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Before Orbitz, Jim had a previous life as a broadcast sports journalist, covering the Super Bowl, the Final Four, the Masters, the Daytona 500 and other events that would make any sports junkie jealous. Now, he uses his expertise and travel experience to help others find the best and most cost-effective ways to travel to top sporting events.
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A number of factors affected the travel industry after Orbitz started business. These included a weak global economy and the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. This resulted in a weak reception on the stock market for another couple of years.
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"We built Orbitz from the ground up so it can search billions and billions of travel prices, rules, and schedules quickly and efficiently," says Kevin Malover, Orbitz's chief information officer. "We are not just slapping a new front end onto a conventional reservation system."
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Given Cendant's spate of acquisitions in Europe, there has been some speculation about Orbitz being exported to Europe as a brand or the continued use of acquired Cendant brands like ebookers and Octopus Travel. Currently, there is a large project underway to migrate all Cendant brands onto a common technology platform, with ebookers being migrated to the new platform first, followed by CheapTickets.
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At Orbitz enter the code at checkout to receive a $150 discount on family vacations of 5 night sor more. Click on 'Deals' at the top of the page for more information. Offer valid through April 16, 2008 for travel by May 30, 2008.
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