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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department says it won't challenge travel booking site Expedia's $1.3 billion purchase of competitor Orbitz, saying the deal is unlikely to hurt competitors or consumers.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Priceline Group Inc does not view consolidation by competitors in the travel services industry as a negative but has no intention to buy another bookings site, following Expedia Inc ...

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 ...

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 ...