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Traveling solo not so glamorous, most business travelers prefer to take

their spouse or significant other along

    CHICAGO, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a summer travel season
 that has seen nearly a half-billion travelers(1) but also a record number
 of flight delays(2), business travelers continue to show interest in ways
 to get through airports and to their destinations more quickly. And with
 luggage shipping services now available and designed to make air travel
 easier, 50 percent of those surveyed in the July Orbitz for Business
 corporate traveler poll say they'd pay between $25 and $75 for this type of
 service.
     This was among the findings in this month's Orbitz for Business
 Traveler Survey, as 56% said they would pay to have bags shipped ahead of
 time when taking a trip. The breakdown of responses and costs is as
 follows:
     -- Would pay $25 - 30%
     -- Would pay $50 - 14%
     -- Would pay $75 - 6%
     -- Would pay $100 - 6%
     -- Would pay $200 - 1%
     -- Not interested in the service - 44%
     Prices listed are for round-trip delivery of a single bag, with at
 least two-day advanced shipping.
     "Business travelers today are certainly airport savvy, and given
 today's travel climate racked with delays and airport headaches, it's not
 surprising that many are looking for ways to make the process easier," said
 Dean Sivley, COO and general manager, Orbitz Worldwide's Corporate Travel
 Solutions group. "Services like OrbitzTLC, traveler alerts and luggage
 shipping are among the many now available services to make business
 travelers' lives easier and more hassle-free."
     Another question in the July survey asked if business travelers had a
 trip to a popular vacation destination, would they prefer to bring their
 spouse or significant other along, or prefer to travel alone? Seventy-two
 percent said they would rather bring their spouse/significant other.
 Twenty-eight percent favor traveling alone. Other questions and findings of
 the survey include:
     1. How much of your annual leisure travel costs (not including spending
 money) would you estimate are paid for by being a frequent business
 traveler, such as free airline tickets through mileage programs, hotel
 stays through loyalty points, etc.?
     -- 0-10% - 58%
     -- 10-25% - 22%
     -- 25-50% - 15%
     -- 50-75% - 4%
     -- 75-100% - 1%
     2. Most business hotels today offer Wi-Fi access and Internet service
 to make working while traveling easier. How many hours per day would you
 estimate you spend working outside of normal business hours when traveling?
     -- 0-1 - 27%
     -- 2 - 36%
     -- 3 - 23%
     -- 4 - 7%
     -- More than 4 hours - 7%
     3. Assume you have a business trip to a popular vacation destination.
 Would you prefer to bring your spouse/significant other with you (assuming
 you are responsible for their travel costs) or to travel alone?
     -- Bring a spouse/significant other - 72%
     -- Travel alone - 28%
     The Orbitz for Business survey is a subset of Orbitz' Take 5
 initiative, which was launched in 2006 in celebration of the company's
 five-year anniversary. The Take 5 Corporate Traveler poll was conducted
 online using a MarketTools panel of 436 adults ages 18-65 who are business
 travelers. MarketTools is a market research firm that directly manages a
 nationally-representative online panel of more than 2.5 million
 individuals, with a global network extending to more than eight million
 consumers worldwide.
     About Orbitz Worldwide Corporate Travel Solutions
     Orbitz Worldwide Corporate Travel Solutions includes managed travel
 brands Orbitz for Business and Travelport for Business. Orbitz Worldwide
 currently serves over 2,000 corporate customers and more than one million
 managed business travelers. Orbitz for Business launched in 2002 as one of
 the first full-service business travel programs offered by an online
 agency. Travelport for Business, ideal for programs with more comprehensive
 travel requirements, launched in 2005 and deploys innovative technologies
 that integrate the online platform and offline agent services. Both
 full-service corporate travel agencies offer greater control over travel
 spend and policy, and feature an easy-to-use, configurable travel
 management solution backed by 24x7 proactive customer care.
     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).
     (1) Travel Industry Association
     (2) U.S. Transportation Department
 
 

SOURCE Orbitz Worldwide