Orbitz News
Florida sues online travel companies over tax
The state of Florida is suing online travel companies Expedia and Orbitz over hotel taxes following a number of lawsuits nationwide which claim the sites owe local authorities millions of dollars in tax.
Texas Cities vs. PCLN, EXPE, OWW et al: A Draw at Best
Late last week, a jury in San Antonio delivered a verdict on a class-action suit against the major OTAs that was brought by around 170 cities in Texas. The verdict against Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity and Priceline is for $20M plus court imposed penalties and interest.
Orbitz new homepage - where’s the love? TLC no more?
This morning Orbitz rolled out a new home page - gone are the jarring deep blues and oranges of the old site. Many of the changes are subtle but overall, it has a much cleaner look and feel.
Orbitz blogger day
Orbitz Worldwide hosted their first annual Blogger’s Day early this week at their headquarters in the beautiful city of Chicago.
Orbitz puts ebookers on new platform
Orbitz Worldwide has kicked off 2009 by announcing that travel brand ebookers has completed the process of migrating and testing all 13 of its country sites across Europe to Orbitz Worldwide’s new technology platform.
Biz travellers don’t demand Wi-Fi inflight
A majority (56%) of business travelers don’t feel the need or desire to be connected at 30,000 feet, according to a recent Orbitz For Business survey.
Orbitz adds low fare content
Orbitz Worldwide hasreached an agreement with low-fare carrier JetBlue Airways to distribute its airfares, effective immediately, through its Orbitz, CheapTickets andOrbitz for Business brands.
Orbitz launches traveller updates
Orbitz is launching its incentive program supporting the beta-test of its OrbitzTLC Traveler Update service.
Orbitz appoints new president
Steve Barnhart, chief financial officer of Orbitz Worldwide unit, has been appointed as president.
Orbitz launces city podcasts
Orbitz has launched Insider Podcasts, available for download via iTunes and Orbitz.com.
Orbitz Survey Reveals That Cost-Savings Tops the List of Business Travel Priorities for 2004
Orbitz for Business todayannounced the results of a national survey that reveals the majority ofbusiness travelers are equally or more cost-conscious when it comes tosaving their company money in 2004. According to The Orbitz BusinessTravel Survey conducted online by Harris Interactive(R), 83% of businesstravelers feel “more” (30%) or “as” (53%) obligated to save their companymoney when traveling for business this year.
Orbitz Unveils Low-Cost Online Travel Booking Tools
Orbitz, the travel website founded by the world`s leading airlines, today introduced Orbitz for Business, offering the first corporate booking and tracking tools that can save companies of all sizes up to 75% on transaction costs.