McDermott, