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EXHIBIT 99.1
Orbitz Worldwide Appoints Mark Britton to Board of Directors
CHICAGO,
IL, April 13, 2011 Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: OWW) today announced the appointment
of Mark Britton to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mark joins the Orbitz board
following the resignation of Rick Fox who is leaving Orbitz to devote more time to other
interests, as previously disclosed. Rick is also resigning from his position as the companys
audit committee chairman and Orbitz board member Kris Leslie will assume the role.
Mark
Britton is the founder, CEO and president of Avvo (www.avvo.com), a website that helps
consumers make better health and legal decisions by offering free Q&A forums, backed by ratings and
profiles for 90 percent of doctors and lawyers in the US. Previously, Mark served as executive
vice president of Worldwide Corporate Affairs of InterActiveCorp Travel (IACT) and Expedia, Inc.
Mark
Britton is a pioneer who helped make the Internet a central part of millions of
peoples daily lives. His experience at Avvo.com and in travel distribution will make him a
valuable addition to our board of directors, said Barney Harford, CEO, Orbitz Worldwide. I want
to thank Rick Fox for serving as a director on our board and as our companys audit committee
chairman. We wish him well in the future.
About Mark Britton
Mark
Britton, 44, is the founder, CEO and president of Avvo (www.avvo.com), a website that helps
consumers make better health and legal decisions by offering free Q&A forums, backed by ratings and
profiles for 90 percent of doctors and lawyers in the US. Prior to founding Avvo, Mark was the
executive vice president of Worldwide Corporate Affairs of InterActiveCorp Travel (IACT) and
Expedia, Inc. In this position, Mark oversaw all finance, strategy, corporate development, legal,
human resources and government relations functions for the IACT companies, including Expedia,
Hotels.com, Hotwire, Classic Custom Vacations and Interval International.
Mark is a graduate of Gonzaga University and received his J.D. from George Washington University.
About Orbitz Worldwide
Orbitz Worldwide is a leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to
enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan and book a broad range of travel products.
Orbitz Worldwide owns a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz (www.orbitz.com),
CheapTickets (www.cheaptickets.com), ebookers (www.ebookers.com), HotelClub (www.hotelclub.com),
RatesToGo (www.ratestogo.com) and the Away Network (www.away.com). Also within the Orbitz
Worldwide family, Orbitz Worldwide Distribution (http://corp.orbitz.com/partnerships/distribution)
delivers private label travel solutions to a broad range of partners including many of the worlds
largest airlines, and Orbitz for Business (www.orbitzforbusiness.com) delivers managed corporate
travel solutions for corporations. For more information on partnership opportunities with Orbitz
Worldwide, visit corp.orbitz.com. Orbitz Worldwide uses its Investor Relations website to make
information available to its investors and the public at http://www.orbitz-ir.com. You can sign up
to receive email alerts whenever the company posts new information to the website.
Media Contact:
Brian Hoyt
Orbitz Worldwide
+1 312 752 5436 mobile
bhoyt@orbitz.com
Orbitz Worldwide
+1 312 752 5436 mobile
bhoyt@orbitz.com