Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (OWW)

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  • commenter
    russelltehri
    Aug 09 09:47 AM
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    Online Travel: Expedia, Priceline and Orbitz [view article]
    International online travel agencies are definitely experiencing a hard time now to cope up high fuel prices and the entrance of suppliers to the net.

    As a domestic online agency, I've also experienced this first hand.     Reply
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    jay
    fredrickson
    Aug 08 09:47 AM
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    Online Travel: Expedia, Priceline and Orbitz [view article]
    Nice to see that these companies are holding up fairly well in this slow economic period. As the economy gets tougher, the online search and booking model appears to be reaching into higher demo areas than in the past. The few local travel agencies in most markets are getting hammered by these big online sites. Economies of scale really at work here.

    Jay

    i-5south.com     Reply
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    notsosmart
    Jul 24 10:57 AM
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    Online Travel Trouble: American To Ditch Kayak; Is Orbitz Next? [view article]
    fortunately & luckily i have not been on a plane since 11 mos.before 9/11. the twa(bankrupt) service was so bad i decided to just quit flying. lo & behold-life goes on.i feel for the people that have to fly. Reply
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    drmalaka
    Jul 24 02:09 AM
    Online Travel Trouble: American To Ditch Kayak; Is Orbitz Next? [view article]
    Great, make your service a little worse. Force the customer to search each individual airline website to find our flights. What a horrible industry. Add in the unions and they have no chance to survive. I was on a US Airways flight the other day, what a piece of crap plane, seat cloth tearing, ripped window shade.

    The problem with airlines is they compete on price and not service, so they cater to the traveler with the least money. Well, that and the unions of course. Bankruptcy can not come too soon for them all.     Reply
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    long time
    airline
    employee
    Jul 24 12:41 AM
    Online Travel Trouble: American To Ditch Kayak; Is Orbitz Next? [view article]
    Website sales is one thing, the liability and responsibility for the booking made by their agents is another. I get calls from passengers and website sales reps requesting waivers and favors for things THEY have done themselves all the time, the facts are quite simple and clear in those cases. The booking agency (Orbitz, Travelocity, Site59, Hotwire etc.) are responsible for their mistakes, referring them back to the airline is a disservice to the customer in that I cannot grant their requests. What will inevitably follow will be a conference call with a representative from the website AND the passenger requesting what has already been denied.
    With that being said, there IS a path for requesting exceptions/ corrections within the airline that the website rep. can reach, they choose not to because their mistakes are tracked and they are held accountable for educating their employees to prevent further incidents that should never have happened in the first place.     Reply
  • commenter
    CLH
    Jul 23 06:30 PM
    Online Travel Trouble: American To Ditch Kayak; Is Orbitz Next? [view article]
    buffalo---yes you are right. Orbitz will soon be gone. The airlines need the money. Reply
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    buffalogordo
    n
    Jul 23 05:55 PM
    Online Travel Trouble: American To Ditch Kayak; Is Orbitz Next? [view article]
    The consumer is really the loser when they use Kayak or Orbitz. Use them as a reference - but go directly to the airline website to buy your ticket. You will pay at least 5 dollars less for each ticket. Reply
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    pipstem
    Jul 23 02:16 PM
    Scraping the Bottom of the Internet Barrel (Part I) [view article]
    The thing with NILE, is that there will ALWAYS be pressure for men to present an engagement ring to their sweetheart. In an economy where everyone is watching what they spend, shopping online should be the obvious choice to the man who is looking to save the most money on the ring. If not the choice, I feel more and more men are at least considering eCommerce when they're ready to pop the question (no matter how un-romantic they might think it). Blue Nile fares well against it's competition once people start doing their research. Reply
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    bk329
    Jul 16 06:08 PM
    Scraping the Bottom of the Internet Barrel (Part I) [view article]
    Disagree with previous posters on MNST. Management has run the US business into the ground, to now be 4th-5th in traffic, the leading indicatror of health. gettign trounced in India, and not making much ground in the many overseas markets - if they're doing so great, why don't they release country-by-country data? Reply
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    Nom De Plum
    Jul 16 11:09 AM
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    Scraping the Bottom of the Internet Barrel (Part I) [view article]
    Disagree completely on MNST....have you looked at the cash this company generates....when the economy recovers and companies scramble to hire, the incremental cash flow will be huge. My only complaint is that the company is spending too much and could generate more cash. This business runs itself. New mgmt is smart and has sold businesses in the past and agree with a previous poster that international growth is an unrecognized jewel. Reply
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    Herman
    Jul 16 10:31 AM
    Scraping the Bottom of the Internet Barrel (Part I) [view article]
    Disagree on Monster. Times have changed since the last prolonged down cycle. Growing overseas strength and growth (>50%) will eventually negate North American weaknesses and balance out overall business. Reply
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    Ames
    Tiedeman
    Jul 16 07:51 AM
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    Scraping the Bottom of the Internet Barrel (Part I) [view article]
    Bandwidth Hog: I agree. NILE is the new way to buy a diamond. Reply
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    Bandwidth
    Hog
    Jul 16 05:02 AM
    Scraping the Bottom of the Internet Barrel (Part I) [view article]
    Actually, NILE is the low cost leader and provides the best value to customers, so I'd argue they benefit more than others from a tough economy. As long as people continue to make the mistake of getting married they will be ok. Reply
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    martinlock
    Jul 10 03:13 AM
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    Deal Radar 2008: Kayak Consolidates Travel [view article]
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    User 222522
    Jul 06 03:40 AM
    Online Travel and Orbitz, Expedia, Priceline [view article]
    When I studied at University of Victoria, my classmate, Foster, tried to open e-business, but all failed. However, he continued to try to e-biz . Finally, in 2004, he did not finish his math degree, then he found a good domain name FlyGreatChina.com , he designed an travel website for FlyGreatChina.com focus on selling low fare tickets from Canada to China/HongKong/Taiwan. At same time, he registered another domain name CanadaTravelService.co...

    He said his Internet travel concept will be successful, because FlyGreatChina.com and CanadaTravelService.co... good names. Yes, he run these two Internet Travel Business in Victoria BC successful. Many customers book air tickets with FlyGreatChina.com and CanadaTravelService.co...

    He said if he can find investors, he think FlyGreatChina.com and CanadaTravelService.co... may be success in Canada

    He had many websites for Internet travel business, some names are excellent , such as www.FlyGreatChina.com and FlyGreatChina.ca and CanadaTravelService.co... and CanadaTravelService.ca and CheckMyBookings.com and CheckMyBooking.com and IslandChinaVisa.com
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