- Mon Jan 9 2006 Orbitz syndicates travel deals
The travel planning Web site employs RSS.
- Fri May 3 2002 Orbitz in talks to sell to travel agencies
The company is in talks with a software maker that could help the travel site sell fares to traditional travel agents and avoid mounting legal hassles.
- Fri Jun 30 2006 Orbitz, CheapTickets travel to new owner
Blackstone Group buys Cendant's travel business, which includes the two budget sites, among many other properties.
- Fri Nov 16 2001 Travel woes may be a boon to Orbitz
Tough times for the travel industry are prompting the online travel site to tighten its belt, a positive measure if it means hitting profitability sooner than expected.
- Fri Sep 8 2000 Travel site Orbitz pushes back launch
In the face of heated competition, controversial travel Web site Orbitz.com says it has delayed its public launch date from this year to next June.
- Mon Sep 24 2001 Orbitz cuts staff, braces for downturn
Orbitz, the Web travel agency backed by a group of top U.S. airlines, laid off 17 employees, or about 10 percent of its work force, Chief Executive Jeffrey Katz said. The terrorist attacks have caused a slowdown in air travel, and although Chicago-based Orbitz has enough cash to outlast an extended sales slump, Katz said, the company is forecasting the downturn could last for "an extended time." Cost reductions were "prudent," he said.
- Thu Apr 11 2002 Orbitz rivals cry foul
special report No longer a struggling start-up, the online travel site is once again attracting the attention of federal regulators as rivals claim Orbitz is a monopoly.
- Tue Aug 1 2006 Orbitz caters to mobile users
Online travel site offers free flight status, hotel room information.
- Wed Jul 16 2003 Orbitz implicates Oracle in site outage
A database problem puts the popular travel site out of commission, rendering it unavailable to visitors at the height of the busy summer travel season.
- Mon Jun 4 2001 It's liftoff for Orbitz
After facing antitrust scrutiny and other challenges, the airline-backed online travel site says it is officially open for business.




