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For this Weekend Getaway suggestion I am simply going to introduce Debo Hobo’s newest affiliate and let you take it from there. Orbitz, Inc. is an Internet Travel Company headquartered in Chicago.

Orbitz constituted the airline industry’s response to the rise of online travel agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity, as well as the continued increase in GDS* fees, and trailed its major competitors by several years. Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, and United Airlines, subsequently joined by American Airlines, invested a combined $145 million to start the project in November 1999. It was code-named T2 — some claimed, meaning “Travelocity Terminator” – but adopted the brand name Orbitz when it commenced corporate operations as DUNC, LLC (the initials of its first four founding airlines) in February 2000. The company began Beta testing early the next year, and Orbitz.com officially launched in June 2001.

Orbitz – The Travel Site
•Award-winning flight search engine makes it easy to find the lowest fares on hundreds of airlines.
•Comprehensive selection of hotel rates, including discounted Low Price Guarantee rates.
•Comprehensive rates from a wide selection of car rental companies in one place on the Internet
•Special deals on cruises available online.
Orbitz’ inventory includes hundreds of airlines, more than 80,000 hotels worldwide and 13 rental car brands. Orbitz search results are presented in an easy-to-use matrix that displays a vast array of travel options.

OrbitzTLC
Orbitz is the first and only travel site with a seasoned team of experts that monitors nationwide travel conditions for our travelers around the clock, every day. At our command center, the OrbitzTLC Team gathers and interprets FAA, National Weather Service and other data to provide you with travel intelligence – real-time information that travelers won’t find elsewhere.
At Orbitz, the customer relationship doesn’t end when you hit the “purchase” button. The OrbitzTLC Team is on the case 24/7 while you’re on the road, providing automated OrbitzTLC Alerts via your device of choice: mobile phone, pager, PDA or e-mail. Orbitz is there to make your journey as easy as possible, providing the latest information on flight delays, weather conditions, gate changes, airport congestion or any other event that might impact your travel.

*A computer reservations system (CRS) is a computerized system used to store and retrieve information and conduct transactions related to travel. Originally designed and operated by airlines, they were later extended to travel agents as a sales channel; major CRS operations that book and sell tickets for multiple airlines are known as Global Distribution Systems (GDS). Airlines have divested most of their direct holdings to dedicated Global Distribution System companies, and many systems are now accessible to consumers through Internet gateways for hotel, rental cars, and other services as well as airline tickets.

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