<div id="subtitle">Analyst Says Online Booking Fees Appear to Be Up; Predicts Gains for Expedia and Orbitz</div><div><p>Higher booking fees at Expedia Inc. and Orbitz Worldwide Inc. may mean better margins for the online travel companies, according to one analyst.</p><p>Thomas Weisel ...
<div id="subtitle">J.D. Power survey finds online booking habits changing</div><div><p>The percentage of travelers making online airline, rental car and hotel reservations has increased 15 percentage points during the past year, according to a survey by J.D. Powers and Associates.</p><p> ...
<div id="subtitle">Average hotel room price drops 17 pct in first half of 2009, according to Hotels.com Index</div><div><p>The average price of a hotel room worldwide dropped 17 percent in the first six months of 2009 over last year, according to a Hotels.com Hotel ...
<div id="subtitle">Choice Hotels International's properties to be listed on Expedia sites worldwide</div><div><p>Choice Hotels International Inc. said Thursday it signed an agreement with online travel company Expedia Inc. to list its lodging properties on Expedia and Hotels.com Web sites.</p><p> ...
<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online travel companies on Monday won the first of several pending legal battles to roll back tax assessments by California cities that claim they owe tens of millions of dollars in occupancy taxes.</p><p>Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ...
