CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Car Rental -- which owns and
operates the Alamo and National brands -- has filed a complaint against
Orbitz Worldwide in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Following
is Orbitz' response to Vanguard's baseless lawsuit:
"Vanguard's new lawsuit against Orbitz lacks merit.
Vanguard is apparently upset with the way that Orbitz sorts its search
results, which provides Orbitz' customers with valued rental car choices.
Vanguard wants those results to be sorted in a way that is not
required, and which would take away reservations from other valued
suppliers.
The bottom line is that Vanguard is trying to use a lawsuit to get a
sorting result from Orbitz that Vanguard and Orbitz did not agree to. In
short, Vanguard is trying to use its lawsuit to get something for nothing.
Orbitz will vigorously defend itself against Vanguard's claim and
remains confident the court will rule against Vanguard's baseless attempt
to redefine the parties' relationship."
About Orbitz:
Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com) is a leading online travel company that
enables travelers to search for and purchase a broad array of travel
products, including airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and
vacation packages. Since launching its website http://www.orbitz.com to the
general public in June 2001, Orbitz has become one of the largest online
travel sites in the world based on gross travel bookings. On Orbitz,
consumers can search more than 80,000 suppliers worldwide including
airlines, hotels and car rental companies. Orbitz is a brand that is owned
and operated by Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW).
About Orbitz Worldwide
Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) is a leading global online travel company
that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to
research, plan and book a broad range of travel products. Orbitz Worldwide
owns and operates a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz
(http://www.orbitz.com/), CheapTickets (http://www.cheaptickets.com/),
ebookers (http://www.ebookers.com/), HotelClub (http://www.hotelclub.com/),
RatesToGo (http://www.ratestogo.com/), the Away Network
(http://www.away.com/) and corporate travel brand Orbitz for Business
(http://www.orbitzforbusiness.com/). For more information on how your
company can partner with Orbitz Worldwide, visit http://corp.orbitz.com/.
SOURCE Orbitz.com
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CONTACT:
Brian Hoyt of Orbitz Worldwide,
+1-312-894-6890, bhoyt@orbitz.com
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