Online travel company Orbitz Worldwide has announced the launch of a new hotel search experience on its flagship travel website Orbitz.

Published: 10 Aug 2010

Online travel company Orbitz Worldwide has announced the launch of a new hotel search experience on its flagship travel website Orbitz.

The new Orbitz hotel search experience includes:

• In-path side-by-side comparison of hotel details
• Expandable, interactive maps showing both hotel location and real-time room rate pricing
• Google Street View showing the hotel and its surrounding neighborhood
• Filters and sort options based on price, star-rating, review score and amenities
• Saved Hotels enabling customers to create “speed dial” shortcuts to favorite hotels
• Unfiltered reviews from verified customers, photos, videos and virtual tours

Barney Harford, president and CEO, Orbitz Worldwide, says with the launch of its Orbitz hotel search experience and side-by-side comparison tools, Orbitz is delivering powerful new capabilities that make it easier for customers to choose the hotel that’s right for them.

The company also highlighted that with the launch of its comparison tools, Orbitz is the first major online travel website to enable detailed side-by-side property comparison upfront on the initial hotel search results page.

This complements Orbitz TotalPrice hotel search results, which shows customers the total nightly price (base rate plus taxes and fees) upfront on the initial hotel search results page, in contrast with competitors who force customers to select their hotel before displaying the final cost, stated the company.