Orbitz customer service news

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Cairo hotel nightmare — Can she get an Orbitz refund?


She says she also tried to call Orbitz to cancel her first hotel, “but the call will not go through from Cairo to USA.” That's an important ... Chances are, the Customer Service agent handling her initial complaint didn't read the terms carefully ...

Journera, brainchild of Orbitz founder Jeff Katz, secures $9M capital


Journera, the data and analytics platform launched by former Orbitz boss Jeff Katz, has raised Series A funding of $9 million. The investment was led by B Capital Group with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and the ...

Will Orbitz get my refund from TAME approved?


We always advise polite, concise communications when requesting help from a company. It's counterproductive to accuse the company's Customer Service agent or make threats. And it didn't result in Orbitz or Expedia Customer Service agents acting faster ...

Weekly Cyber Risk Roundup: Orbitz Breach, Facebook Privacy Fallout


... phone numbers, email addresses, and gender. As American Express noted in its statement about the breach, the affected Orbitz platform served as the underlying booking engine for many online travel websites, including Amextravel.com and travel ...

Orbitz Hit By Data Breach Exposing Customer Info


Orbitz, a subsidiary of online travel agency Expedia, has announced that it was hit with a data breach in 2016. The company stated that hackers were able to access personal information from about 880,000 payment cards. According to Reuters, an ...

Travel Site Orbitz Reports Data Breach


Orbitz, a subsidiary of online travel agency Expedia Inc, said on Tuesday that hackers may have accessed personal information from about 880,000 payment cards. The unit said an investigation showed that the breach may have occurred between Jan. 1, 2016 ...

Orbitz Data Security Breach Likely Impacted Hundreds of Thousands of Users


Orbitz announced today that security was breached on 880,000 payment forms, and that customers associated with those forms of payment may have had their personal information breached during a hacking incident in 2017. In a statement, the company said ...

Orbitz hack hits credit card info, birth dates and more


Travel website Orbitz announced on Tuesday it was the victim of a months-long data breach that could have compromised the personal data and credit card information of users. Continue Reading Below. An investigation revealed that a hacker may have had ...

Orbitz data breach exposed 880000 payment cards


Orbitz announced today that it has discovered evidence of a data breach, making it just another of the many companies recently afflicted. Between October and December of last year, hackers may have accessed consumer data submitted to a legacy website ...

Former Orbitz CEO joins Uber


Harford becomes Uber chief operating officer after working in an advisory capacity for Khosrowshahi for the last few months. Harford led Chicago-based Orbitz for six years before it was sold to Expedia, then headed by Khosrowshahi. Harford also worked ...

Orbitz makes it easier to visit the filming sites of favorite shows and movies


Gamble House in Pasadena, Calif., was home of Doc Brown in “Back to the Future.” By Kim Foley MacKinnon Globe correspondent August 20, 2017. If watching the “Wonder Woman” movie or the immensely popular “Game of Thrones” television series makes you ...

Travel Q & A: Cuba travel, Orbitz refunds and more


Orbitz Customer Service refused to honor their advertised price, and I was given a choice to either pay the fare difference, or cancel the reservation and rebook through another service. I chose to cancel, as I'm incensed and don't want Orbitz to make ...

Travel Q&A: Booking trips to Cuba now, refunds from Orbitz and other travel questions answered


Q: I just booked a flight on Delta to Venice, Italy, over Labor Day weekend with Orbitz. I received a booking confirmation email with a Delta confirmation code, but later received a phone call telling me that the airline wasn't issuing a ticket because ...

How to Win a Free Trip to Ireland (and Pull Off an Impressive Irish Goodbye)


Travel booking site Orbitz.com is getting into the St. Patrick's Day spirit. On March 11, they helped two friends pull off one of the greatest “Irish goodbyes” in history. (Also known as ghosting, an Irish goodbye is leaving a social event without ...

Paso Robles makes Orbitz's list of amazing places to visit in 2017


That's if vacationers follow the advice of travel website Orbitz, which has named the San Luis Obispo County wine mecca as one of its 17 amazing places to travel in 2017. “California's Central Coast is making the case that wine enthusiasts needn't ...

Tax Court: Orbitz doesn't have to pay additional sales, innkeeper's taxes


As part of those contracts, the hoteliers delegated some of their responsibilities to Orbitz, including marketing, tax collecting, payment processing, reservations and Customer Service functions. The hoteliers also established wholesale rates for their ...

Il Linguaggio naturale sbarca su Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz e Wotif


Search anything si basa sul motore di ricerca Nautilus sviluppato internamente da Expedia, e nel 2016 ha visto ricercare maggiormente le seguenti categorie: itinerary, all inclusive, ground transportation, flights, phone number, Customer Service, train ...

