Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston — June 25, 2007 — Eons™, the 50-plus media company for lovin’ life on the flip side of 50™, today announced that Rudy Maxa, the world-recognized expert in traveling in style for less, has joined the Travel section on eons.com with a blog that will offer eons.com members advice, tips and tricks to get the most from their travel experiences at the best value.

Travel on eons.com, the first database of trips designed specifically around experiences for 50-plus travelers, was created to help people discover the trips that make a journey more than simply checking off a destination — Travel on eons.com connects members to experiences that enrich lives. Whether a family reunion destination vacation or a volunteer exploration, Eons provides a resource center for 50-plus travelers to research and review travel opportunities, share travel tales and dreams, provide tips and encourage each other to follow their wanderlust wherever it may lead.

Maxa is one of America’s premier consumer travel experts whose writings and radio and television shows have helped save thousands of travelers both time and money. He is a contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler, and his award-winning writing has appeared in The Washington Post, GQ, Travel & Leisure, the Los Angeles Times and dozens of other major publications around the world.

“It’s a pleasure to join a community of men and women who love to travel — as evidenced by the life goals eons.com members post on the site,” Maxa says. “I hope my advice can help some folks meet those goals.”

Travel on eons.com offers travelers the option of searching for trips based on the experiences they desire, including:

• Active Adventure: These trips appeal to travelers who want travel to stimulate their senses, challenge them physically and connect them with the natural world as well as the history and culture of new lands, whether by foot, bicycle, kayak or whitewater raft.
• Boats & Cruises: For those who want to experience the world from the deck of a boat — from canoeing on a placid lake to riding the rivers by barge or enjoying the luxury of a cruise liner — Eons Travel is the perfect embarkation point for the 50-plus traveler.
• Culture, Nature & Learning: Culture and learning experiences focus on the “softer” adventures — photo safaris,; culinary and language courses, bird watching and nature walks, and historic and cultural tours into exotic lands.
• Family & Friends: For those who believe creating a memorable experience with family and friends is the whole point of a journey, Eons Travel recommends providers who know that what counts is tuning in to one another. Whether on a ski slope or a hiking trail, in a beach cottage or a foreign city, Eons Travel is the place to start for travel experiences that strengthen ties to last a lifetime.
• Rest & Rejuvenation: Sometimes you just need to get away, escape and leave your everyday cares behind. Rest and rejuvenation experiences are all about unwinding, indulging, and renewing your body, mind and spirit, whether at a hot spring, an island beach, a country retreat or an urban escape.
• Volunteer: VolunTourism — serving others as part of your travel experience — can be the ultimate life dream. For those with a passion for travel, it is an opportunity to protect, preserve or enhance the destinations you visit. For those with a passion for service to other people, nature and the environment, VolunTourism is a chance to put your personal ideals into practice in exotic locations around the globe.

“We asked boomer travelers, why do you travel? What sets you dreaming? How do you want to experience the world? Then we provided them with a tool to find exactly what they’re looking for — the largest collection of unique, fascinating and exciting trips for baby boomers,” said Jeff Taylor, founder and CEO of Eons. “Now add to this great resource Rudy’s insider knowledge and expertise. His blog will give visitors to Travel on eons.com some of the best travel insights available anywhere on the Web.”

Rudy Maxa is a contributing editor with National Geographic Traveler magazine and one of America's premier consumer travel broadcasters on public radio and television. A former Washington Post investigative reporter and life-long traveler, Rudy began covering the travel industry 15 years ago for public radio’s evening business show, Marketplace where his bi-weekly commentaries under his moniker, “The Savvy Traveler,” are currently heard by nearly 5 million listeners. Rudy’s award-winning, 65-part public television series, Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy Maxa and Smart Travels: Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa, currently airs on public television stations coast-to-coast.

About Eons™

Eons, Inc. inspires and connects adults who are lovin’ life on the flip side of 50™ with tools and resources to help make the most of today, tackle dreams and adventures, and celebrate memories and accomplishments. Founded by Jeff Taylor, creator of Monster.com, Eons has attracted a team of renowned advisors and industry-leading partners and is backed by venture capital financing from General Catalyst Partners, Sequoia Capital, Charles River Ventures and Intel Capital, as well as Humana, Inc. It is supported by corporate founding partners Harrah’s Entertainment; Hyatt Corp.; Humana, Inc.; Liberty Mutual Group; Fidelity and Verizon Wireless. Eons is headquartered in Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston. For more information about Eons, visit www.eons.com and www.cranky.com.