edge electronic loyalty and gift card programs. With more than 350,000 merchant locations, Moneris works with a range of business partners to provide the hardware, software and systems needed to improve business efficiency and manage point-of-sale information. Moneris employs over 1,100 people at its head office in Toronto as well as at offices in Chicago, Montréal, Vancouver and Sackville. For more information please visit www.moneris.com.