Helloworld ends Orbitz partnership


The Australian travel company previously used Orbitz technology to power its website. But following discussions with Orbitz's new owners, Expedia, it has decided to end the partnership. As a result, the helloworld.com.au site will transition to a new ...

Orbitz.com Data Reveals 146% More Denver Fans Traveling to the Bay Area for the Big Game Than Carolina Fans


Organized by the National Hockey League (NHL), fans of this growing sport can experience history in Toronto as eight of the world's best teams hit the ice, including Team USA, Team Russia, Team Canada and Team Czech Republic. Tickets to the World Cup ...

Expedias Mass Layoff: To Cut 40% of Orbitzs Chicago Staff


Expedia Inc. (EXPE - Analyst Report) plans to cut 40% of its workforce or about 326 jobs at Orbitz. The online travel-booking company acquired Orbitz for $1.6 billion this September. According to documents obtained by Puget Sound Business Journal, the ...

Orbitz salutes Naples, Bonita resorts


Thanks to the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs , for alerting us to the Orbitz Worldwide 2015 Best in Stay Awards recently announced. The AAA four-star-rated Hyatt was the only Lee County hotel to win the award. A check with Orbitz ...

Why October 6 is the best day to book Thanksgiving travel


It's when prices dip, a report says. An Orbitz.com report says that the best day to book holiday travel for Thanksgiving is Oct. 6. Christmas and New Year's booking shouldn't be made much later, too. “This early week in October is when prices are are ...

Small Business Travelers Should Benefit From Expedia, Orbitz Deal


Small business travelers that search online for better deals on airfare, hotels, and the like, stand to gain from the Expedia acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide. The companies each promise that the Expedia Orbitz merger can expand their offerings to ...

Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) Looks Good: Stock Adds 6.4%


Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise over 6% on the day. The upside came after Expedia Inc. (EXPE - Analyst Report) received approval from the Department of Justice to acquire the company. This led to ...

Expedia gets go ahead for $1.6 billion Orbitz acquisition


Expedia can fly ahead with a deal to acquire Orbitz for $1.6 billion. thanks to a Department of Justice decision Wednesday. Approval of the controversial merger caused shares of Orbitz to ascend 6.4 percent, to $11.92. Roughly 20 percent of Orbitz ...

Orbitz App Now Lets You Book Flight and Hotel Packages


Orbitz offers a simple, secure booking process, a Best Price Guarantee, and 24x7 customer support. What's New In This Version: ○ BIG UPDATE for iPhone users! ○ Now search and book flight+hotel packages on the app -- whether you call them combos, ...

Group says travel sites deal would hit consumers


WASHINGTON — A looming merger between two of the Internet's biggest online booking services, Expedia and Orbitz, will lead to higher prices for consumers and make it harder for small hotels and bed-and-breakfasts to survive, an industry trade group ...

Will Orbitz Worldwides (OWW) Q2 Earnings Disappoint?


Management stated that the total cost of revenues increased 70% year over year to $72.5 million last quarter because of a rise in Customer Service costs and fraudulent transactions. Per the company, the fake transactions resulted from the illicit use ...

Expedia CFO: Orbitz Deal Should Close Back Half of 2015


Expedia Inc. Chief Financial Officer Mark Okerstrom talks about the travel-services website's second-quarter earnings, business strategy and pending acquisition of rival Orbitz Worldwide Inc. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's ...

Visa® and Orbitz for Business® to Offer Fully Integrated Business Travel and Expense Solution


Visa Travel Manager combines an Orbitz-powered booking and payment portal on the front end with Visa IntelliLink reporting and expense management on the back end. This integration gives companies a greater ability to capture total travel spend and have ...

Orbitz.com Launches Smart Lock for Passwords With Google


Orbitz.com announced that it is the first travel company to integrate Smart Lock for Passwords, a secure password manager from Google, into Orbitz.com and the Orbitz app for Android. Orbitz.com is operated by Orbitz Worldwide (OWW). Customers that sign ...

UPDATE 1-Orbitz Worldwide reports 1st-qtr loss; revenues miss estimates


Orbitz said the total cost of revenue surged 70 percent from a year ago to $72.5 million due to a rise in Customer Service costs and fraudulent transactions. The company said the fraudulent transactions did not come from a data breach but from the ...

Will Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) Beat Q1 Earnings Estimates?


We expect Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (OWW - Snapshot Report) to beat expectations when it reports first quarter 2015 results on May 7. Why a Likely Positive Surprise? Our proven model shows that Orbitz is likely to beat estimates because it has the right ...

Unlucky 13? The Truth Behind Hotels' Missing 13th Floors


According to a 2007 USA Today article, 13% of Gallup Poll respondents would be bothered by a 13th floor room assignment. In the same article, hotel-industry veteran J.W. Marriott Jr. responded, "It was ... "A lot of older buildings still have the 13th ...

