Exhibit 99.1

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                        Contact:  Michael Caputo
                                                                  (703) 438-7500


                  ADEN SHAREHOLDERS INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES
        Additional shares to fuel business growth and seize market share


OMAHA, NE (MARCH 3, 2000) - Aden  Enterprises,  Inc. (OTC:  ADEN), a creator and
manager  of a  diverse  "eCommunity"  of  Internet  companies,  today  announced
shareholder  support for  increasing  the number of authorized  shares of Common
Stock from 100,000,000 to 750,000,000. Shareholders voiced their approval during
the Company's Special Meeting of Shareholders held on Friday, February 18, 2000.

A portion  of the  shares  will be used to satisfy  certain  commitments  of the
Company.  The  remaining  authorized  shares are  available  for issuance at the
direction of Aden's board of directors to raise  capital,  to fund  acquisitions
and for other  corporate  purposes.  The  commitments  Aden  fulfills  with this
increase in number of shares include:

o    Various  intellectual  property rights from MercExchange,  LLC, the holding
     company for the online  auction  patent and other pending  patents of chief
     technology officer, Thomas Woolston;

o    Acquisition of Azumano Travel,  Inc., the Portland,  Oregon-based leader in
     business-to-business travel; and,

o    Acquisition   of   Corporate   Travel   Consultants   II,  Inc,  a  premier
     business-to-business travel company in Miami, Florida.

Aden Enterprises,  Inc.,  develops,  invests in and owns a diverse eCommunity of
business-to-business   and  business-to-consumer   Internet  companies.   Aden's
proprietary  technologies  are the common  thread  woven into the fabric of each
operating  enterprise.  Developed  by a  pace-setting  innovation  team,  Aden's
technology  solutions  help  create  unique Web sites and  define the  company's
competitive edge. Aden is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska,  with the technology
solutions group based in Alexandria, Virginia.

Certain information above contains  forward-looking  statements that may involve
risk and uncertainties.  Aden Enterprises believes its expectations are based on
reasonable assumptions.  However, no assurances can be given that its goals will
be  achieved.  Factors  that could  cause  actual  results to differ  materially
include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  changes  in  federal,   state  and  local
regulations.