Orbitz Launches New Golf Travel Site, Announces Partnership With GOLF.com to Provide Comprehensive Golf and Travel Information

Orbitz keeping travelers "A Step Ahead (TM)," knows when it comes to travel enthusiasts, few are as passionate as those who plan vacations around quality time on the golf course. And Orbitz is now making it easier for golfers to plan and book trips with the launch of its new golf travel site, http://golf.orbitz.com/, and a strategic alliance with GOLF.com.

Through the partnership announced Orbitz' golf site features a variety of content direct from GOLF.com including course descriptions, travel features, instructional tips and much more. The golf travel page is the latest for Orbitz, continuing its heritage of catering to segments of the travel market including family (http://family.orbitz.com/), racing (http://racing.orbitz.com/), eco-travel (http://eco.orbitz.com/), business (http://roadwarrior.orbitz.com/) and many others.

"Our alliance with GOLF.com brings together true and trusted experts in the golf industry with our leading online technology to offer an exceptional golf travel booking portal," said Randy Wagner, chief marketing officer, Orbitz Worldwide. "Whether you're a weekend duffer or a hard-core golf enthusiast, our goal is to offer an unparalleled travel experience with golf as the focal point."

The online home of the Sports Illustrated Golf Group and GOLF Magazine, GOLF.com will provide the following content to the Orbitz golf site:
-- Access to the GOLF Top 100 courses list
-- Course descriptions
-- Regular "Ask Traveling Joe" feature
-- Links to GOLF leaderboards and picture galleries
-- Lesson of the month and links to other instructional content

"In partnering with Orbitz, GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine are able to work with a leader in the online travel industry and the travel home to millions of golfers," said Kenneth Fuchs, VP, GM of GOLF.com.

"The opportunity to provide Orbitz with a robust content solution for their new golf site provides us access to those golf enthusiasts to further extend GOLF.com's leadership in bringing news, scoring, and service content to all golfers and golf fans."

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/) and the Away Network (http://www.away.com/) and corporate travel brands Orbitz for Business and Travelport for Business (http://www.travelportcorporatesolutions.com/).

About SI GOLF GROUP
GOLF Magazine is at the core of the most powerful media company in the game, the SI GOLF GROUP. The magazine, which delivers a monthly circulation of 1.4 million golf enthusiasts and a readership of 6 million, provides the best instruction, equipment reviews and travel coverage in the category. With the combined resources of GOLF, SI's Golf Plus and their home on the web, GOLF.com, the SI GOLF GROUP delivers a monthly audience of 13 million avid golfers and fans. GOLF Magazine is published by Time Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.

Source: Orbitz
CHICAGO, Oct. 30, 2007 /PRNewswire/ --