Airline-backed travel Web site Orbitz

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Airline-backed travel Web site Orbitz readies for launch day scrutiny
"At least two-dozen airlines have agreed to provide Orbitz with all of their published fares, including so-called Web fares, which are heavily discounted tickets promoted on their own Internet sites. The agreement stipulates that airlines cannot publish cheaper fares anywhere else without making them available at www.orbitz.com."

06/05/01 update: Orbitz Takes Off.

06/07/01 update: Orbitz travel bookings soar above expectations.

06/28/01 update: Euro airlines plan online travel site (the name's Opodo) ; Why Opodo is no Orbitz.

07/27/01 update: Can These Two Companies Fly Higher?, Orbitz says competitors are ganging up.

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