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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(AP) — Expedia is buying rival online travel site Orbitz for approximately $1.33 billion to extend its reach in the travel-booking industry. It’s Expedia’s second major deal in the past month as the ...

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 ...

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 ...

After more than a year on the runway, Orbitz, the much-anticipated travel booking site backed by five leading U.S. airlines, launched last week, generating lots of interest but encountering some ...

A lawsuit the state and New Orleans have lodged against online travel agency giants Priceline, Orbitz, Expedia and Travelocity uses words like "disguise" and "camouflage" to complain about a scheme ...