BLOG: American Drops Off Orbitz
By Jim Donovan: American Airlines says it will no longer sell tickets on the Orbitz travel website, effective immediately. The announcement by the nation’s third-largest airline came on Tuesday after a...
View ArticleBLOG: Orbitz Loses 3 Car Rental Companies
By Jim Donovan: After several airlines jumped ship, it seems that rental car companies are now getting into the act, pulling up stakes and leaving the popular travel search engine, Orbitz. Enterprise...
View ArticleOrbitz Travel Editor Offers Some Hot Travel Tips
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Summer begins this week and, with it, dreams of a vacation to remember. Jeanenne Tornatore, senior travel editor at Orbitz, has three pieces of advice: don’t wait, get a package...
View ArticleNever Too Late To Think Summer Vacation
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Now that we are all getting back to work, it is time to start thinking about summer vacation. A travel expert gives her view of what is hot and what is cheap....
View Article‘Isaac’ Forcing Diversion of Some Vacation Travelers
By John Ostapkovich NEW ORLEANS, La. (CBS) — The looming storm Isaac comes at a bad time for the Gulf Coast, a holiday weekend that otherwise might be a big one for travel. New Orleans was one of the...
View ArticleHow To Find Last-Minute Hotel Deals
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel (Credit, Randy Yagi) Are you thinking of taking a last-minute vacation? Don’t fret, because you can still get a good bargain on hotels; it’s just a matter of knowing where to...
View ArticleHow To Easily Book Last-Minute Travel
Experts in the travel industry say the best time to purchase domestic airfare is between 29 and 104 days in advance. But booking so far in advance doesn’t always work with everybody and doesn’t...
View ArticleHow To Save Money On A Trip To Europe
Nurnberg, Germany (Credit, Randy Yagi) Despite rising costs in airfare and the value of the dollar still low versus the Euro, a trip to Europe can still be enjoyed without breaking the bank. By...
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