Expedia to buy Orbitz in $1.6 bn deal

Expedia will pay in cash for each Orbitz share as it buys its rival for about .6 billion


New York (AFP) - US online travel site Expedia is buying rival Orbitz Worldwide for about $1.6 billion, the two companies said in a statement Thursday.


Expedia will pay $12 in cash for each Orbitz share, in the takeover approved by the companies' boards of directors.


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