Independent Car Rental Company's Selection of Hybrid Vehicles Further Supports Orbitz Eco-Travel Initiatives
CHICAGO, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
(NYSE: OWW), a leading global online travel company, today announced a
comprehensive agreement with Fox Rent A Car -- a discount car rental company
offering a range of vehicles, including hybrids, at major airports globally.
Orbitz Worldwide will offer Fox rentals across its two consumer brands in the
Americas, Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com) and CheapTickets
(http://www.cheaptickets.com), as well as to its corporate customers on Orbitz
for Business (http://www.orbitzforbusiness.com).
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'Many consumers today are becoming very cost conscious when it comes to
travel, and we're pleased to expand our inventory with suppliers like Fox Rent
A Car, which offers discounted rates,' said Steve Praven, vice president of
business development, Orbitz Worldwide. 'Additionally, we're proud to partner
with Fox as it shares in our vision to support eco-friendly travel by offering
a fleet of hybrid rentals.'
Orbitz Worldwide, through its own corporate initiatives and eco-travel
microsite (http://eco.orbitz.com) is trending toward offsetting more than 12
million pounds of CO2 in partnership with CarbonFund.org in 2008. Through its
Orbitz (http://hybrids.orbitz.com) and CheapTickets
(http://hybrids.cheaptickets.com) brands, Orbitz Worldwide was among the first
online travel companies to offer consumers a hybrid rental search tool to
access more than 5,000 fuel efficient vehicles via its supplier partnerships.
Fox Rent A Car features an expansive fleet of hybrid rentals, which
continue to grow in demand among online travelers.
Year-over-year, hybrid rentals through Orbitz.com increased 80 percent in
July 2008. Additionally, a recent Orbitz study found that 35 percent of those
surveyed say they are now renting smaller/more economical vehicles as a result
of rising gas prices.