Orbitz to net $115 million from Expedia if deal falls through due to anti-trust


The SEC published Expedia's Form 8-K which discloses its proposed merger with Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., and there's a whopper of a clause: Expedia will dish out $115 million to Orbitz in the event that the deal falls through due to regulatory issues. And ...

Expedia compra Orbitz per 1,3 miliardi di dollari


Expedia ha annunciato di aver comprato Orbitz, uno dei principali attori del mercato dei viaggi online, per un cifra di 12 dollari ad azione, pari a circa 1,3 miliardi di dollari in denaro. Orbitz detiene alcuni dei brand più conosciuti, soprattutto in ...

Agents Say They Are Unfazed by Expedia-Orbitz Deal


In fact, agents unanimously agreed that their greatest competitive edge was the ability to provide superlative Customer Service along with offering products that are often not available through OTAs – and to an audience of travelers in search of just ...

Expedia to buy rival Orbitz in a deal worth about $1.38 billion


Expedia has agreed to purchase rival online travel company Orbitz Worldwide — which owns Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.com — for about $1.38 billion, the company said Thursday. Expedia (expe, +1.57%) will shell out $12 a share in cash, representing a ...

After Travelocity, Expedia Also Snaps Up Orbitz


Since 2013, Expedia has been powering the technology platforms for Travelocity's U.S. and Canadian websites, and providing access to its hotel supply and Customer Service program. So last month's acquisition is an extension of the companies' existing ...

Expedia buys Orbitz to expand its online travel empire


Looking to extend its reach with folks who book travel reservations online, Expedia is snatching up the competition with a quickness. Today, the web-based travel agency announced that it's purchasing Orbitz for around $1.6 billion, so the most popular ...

Orbitz and hidden-city ticketing site Skiplagged agree to settlement


Earlier this week, Orbitz Worldwideannounced that it had settled a lawsuit it filed in November against Skiplagged, a website that points travelers to "hidden-city" fares. With United Airlines , Orbitz was claiming that Skiplagged engaged in "unfair ...

Will Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) Disappoint this Earnings?


Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (OWW - Snapshot Report) is expected to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Feb 12. Last quarter, the company posted a negative earnings surprise of 42.9%. Moreover, the company has an average four-quarter negative ...

Orbitz Worldwide Reaches Settlement with Skiplagged.com


Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (OWW - Snapshot Report) reached a settlement over its claims that travel website Skiplagged.com enabled consumers to purchase improper “hidden city” plane tickets and undercut its sales. Rewind. Curiosity and a lot of chutzpa is ...

Orbitz Settles 'Hidden Cities' Lawsuit With Cheap Flight Site Skiplagged.com


has agreed to settle its lawsuit with Skiplagged.com, a New York-based startup that helps travelers book cheap flight tickets by exploiting a loophole called 'hidden city' ticketing. The settlement agreement removes Orbitz Worldwide from the litigation ...

Orbitz Settles Suit Against 'Hidden City' Ticket Website


(Bloomberg) -- Orbitz Worldwide LLC reached a settlement over its claims that the travel website Skiplagged.com helped consumers buy improper “hidden city” plane tickets and undercut its sales. Skiplagged helps travelers find cheap airfares by allowing ...

Travel Troubleshooter: Tweaking a flight goes haywire on Orbitz


Q: I'm embroiled in a Customer Service dispute with Orbitz, and looking for some expert advice. Having gone through a few useless attempts to resolve the matter over the phone, I took to email, then filed a Better Business Bureau complaint – all in vain.

Orbitz in vendita: l'olta vale un miliardo di dollari


Cercasi acquirente per Orbitz. Secondo quanto riportato da Bloomberg, l'olta con sede a Chicago si sarebbe affidata a un advisor aprendo il dialogo con “potenziali compratori”. Il suo valore di mercato si aggira intorno a un miliardo di dollari: una ...

Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) in Focus: Stock Rises 8.6%


Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (OWW - Snapshot Report) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise roughly 9% on the day. The move was attributable to market speculations indicating a possible sale of the company. This led to solid volume ...

Orbitz Is Exploring a Sale, Drawing Buyout Interest


(Bloomberg) -- Orbitz Worldwide Inc., the online travel agent that runs Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.com, is exploring a sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. The company is working with a financial adviser as it reaches out to potential ...

United Airlines, Orbitz Sue Travel Site Skiplagged Founder


United Airlines, the wholly-owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL - Analyst Report), and online travel company Orbitz (OWW - Snapshot Report) have filed a lawsuit against Aktarer Zaman, the 22-year old founder of the travel site, ...

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