Orbitz helps wedding guests

May 03, 2006 |

Orbitz has signed on with The Knot, the Web's most trafficked wedding planning destination, to make wedding-related travel easier for couples and their guests.

Orbitz has signed on with The Knot, the Web’s most trafficked wedding planning destination, to make wedding-related travel easier for couples and their guests.

As part of the interactive wedding planning experience on TheKnot.com, more than a million members can now send wedding guests a personalized electronic “Orbitz Save The Date” card with everything they need to know to about the celebration, including date, location, information on accommodations and a link to book travel on Orbitz.com.

“Planning a wedding is hard enough without having to worry about how your guests will get to the big event,” said Carley Roney, editor in chief of The Knot. “Sending save-the-dates at least 6 months prior to the wedding has become a standard step in the planning process, especially with the increase in destination weddings. We’re excited that Orbitz has come on board with us to provide couples with a new tool designed to get friends and family to your wedding location with the convenience of the Web.”

Couples can find the Orbitz Save The Date tool in the “My Knot” Channel on TheKnot.com. Once on the “Orbitz Save The Date” page, the couple simply enters the wedding date, location and suggested travel and accommodations, including the airport they wish their guests to fly into, the hotel where they recommend guests stay, and their recommendations for local attractions and activities. The Orbitz Save the Date links their guests directly to Orbitz.com where they can check rates and book their entire trip, including hotel, air, car, and destination attractions and services. Weddings can be expensive, and saving an average of $202.00* by booking a packaged trip on Orbitz—flight + hotel, can help couples put a little more cash towards other essentials.

In addition to the Orbitz Save The Date tool, brides can create and send a newsletter to their guests to update them on pre-wedding events such as bridal showers and bachelorette parties.

“Who needs a little TLC more than a couple planning a wedding?” said Randy Wagner, chief marketing officer for Orbitz. “With OrbitzTLC, arranging travel for the big day is the easiest part of planning a wedding.”

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