Popularity
Orbitz is one of the internet's most popular
travel sites. It's front page has a google
pank rank of 9, which only a handful of
websites have and an Alexia traffic ranking
of 417. This means more or less that it is
the 417th most visited website on the
internet today. Considering the fact there
are billions and billions of sites on the net,
this is quite an accomplishment.
Features
Orbitz has all the main components of a
major travel website such as flight
scheduling, hotel reservations, car rentals,
cruises and vacation packages but there
are however a few extras not commonly
seen. One of these extras is an activities
booking section. This is an area of the site
where you can book activities to do on
your trip for certain cities such as
arranging tickets to see a show or a ball
game. I must point out that travelocity
has a much bigger activities section with
many more options available.
Prices
Some of the special vacation packages
that they have are special deals to Las
Vegas and Hawaii. In Las Vegas they have
flight and hotel packages at around $208 -
$444 depending on the amount of days
you wish to stay. In Mexico they have
resort and getaway deals ranging from
$645 - $823 including airfare.
Overall Rating
For an overall rating I would have to give
Orbitz a 7.5 because although it can
certainly compete well with the other
internet travel superstars when it comes
to pricing, it does not however contain
enough features and booking options in its
repertoire. That is when compared to a
travelocity or expedia type website. It is
still of course well above the average
travel booking site so that is why a 7.5
seems like the right score for Orbitz.