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whitepaper Orbitz was formed by leading U.S.airlines to access the rapidly growing online travel industry, to address consumers' need for an unbiased, comprehensive display of fares and rates in a single location, and to establish a lower-cost distribution...
[30 Aug 2007]
News Someone searching for flights between Dallas and Phoenix could be served an ad, for example, with specific up-to-the-minute fares from a particular airline along with a button that says "buy now", all within the ad, said a Yahoo!
[02 Jul 2007]
News It will be interesting to see how Vista fares. I suspect that virus, worm, and Trojan authors have simply grasped for the low hanging fruit and exploited opportunities presented to them by Microsoft. Mac users have reacted angrily to yesterday's...
[07 Jul 2006]
whitepaper Travel agencies found themselves doing manual searches through multiple Web sites to find the best fares for their cost-conscious customers - hardly a recipe for efficiency. However, as new, low-cost carriers emerged, it became imperative for...
[19 Jul 2005]
News Christopher Garnet, CEO of GNER, said in a statement that the service is part of a strategy to win back customers who have deserted the trains for cheap domestic fares from low-cost airlines. Train operator GNER will trial wireless broadband...
[11 Aug 2003]
Comment Some of you will remember that in the 1970s he took on BA and others with cut price fares. Although paving the way for dozens of other low cost airlines, his legacy tends to be one of failure, because his business sank.
[09 Apr 2003]
News The fact that these airlines offer low rate fares to Orbitz has meant complaints from other travel outfits and US government scrutiny. Online US travel venture Orbitz has filed for an IPO despite ongoing investigations from competition authorities.
[21 May 2002]
Comment Low cost fares and online discounts are the order of the day. The same study reckons US air travellers will end up paying $3.2bn extra in air fares as the anti-competitive power of Orbitz leaves independent travel sites stuck in a new economy...
[29 Mar 2001]
News During a 55-minute computer glitch experienced by the website on 31 January, 143 online customers snapped up fantasy fares advertised as low as $24.98, including return flights from San Francisco to Paris.
[20 Feb 2001]
News The online booking system and ticketless travel facility are a pivotal part of Ryanair's strategy to become "the low fares Web site for Europe" which will strengthen its current position as ninth largest airline carrier in Europe.
[16 Feb 2000]
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