It was 1996 when Orbitz, the lava lamp of soft drinks, streaked through the galaxy and onto shelves. Despite its cult following, the brand offers up a few lessons in what not to do when launching a ...

Shares of Orbitz were near unchanged on Wednesday, their first trading day on the Nasdaq, after the online travel company upped the size and price of its long-awaited offering to meet demand. The ...

Online travel agency Orbitz will soon find itself under the microscope again. As part of the transportation spending bill signed by President Bush on Tuesday, Congress has called on the Department of ...

If you were a child born in the 1980s, then there’s a good chance that you are one of many '80s babies who have a fandom for the unique trends and cultures of the 1990s. This in-between group of ...

Orbitz Worldwide reported net income of $10 million in the second quarter, compared with a $5 million loss a year earlier. The company’s revenue plunged 18.6%, to $188 million, but Orbitz achieved ...

Yesterday I looked at the why airlines and online travel agents fight. That prepares us for today's look at the latest fight, which has American (AMR) threatening to pull its flights out of Orbitz. I ...

NEW YORK -- A wave of deals in the online travel industry has increasingly put some familiar names under two corporate umbrellas: Expedia and Priceline. For now, industry executives and travel experts ...

Online travel site Orbitz stirred controversy even before it was launched nine months ago, and its critics are still bellowing. But there’s a new twist: Orbitz now has a growing legion of fans among ...

Orbitz, a controversial online travel site founded by the nation's largest airlines, filed paperwork Monday for an initial public offering to raise $125 million from the sale of stock. The ...

Orbitz wants to give travelers even more reasons to use its mobile booking application with the introduction of the new Orbitz Rewards Visa Card. Orbitz launched a new loyalty program last fall and ...

As Internet companies close by the dozens each week, consumers continue to swarm to Internet travel sites and airlines' Web sites in record numbers, searching for bargain airfares, rental cars, hotel ...

Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) has been a major player in the online discount travel industry for years, competing with the likes of priceline.com and Expedia (EXPE +1.35%). The industry itself is ...