Company Profile for Orbitz

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.

TypePublic
Founded2001
HeadquartersCitigroup Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
IndustryTravel services
Key PeopleJeff Clarke, Chairman
Barney Harford, President, CEO
Russ Hammer, CFO
Mike Nelson, COO
Roger Liew, CTO
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitz

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Customer Service
500 W Madison
Chicago, IL 60661
312-894-5000
312-416-0018
Toll free: 1-888-656-4546
www.orbitz.com

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Orbitz Hit With $60K Fine For Failing To Disclose Taxes & Fees On Airfares
By Chris Morran on October 17, 2011 3:52 PM  
Orbitz has been slapped with a $60,000 fine by the Dept. of Transportation because the travel site violated federal laws that require clear disclosure of taxes and fees associated with airfares. More »

Delta Pulls Listings From Three Travel Sites
By Chris Morran on December 29, 2010 11:30 AM  
Things are starting to get ugly in the battle between airlines and travel-booking websites. Less than one week after American Airlines pulled its listings from Orbitz.com, Delta has announced its flights will no longer be listed on three other sites. More »

Orbitz Booked Me Into Hotel With No Vacancies
By Phil Villarreal on October 22, 2010 1:30 PM  
Andrew says Orbitz screwed up his trip to New York by booking and charging him for a room at a hotel that couldn't honor the reservation. He arrived at the hotel at 9 p.m., but there was no room waiting for him. More »

Orbitz Refunded Airline Tickets When My Dad Died
By Phil Villarreal on August 25, 2010 1:30 PM  
Samantha had to change her travel plans when her father passed away. Instead of taking a family vacation as planned in November, she had to pay double for tickets to visit immediately and attend the funeral. Knowing she would no longer be able to afford the November vacation, she asked Orbitz to refund the tickets and the company came through. More »

Buy.com And Webloyalty Reservation Rewards - Say It Isn't So!
By Laura Northrup on July 24, 2009 7:03 PM  

—>CNET has a great article today about sneak attack merchants Webloyalty/Webvertrue/Reservation Rewards. It focuses on the relationship between Buy.com and the company that is suspect enough that the federal government is now interestedMore »

Orbitz Can't Deliver On Tickets It Sold, But Can't Deliver The Refund Either
By Chris Walters on May 7, 2009 12:04 AM  

—>Austin bought two tickets to Aruba last December. By the end of February, Orbitz had changed his itinerary so many times that now they were only flying him as far as Atlanta, and 11 days later were flying him back from Aruba—it was apparently up to him to get from Atlanta to Aruba in the first place. At this point, the only option was to request a refund, which Orbitz said would take 60 days. Two months later, Orbitz told Austin that they'll give him his money back in 60 days. We're pretty sure that's 120 days total, and there's still no guarantee Austin will see his money.  More »

Hertz Holds Your Rental Hostage For Cash Deposit, To Be Returned In 2 Weeks
By Chris Walters on March 6, 2009 12:01 AM  

—>Ryan's wife is currently traveling alone with their 3-month-old son on the way to an unexpected funeral near Salt Lake, Utah. Despite the fact that she paid for the rental up front as part of an Orbitz package, the local Hertz jerks are refusing to give her the car unless she goes to an ATM and brings back $200 cash, which they say they will mail back in check form a few weeks after she returns the car. Even Hertz says this isn't their policy, but they can't seem to stay on the phone long enough to help Ryan and his wife.  More »

Orbitz Tries To Sneak Bus Onto Plane (Ticket)
By Ben Popken on March 2, 2009 7:29 PM  

—>You'd think a whole bus is hard to hide but Orbitz had no problem trying to sneak one past Harry McCracken when he was booking a flight to Las Vegas. He noticed at checkout there was a $14 ground transportation fee that had been "added for [his] convenience." Paging backwards, tucked in a list of about 40 upgrades and local attractions was a $14 bus fee. The tricky part was that all the others were opt-in and this one was opt-out. Naughty Orbitz, trying to sneak a bus onto an airplane!  More »

Four Reasons Not To Book Your Hotel Room Through A Third-Party Site
By Carey Alexander on January 31, 2009 3:30 PM  

—>You won't get the best deal booking your hotel room through third-party sites like Expedia or Travelocity, according to an anonymous hospitality industry insider. Inside, four excellent reasons to book directly with a hotel to guarantee the best rooms at the best prices.  More »

Orbitz: Act Fast, This Promotion Expired Four Days Ago!
By Carey Alexander on January 25, 2009 3:45 PM  

—>Orbitz sent out an "email exclusive" advertising 20% off select hotel rooms, which might have been a decent deal if hadn't expired four days before the email was sent.  More »