EXHIBIT 31-1
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                             YTB International, Inc.


                                  CERTIFICATION
   pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



I, MICHAEL Y. BRENT, certify that:

1.I have reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB of YTB  International,
Inc.(successor to REZconnect Technologies, Inc.):

2.Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report  does not  contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made,  not  misleading  with  respect to the period  covered by this annual
report; and

3.Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,   and  other  financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report.

4.The  Registrant's  other  certifying   officers  and  I  are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal  control over financial
reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(f) and  15d-15(f))  for the
Registrant and we have:

     a.  Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused  such
         disclosure   controls  and   procedures   to  be  designed   under  our
         supervision,  to  ensure  that  material  information  relating  to the
         Registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to
         us by others within those entities,  particularly  during the period in
         which this quarterly report is being prepared.

     b.  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
         internal  control over  financial  reporting  to be designed  under our
         supervision,  to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
         of financial reporting and the preparation of financial  statements for
         external  purposes in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
         procedures;

     c.  Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and
         procedures  and  presented  in this  report our  conclusions  about the
         effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,  as of the end
         of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     d.  Disclosed  in this  report  any  changes in the  Registrant's  internal
         control over financial  reporting that occurred during the Registrant's
         most resent fiscal quarter (the  Registrant's  fourth fiscal quarter in
         the case of an  annual  report)  that has  materially  affected,  or is
         reasonably likely to material affect, the Registrant's internal control
         over financial reporting and

5. The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent  evaluation of internal  control over  financial  reporting,  to the
Registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of the  Registrant's  board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a. All significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses in the design or
        operation  of  internal  controls  over  financial  reporting  which are
        reasonably  likely to  adversely  affect  the  Registrant's  ability  to
        record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     b. Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or other
        employees  who  have a  significant  role in the  Registrant's  internal
        controls over financial reporting.

Date: 08/15/2005


/s/ Michael Y. Brent

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