NEW YORK -- Expedia is buying rival online travel site Orbitz for approximately $1.33 billion, adding to the stable of brands it has snapped up recently in order to extend its reach and keep pace in ...

WASHINGTON — Expedia on Thursday won approval from antitrust officials to acquire rival Orbitz, a $1.3 billion deal that some consumer advocates and hotel associations feared would lead to higher ...

Expedia has reached a deal to buy Orbitz, as both travel companies try to defend their turf from the likes of Google and Airbnb. The companies are also facing competition from hotels and airlines who ...

Hurricane season is back, and not just in the tropics. as business travel slumps with the economy, airlines are slashing fares to get more vacationers on board. One of the few industry bright spots is ...

NEW YORK – The hotel industry is objecting to the acquisition of Orbitz by rival Expedia, saying the deal would lead to higher prices for vacationers and higher fees for hotel owners. “We believe this ...

The Expedia homepage and logo. The online-travel booking service has agreed to acquire Orbitz Worldwide for about $1.34 billion in cash, adding brands such as CheapTickets and ebookers to take on ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online travel company Expedia Inc, the world's largest online travel services company by bookings, has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy rival Orbitz Worldwide Inc for $1.3 ...

In an unusual decision, a federal judge overturned the first jury trial verdict in a Helms-Burton lawsuit, which had awarded a Cuban-American Miami man $30 million in damages against each of the ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Orbitz Worldwide Inc said on Tuesday its Orbitz.com and ebookers.com websites have replaced Expedia Inc as the travel agencies for Microsoft Corp's Internet arm MSN.com in the ...

Pulling off one last summer getaway, even over a holiday weekend, is still possible. Here’s how. By Lauren Sloss “Who has eight hours to call an online travel agent?” asked one of many frustrated ...

WASHINGTON — When Congress held hearings last month on the proposed mergers of United Air Lines Inc. with US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines Inc. with Trans World Airlines Inc., competitors ...