News on Orbitz Worldwide Inc.

Orbitz Worldwide names 2 new directors

2010-03-04T13:00:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Orbitz names new directors: Brand from Blackstone Group, and Gerstner from Altimeter Capital</div><div><p>Online travel retailer Orbitz Worldwide Inc. said Thursday that it has named Martin Brand...

Travel Web sites: Partner or customer?

2010-02-24T07:34:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Officials consider suing over room taxes</div><div><p> As other parts of the country win tens of millions of dollars in court judgments against online tourism companies, Clark County commissioners are talking about following suit.</p><p>At issue is the amount of hotel room taxes paid by online travel sites. They obtain blocks of rooms at w...

Orbitz posts profit, gets investments

2010-02-24T09:34:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Orbitz posts profit,, but 3Q sales drop 22 pct on removal, reduction of fees</div><div><p>Online-travel company Orbitz Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it turned a profit in the third quarter, after charges hurt results a year earlier.</p><p>Separately, the company said it received equity investments totaling $100 million fro...

Orbitz receives $100 million from 2 investors

2010-02-24T09:35:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Orbitz Worldwide gets $100 million equity investment from PAR Investment Partners, Travelport</div><div><p>Online-travel company Orbitz Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it received equity investments totaling $100 million from two companies.</p><p&am...

U.S. online travel agencies end airline booking fees

2010-02-27T03:24:30Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fees charged by the four U.S. online travel agencies to book most flights could be a thing of the past as the companies, hungry for market share, try to make their offerings more appealing to the traveling public.</p><p>Bruce Springsteen country, but for three companies accused of false ticket sales, it's Attorney General Anne Milgram who's the real Boss.</p><p>Milgram's office filed suit against the ticket ...

U.S. travel agency fee cuts could become permanent

2010-02-27T11:09:13Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. online travel agencies, hungry for business in an economic recession, may extend or make permanent the booking fee cuts and waivers they implemented this year on a promotional basis.</p><p>The companies like

Online travel sites may deserve another look

2010-03-01T01:29:05Z

<div id="subtitle">With airline booking fees on vacation, travelers might want to revisit online travel sites</div><div><p>Airline booking fees charged by Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia are on vacation through May. That's giving travelers who ha...

Preliminary injunction imposed on Orbitz Worldwide

2010-02-27T17:59:02Z

<div id="subtitle">Alamo Rent A Car, National Car Rental receive preliminary injunction against Orbitz Worldwide</div><div><p>Car Rental companies Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental received a preliminary injunction against Orbitz Worldwide Inc. Thursday after seeking to ...

BLUE-SKY PROMISES

2010-03-04T14:41:14Z

<div><p>With gas prices up and the greenback down, it looks like a bummer summer for the travel industry. For online agencies, that means a promotion-heavy push for customers. Priceline.com offers a "sunshine guarantee" for customers who buy tickets by July 17 and use them by Sept.7 for any of more than 100 destinations, including notoriously rainy...

Online booking fees appear to be up

2010-03-04T01:00:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Analyst Says Online Booking Fees Appear to Be Up; Predicts Gains for Expedia and Orbitz</div><div><p>Higher booking fees at Expedia Inc. and Orbitz Worldwide Inc. may mean better margins for the online travel companies, according to one analyst.</p><p>