| Orbitz Worldwide Announces Strategic Distribution Partnership with ...
CHICAGO, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) , a leading global online travel company, today announced a strategic long term partnership with Marriott International, Inc. for distribution of Marriott International guest rooms through its global portfolio of brands, including Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com), CheapTickets (http://www.cheaptickets.com) and Orbitz for Business (http://www.orbitzforbusiness.com) in the Americas; ebookers (http://www.ebookers.com) in Europe and eventually in early 2008 through HotelClub (http://www.hotelclub.com), based in Asia Pacific with operations globally. The contract enables Orbitz Worldwide's customers more flexibility when planning stays at Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, TownePlace Suites and SpringHill Suites..
Cavaliers take a risk with 11-player trade
Cleveland dealt away half its active roster in an 11-player trade deal that the Cavaliers hope will help its star, LeBron James, lead the team to the NBA title. With one minute to spare before the trading deadline expired, Cleveland dismantled its team in a move that management acknowledges is risky, with fewer than 30 games remaining in the regular season. In a complex deal involving Cleveland, Chicago and Seattle, Ferry dealt half his active roster to acquire center Ben Wallace and forward Joe Smith from the Bulls, and forward Wally Szczerbiak and guard Delonte West from the SuperSonics. James wants to win a championship, and after seeing several other teams land big-name players via trades in recent weeks, he made it clear to Cavaliers management that he needed help.
Wilco leaves 'em wanting more
Sport has its decathlon. Kobayashi has his hot dogs. Part endurance test and part gluttonous buffet, Wilco's just-completed five-show run at the Riviera Theater might be the closest analog in rock. By the numbers, the Chicago band's five gigs in six nights featured sprawling sets of more than 30 songs each. .
That's Danny Billions to you
The globe should be considered a non-biased paper but instead builds itself up on propaganda, trying to convince the average Ontarion that it's province is by far the greatest and everyone else is poor and living off it. It's prety pathedic that when someone logs in one of the first pics you see is Danny Williams potrayed like this. What's the next story in here Williams pregnant for Harper? This paper is smelling more like a teenage gossip magazine everyday. Posted 25/01/08 at 6:44 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
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