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LOS ANGELES, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Affinity Media International Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: AFMI.OB) (”Affinity”), a special purpose acquisition company that previously announced an agreement to acquire Hotels At Home Inc. (”Hotels”), announced today that it is postponing the record date of April 29, 2008, with respect to Affinity’s special meeting of stockholders to be held on May 28, 2008 (the “Meeting”), to a date yet to be determined.Representatives of Affinity and Hotels are currently in negotiations with respect to a possible amendment to the agreement. Once negotiations have concluded, Affinity intends to set a new record date with respect to the Meeting.About Affinity Media International Corp.Affinity Media International Corp. (”Affinity Media”) is a publicly traded acquisition corporation focused solely on acquiring businesses in the publishing industry. Affinity Media raised gross proceeds of approximately $18.9 million through its IPO completed in June 2006 led by Maxim Group LLC. For more information please visit .About Hotels At Home, Inc.Hotels At Home, Inc. (”Hotels At Home”) is an industry leading publisher of in-room retail catalogs and hotel-branded e-commerce Web sites for luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. Founded in 2000, Hotels At Home has established partnerships with many of the world’s leading hotel brands. Hotels At Home’s programs are available in approximately 2,400 properties representing over 500,000 rooms worldwide. Hotels At Home is headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey, and maintains international operations in Paris, France, Toronto, Canada and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For more information please visit .Important Additional Information has been and will be filed with the SECIn connection with the proposed merger, Affinity filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (”SEC”) on February 14, 2008 for its shareholders’ meeting. Before making any voting decision, Affinity’s shareholders are urged to read the preliminary proxy statement, and the definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC, regarding the merger carefully in its entirety because it contains important information about the proposed transaction. Affinity’s shareholders and other interested parties may also obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement and other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the SEC’s website at . Affinity’s shareholders and other interested parties may also obtain, without charge, a copy of the proxy statement and other relevant documents by directing such request to 1850 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 470, Los Angeles, California, 90025. Affinity and its directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Affinity’s shareholders with respect to the merger.Forward Looking StatementsThis press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, about Affinity Media, Hotels At Home and their combined business after completion of the proposed transaction. Forward-looking statements are based largely on expectations and projections about future events and future trends and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Affinity Media’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and you should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual performance to differ from these forward-looking statements include the risks and uncertainties disclosed in Affinity Media’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The forward-looking statements in this news release are made as of the date hereof, and neither Affinity Media nor Hotels At Home assumes any obligation to update, amend or clarify them to reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the date hereof. Affinity Media International Corp.

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