How to search Orbitz for flights

Orbitz is an Expedia Group site sharing Expedia's inventory. If you have already searched Expedia, you have already searched Orbitz.

What Orbitz is good at

• Orbitz Rewards. Credit earned on bookings that can be spent on later hotel stays. If you book here regularly it accumulates into something real.
• The same package logic as Expedia, with the same hidden hotel rate inside a bundle.

What to watch for

The prices are Expedia's prices. Treating Orbitz as an independent check is the single most common way people convince themselves they have shopped around when they have not.

Same agency caveat as the rest: the ticket is Orbitz's, so a schedule change is Orbitz's problem to fix and yours to chase.

Use it like this

1. Sign in first. The rewards credit only accrues to an account, and the member prices only show when you are logged in.
2. Search the flight, then check the identical search on Expedia. If they differ, one of them is running a promotion.
3. Read the fare rules on anything labelled basic or saver before booking.

Verdict

Worth using only if you are already collecting its rewards credit. Otherwise it is Expedia with a different logo.

Common questions

Who owns Orbitz?

Expedia Group.

Does Orbitz sell tickets directly?

Yes. It is an online travel agency, so the ticket contract is with them rather than the airline.