orbitz

Orbitz Worldwide, the parent company of Orbitz.com, was formed in 2000 and is currently based in Chicago, Illinois. Orbitz promotes itself as a "leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan, and book a broad range of travel products."

Orbitz was the airline industry's first attempt at getting back direct sales of tickets through their own conglomerated site. By doing this instead of having users use sites such as Travelocity to book their flights, the airlines are able to keep all of the money to themselves rather than share some of the profits with these online travel agencies.

Orbitz is well known for using former game show host Wink Martindale in commercials touting its services. Orbitz also hosts sites for accessing their services by mobile phone and for playing games.

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• in Social Media
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  The lines between social networks are blurring. But are the lines between humans and social are all but gone?
  by fbocchino / on Apr 10, 2013
• in Travel
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  by kaleeltvp / on Nov 12, 2012
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “orbitz”

 

• The Newest Round of Airline Fees Has Arrived

  
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  This may arouse confusing feelings about how to react - should you laugh, cry, or throw a major stomping/screaming fit like the toddler in 8C (that did it for the entire flight)?
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• Saturday Recap: 15% Off Orbitz Hotel Stays, 5,000 Delta Miles for Donating to American Cancer Society, Linger Longer for Less with Langham, Starwood’s Pack Your Getaway Bag Contest, Southwest Airlines Porch Parties

  
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  Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Save 15% on hotel stays from Orbitz. Orbitz offering 15% off on Hotel Stays:  Orbitz is offering customers 15% off their next hotel stay when they book through their site. All you have to do is head to the Orbitz site  and enter promo ...
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• Weekly Coupon Codes Roundup

  
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  If you are like me and like to shop online, you probably are on the lookout for some coupon codes to save you money.  This week there are a ton of new coupons added to the Baraginmoose coupon forum that will do just that. Here is a look at some of the coupon codes you will find posted: Save up to 75% on titles ...
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• Travel News: Priceline.com Inc (PCLN)’s Bookings, Tripadvisor Inc (TRIP) Apps & Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (OWW)’s CEO

  
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  Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN ), Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP ), Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: OWW ), Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE ), Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO) Priceline tops estimates as bookings, sales rise (MarketWatch) Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN ) on Thursday ...
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• From beaches to bad behavior: summer’s biggest travel trends

  
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  Orlando-bound? You’re not alone. It’s the top destination for summer travel. Photo: iStockphoto Now that most of the country has thawed from this winter season that—let’s be honest—seemed to last through most of spring, it’s finally time for sunshine, shorts and, ahhhhh… summer vacation. And while it ...
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• Our 2013 summer travel forecast

  
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  Over 75 percent of Americans are taking a summer vacation. See how they are traveling.
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• Bankruptcy court approves antitrust settlements between American Airlines, Orbitz and Travelport

  
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  … U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane has approved two antitrust settlements between American Airlines Inc., Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Travelport Ltd., ending a two-year legal battle. In April, American and Orbitz settled their legal dispute over ticket distribution. In March, American settled claims that ...
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• Do Hedge Funds and Insiders Love Carnival plc (ADR) (CUK)?

  
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  Is Carnival plc (ADR) (NYSE: CUK ) the right pick for your portfolio? Investors who are in the know are becoming less hopeful. The number of bullish hedge fund bets were cut by 3 recently. In today’s marketplace, there are tons of metrics investors can use to track stocks. A duo of the most underrated are hedge ...
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• this week’s best online travel deals – week of April 25, 2013

  
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  Traveling can be hectic: Tetrising your luggage, running to catch your plane, transferring, etc. But you know what feels good? Saving money on your hotel, flight, vacation and car rental. To help you de-stress a little, I’ve gathered this week’s best online travel deals to help you get the best prices on all your ...
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• Searching, Thinking, Speaking Travel Apps No Match For Human Brain, Maybe

  
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  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines , Transportation , Budget Travel , News , Travel Deals Under the premise that searching for a flight online is a time-consuming and annoying task, travel buyers have been presented with a number of solutions. As new technology moves from the lab to the ...
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