Officials of The Rouse Company are excited to announce a new associate membership with the Student & Youth Travel Association (SYTA). SYTA is an organization designed to promote and support integrity and professionalism among student and youth travel service providers and to promote quality student/youth travel services that enhance social, cultural and educational growth. The Rouse Company�s Premier Marketplaces blend great shopping with entertainment, dining and historical interests, making them an ideal destination for young travelers.

The Rouse Company is one of the premier real estate development and management companies in the United States. Since planning and constructing one of the country�s first regional malls in the 1950s, The Rouse Company has increased its collection to 49 regional retail centers, including 135 nationally known department stores and 7,000 small merchants.

Additional information, including all current press materials and downloadable photography are available at www.premiermarketplaces.com and www.kruzic.com.

Headquartered in Columbia, Md., The Rouse Company was founded in 1939 and became a public company in 1956. A premier real estate development and management company, The Rouse Company, through its numerous affiliates, operates more than 150 properties encompassing retail, office, research and development and industrial space in 22 states. The Company is also the developer of the planned communities of Columbia, Md., Summerlin, along the western edge of Las Vegas, Nev., and a new project in Houston, Tex. The Company is also an investor in The Woodlands, a planned community in Houston, Tex. For more information about The Rouse Company, visit www.therousecompany.com.

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