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Top travel brands to focus on economic recovery

Leading industry experts from Expedia, Google, Marriott International, United Airlines, IHG, Orbitz Worldwide, and Continental Airlines are set to address North America’s online travel industry and discuss key growth strategies for the upturn.

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Orbitz caters to the adventurer in all of us

The popular online booking engine has just launched AdventureFinder.com – a new travel website that provides instant access to the world’s leading adventure vacations.

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Expedia to include green stats in hotel details

Leading online travel site Expedia.com has launched a new initiative to display properties’ “eco-friendliness” in hotel search results – giving mainstream online buyers more opportunity to travel green.

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How to avoid crowded airports this holiday season

Regardless of your departure site and/or destination, here are some friendly and useful tips that just may make your holiday travel a little bit easier.

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Eco-travel industry professionals panel visit Guyana to experience and promote the country’s unique nature and cultural offerings

The group is part of the latest tourism product familiarization trip organized by the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative, a joint project of the Guyana Tourism Authority and the US Agency for International Development / Guyana Trade and Investment Support project.

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Orbitz and Google let travelers check out the neighborhood

Orbitz.com has just unveiled its new Google Street View to allow customers to take a walking-tour of a hotel’s neighborhood before, during and after booking a hotel stay. This new feature marks the company’s most recent example of Orbitz’s strong focus on delivering an unparalleled hotel booking experience to its customers.

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Two online travel sites eliminate fees on flights

Online travel giants CheapTickets.com and Orbitz.com have announced that they are permanently removing booking fees on all flights, domestic and international. While it may not be in the vein of responsible or “green” travel, this bit of news is definitely worth reading for the budget-conscious traveler.

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Orbitz supports lifting U.S. Travel Ban to Cuba with OpenCuba.org

The online travel mega-juggernaut has launched a campaign in support of the lifting of a U.S. travel ban to Cuba, based on findings of a series of traveler opinion polls. The OpenCuba.org campaign is designed to give Americans the opportunity to petition the U.S. Government to open up travel to Cuba.

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Orbitz to rent more hybrid throughout U.S., big news for responsible business travel

Orbitz, along with Fox Rent A Car, will offer customers access to hybrid rentals across all the company’s brands, including Orbitz for Business. Orbitz is one of the first online travel companies to offer hybrids and other fuel-efficient cars.

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