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Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: OWW) is a leading global online travel agency (OTA) that uses state-of-the art technology to allow leisure and business travelers to research, plan, and book a wide range of travel services. Orbitz maintains and operates a group of consumer brands that includes Orbitz, CheapTickets, ebookers, HotelClub, RatesToGo, the Away Network, and the corporate travel brand Orbitz for Business. In their Chicago headquarters Orbitz has 800 employees and 1,500 employees worldwide with

With the gradual increase of income and a substantial increase in the emphasis on tourism and leisure, and the residents ' demand for tourism travel is growing rapidly. The mobile Internet can ensure the website user use the online travel service anytime, anywhere, which greatly expand the online travel market space and become strong incentives of the online travel market. In recent years, the mobile terminals of online travel market grew rapidly, promoting capital enthusiasm and industry innovation

to gather this information. It also offers deals that are available for users to take advantage. One is able to look at pricing for any flight available to a destination, and is able to check the price for it on several different sites, including Orbitz, CheapTickets, and even the airline itself. This site offers a listing, a matrix, and a chart in which to view the selected flights. For hotels it offers a listing, a map, or photos. The other unique thing about the site it that it has sliders allow

NETW600 Telecommunications Capstone Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Project Background 3 Industry 3 Trends and Projections 4 Competition 5 Strength 5 Weakness 5 Opportunity 5 Threats 5 Problem and Definition 6 Problem 1: Infrastructure 6 Problem 1.1 Cabling 6 Problem 1.2 Disaster Recovery 6 Problem 1.3 Equipment Life Cycles 6 Problem 2: Security 7 Problem 3: No Internal VoIP 7 Problem 4: Inability to Switch to Telecommute Employees 7 Project Overview 8

In 2015, international and domestic visitors in the United States generated 2.1 trillion dollars of economic output, 947.1 billion of which was in direct travel expenditures. 8.1 million jobs in the United States are directly supported by the Travel Industry, which represents one out of 9 jobs in the nation. The number of Americans taking international trips for leisure has increased from 44,619 thousand in 1990 to 68,176 thousand in 2014, and spending in 2014 from Americans and foreign visitors

Planning your next holiday? Plotting your getaway can be stressful and if you are doing it while juggling work and family life, it might make you sweat more than the summer heat. However, technology has made our travel planning much easier and travel agencies have improved the services they offer for paying customers. If you want a bit less stressful holiday planning experience, then we recommend taking advantage of the following five travel agencies and apps. 1. Jetsetter Jetsetter is a perfect

Case Study: Distribution Strategy Distribution strategies exist in three forms: exclusive distribution, selective distribution, and intensive distribution. Kotler and Keller (2009) define each of the distribution strategies as: exclusive distribution limits the number of intermediaries used; selective distribution depends on a limited number of intermediaries; and intensive distribution works with as many outlets as feasible. The distribution strategy of the airlines industry was not a part of

1. Introduction Nowadays, it is almost impossible to find a company or organization which does not use any kind of technology or information system to help run their operations and processes. Computer technology has become extremely integrated in the business environment and its benefits are very valuable. That is the reason why so many businesses decide to invest in information systems. Mainly, it increases productivity - the employees can focus on task which requires human thinking and do not

Chapter 1 Introduction Hospitality Industry is dynamically growing in the recent years, not only in the number of tourist but also the number of it’s different fields. One of these is the expansion of Travel Agencies. Travel Agency is one of the service intensive industries and indispensible among the tourism business. But what is the specific role of travel agency in the hospitality industry and how does it affect the whole industry. Travel Agency is defined as a retail business selling travel-related

Priceline is an online global hotel and travel business that is a part of the travel industry, and it is made up of five primary brands: Booking.com, Priceline.com, Agoda.com, KAYAK.com, and Rentalcars.com. They also conduct business in over 180 countries and territories in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia-Pacific Regions, the Middle East, and Africa (Priceline.com/Investor Relations). The travel industry consist of businesses that sell, book, and arrange travel, tour, and accommodation