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Orbitz Unveils the Web's Easiest Way to Book Your Own Vacation Packages
Orbitz, the site that makes it easy to find great travel deals, today unveiled its new vacation package display, the "Vacation Matrix," a tool that offers the easiest vacation-package shopping experience on the Internet. Thanks to Orbitz' new "dynamic packaging" technology, travelers have the first-ever ability to compare and price multiple airline and hotel options on a single screen when booking a customized package.
This pioneering feature was developed to help travelers enjoy the convenience and savings afforded by vacation packages, while eliminating the hassle and confusion involved in booking flights and hotels together. The "Vacation Matrix" allows Orbitz users to view the full range of hotel and airline choices simultaneously, as part of one easy-to-navigate grid, making the customization and booking of travel packages online as easy as buying a single airline ticket or reserving a hotel room.
"Package deals can offer big savings when planning a vacation, but until now, online shoppers were not able to see all their airline and hotel options on one screen. It made booking a vacation online a very time- consuming task," said John Samuel, executive vice president of Consumer Travel at Orbitz. "Orbitz' 'Vacation Matrix' is a breakthrough because you can see so many options at a glance and quickly select the airline, hotel and price that best meets your needs."
With one click, Orbitz "Vacation Matrix" displays up to six airline and 20 hotel options, showing a total of up to 120 different flight-plus-hotel vacation package combinations at one time. Further streamlining the booking process, Orbitz allows users to sort airline and hotel options by the following criteria: Best Value, Lowest Price, Star Rating and Hotel Name. Orbitz also provides added flexibility to customize a vacation by searching preferred room categories once a hotel has been selected.
Orbitz' vacation packages can often provide savings in excess of 15 percent compared to booking air and hotel arrangements separately. Examples of vacation package savings available today on Orbitz are the following:
-- Save 28 percent on a 7-night stay at a 4-star hotel in Los Angeles,
including non-stop, roundtrip air travel on major airline departing from
Chicago. Package price of $1,068 saves users $424 versus booking
comparable air and hotel separately.
-- Save 27 percent on a 7-night stay at a 4-star resort in Montego Bay,
Jamaica, including non-stop, roundtrip air travel on a major airline
departing from New York. Package price of $3,108 saves travelers $1,154
versus booking comparable air and hotel separately.
-- Save 33 percent on a 7-night stay at a popular 3-star resort in Maui,
including non-stop, roundtrip air travel on a major airline departing from
San Francisco. Package price of $1,426 saves users $687 versus booking
comparable air and hotel separately.
To book a vacation package, go to the "Vacations" tab on Orbitz.com and enter a destination, departure city, travel dates and number of travelers.
Industry data shows that in 2002, more than half of online travelers used the Internet to research packages. Yet, more travelers are booking air travel and hotel accommodations "on the fly" in order to customize their own packages.
"Travelers increasingly want the savings and convenience of vacation packages, but they don't want to lose control of planning their trips in the process," said Samuel. "With Orbitz' new "Vacation Matrix," they now have the best of both worlds."
About Orbitz:
Orbitz is a leading online travel company offering consumers the widest selection of low airfares, as well as deals on lodging, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages. Orbitz makes finding low fares and great deals easier through a state-of the-art flight search engine that scans more than 455 airlines and the Orbitz Matrix™ Display that provides an unbiased and comprehensive listing of airfares and other rates. Orbitz also offers the largest collection of discounted Web-only airfares and low- priced hotel Web rates. For more information, visit www.orbitz.com.
Media Contacts:
Terri Shank
Orbitz
312-894-4915
tshank@orbitz.com
Kendra Thornton
Orbitz
312-894-4721
kthornton@orbitz.com
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