MEDIA RELEASE PR38264
Orbitz Worldwide Appoints Jeremy Bellinghausen as HotelClub President
CHICAGO and SYDNEY, Feb.11 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: OWW) today announced the appointment of
effective immediately. Jeremy joins HotelClub from R.H. Donnelley, where he
served as vice president of advertiser products and general manager of
Business.com. Jeremy succeeds Chloe Lim, who is leaving HotelClub to pursue
other opportunities.
"We're delighted to welcome Jeremy Bellinghausen to Orbitz Worldwide as
President of HotelClub," said Barney Harford, president and CEO of Orbitz
Worldwide. "Jeremy brings extensive leadership and product management
experience to HotelClub, as developed in a variety of roles at R.H. Donnelley,
Business.com and eBay's Rent.com.
"I also want to take the opportunity to thank Chloe Lim most warmly for her
significant contributions to HotelClub. We wish her well in her future
endeavors," continued Harford.
"I am excited to be taking the helm at HotelClub at such an important stage
in the company's development," said Jeremy Bellinghausen, incoming president of
HotelClub. "HotelClub offers a groundbreaking membership rewards program and
hotel selection that is both broad and deep, with particular focus on
traditionally underserved destinations across the Asia Pacific region."
Through the HotelClub rewards program customers earn Member Dollars that
can be applied to future bookings at over 60,000 hotels worldwide.
Hotels have multiple options for distributing their rooms through
HotelClub, including the SmartRetail commission-based model, which radically
simplifies accounting processes for smaller hotels in underserved markets.
Hotels interested in working with HotelClub should e-mail
hotelhelpdesk@orbitz.com.
About Jeremy Bellinghausen
Prior to joining HotelClub Jeremy Bellinghausen was vice president,
advertiser products with R.H. Donnelley, responsible for developing performance
and inclusion-based online advertising products for the online Dex properties
including DexKnows.com. Previously within R.H. Donnelly he served as general
manager of Business.com. Jeremy joined Business.com in 2006 prior to its
acquisition by R.H. Donnelley in 2007. Before Business.com Jeremy served in the
business operations and product strategy groups at eBay's Rent.com. He joined
Rent.com in 2004 prior to its acquisition by eBay. Jeremy holds an M.B.A. from
UCLA Anderson School of Management and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from
Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Jeremy and his family will be
relocating to HotelClub's headquarters in Sydney.
About HotelClub
hotel accommodations. Established in 1996, HotelClub provides consumers with
more than 60,000 accommodation options in over 5,600 cities around the world
and is available in 14 languages. Through HotelClub's pioneering rewards
program, loyal customers earn Member Dollars worth up to 6% of the cash value
of any given reservation that can be applied to future bookings at any of the
properties HotelClub offers. HotelClub also operates RatesToGo
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (NSYE: OWW).
About Orbitz Worldwide
Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) 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
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks,
uncertainties and other factors concerning, among other things, Orbitz
Worldwide's expected financial performance and its strategic operational plans.
The company's actual results could differ materially from the results expressed
or implied by these forward-looking statements. More information regarding
these and other risks, uncertainties and factors is contained in the section
entitled "Risk Factors" in the company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which are available on the SEC's website at
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press
release. Orbitz Worldwide undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these
forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events after the date of
this press release.
SOURCE: HotelClub
CONTACT: Brian Hoyt,
+1-312-752-5436,
bhoyt@orbitz.com
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