About CheapTickets

CheapTickets (www.cheaptickets.com) is a leading seller of discounted leisure travel products online through its website, www.CheapTickets.com. CheapTickets provides consumers access to its collection of airfares on hundreds of airlines. In addition to air, CheapTickets' family of discounted travel products also includes hotel accommodations, cruises, rental cars, vacation packages, condo rentals and Last Minute Trips. Founded in 1986, CheapTickets is a brand of Orbitz Worldwide.

A Brief History of CheapTickets

CheapTickets.com began as a traditional travel agency and has stood the test of time in the lives of customers by changing, transforming and hitting great milestones along the way.

1986

• CheapTickets places ad in the Honolulu Advertiser selling discounted airline tickets reading, Inter-Island Coupons...Cheap Tickets...Discounted Airfare.
• First CheapTickets retail store opens in Honolulu, HI

1987

• The company launches toll-free number, 1-800-OK-CHEAP.

1997

• Unveils e-commerce site, www.CheapTickets.com.

2001

• CheapTickets is acquired by Cendant Corporation (now Travelport Inc.).

2005

• CheapTickets moves its headquarters to Chicago.
• The company's backend technology migrates to the Travelport platform, greatly improving speed and conversion.

2006

• CheapTickets rolls out Real People advertising campaign promoting the less you pay, the better it feels.
• Cheap of the Week was launched to deliver weekly travel deals to customers.

About Orbitz Worldwide

Orbitz Worldwide, one of the world's largest and most geographically diverse travel companies, is dedicated to creating the exceptional travel experiences the world demands. Across more than 130 countries and through a network of over 8,000 local travel professionals, Orbitz Worldwide delivers greater choice, tremendous travel content and cost savings to travelers, travel professionals and travel suppliers every day. Orbitz Worldwide offers a wide range of business and consumer services, from distribution technology and travel packaging to retail sales and solutions. Orbitz Worldwide operates over 20 leading brands, including Orbitz, an online travel agency; Galileo, a global distribution system (GDS); and GTA, a wholesaler of global travel content.