Orbitz announced today that it would offer commissions to travel agents who book hotel reservations and vacations on its new Web site, Orbitz for Agents. The goal is to lure customers who prefer ...

Is Orbitz trying to get Mac users to book higher-priced hotels? The travel website’s CEO says that’s not exactly the case.

Orbitz has found that people who use Apple's Mac computers spend as much as 30% more a night on hotels, so the online travel agency is starting to show them different, and sometimes costlier ...

Orbitz Worldwide Inc., the online travel agent that runs Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.com, is exploring a sale, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Expedia has won approval from antitrust officials to acquire rival Orbitz Thursday, a $1.3 billion deal that some consumer advocates and hotel associations feared would lead to higher prices for ...

Earlier this week, Orbitz Worldwide announced that it had settled a lawsuit it filed in November against Skiplagged, a website that points travelers to "hidden-city" fares. With United Airlines ...

Expedia Inc.-owned Orbitz said hackers may have accessed 880,000 credit-card numbers used to book travel through the site and other companies serviced by Orbitz, including American Express Co.

Chicago-based online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide agreed to be sold to industry giant and longtime rival Expedia for $1.33 billion, the companies said Thursday. The all-cash deal for $12 per shar… ...

Orbitz Worldwide has teamed with another Chicago company, Rewards Network, to offer dining rewards for the first time. Members of the Orbitz.com loyalty program can sign up for free any of their ...

According to figures released by Nielsen/NetRatings yesterday, the launch of the Orbitz travel Web site last month was the most successful Web launch ever in terms of visitors to the site.

Online travel site Orbitz is expected to announce as early as Monday a redesigned home page, in an effort to streamline its look and increase the speed of loading pages. "We wanted to simplify our ...