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News: Orbitz releases first native app for iPad

March 22, 2013 • admin

Orbitz today launched the Orbitz Flights, Hotels, Cars app for iPad, an extension of its top-rated mobile apps. The Orbitz app for iPad is the simplest fully native, in-app experience that permits consumers to go looking and book all three major components of a visit. Designed specifically for the iPad, the recent app brings the similar speed, ease of use and exclusive mobile-only discounts to consumers because the award-winning Orbitz iPhone app –  a 2012 inductee into the App Store Hall of Fame and the sole travel booking app given the App Store’s Editors’ Choice designation.

“Nearly 30% of U.S. adults own a tablet that is up from 2% below three years ago.1 In this unprecedented era of tablet growth, Orbitz is bringing the winning characteristics to iPad that buyers most value in travel apps – a quick, easy solution to search and book travel and get great deals,” said Chris Orton , president of Orbitz.com. “Unlike competitive travel apps that send users on a wild ride across multiple booking sites, the hot Orbitz iPad app is the sole app that enables consumers to book flights, cars and hotels in a unbroken, in-app experience.”

Highlights of the recent Orbitz iPad app:
*  Unrivaled speed and simplicity of use:  Search and book flights, hotels, and rental cars in a flash with a dual list/map view of hotels, the facility to check details of multiple flights, rental cars, or hotels from a single screen, and strong sorting & filtering capabilities.
*  Exclusive mobile-only deals:  Save as much as 50% off hotels in hundreds of popular destinations worldwide with Orbitz Mobile Steals.
*  Convenient travel tools: View travel itineraries 24×7 even without an online connection, add a visit itinerary to the iPad calendar, and get 1-tap access to information on flight delays and gate changes.

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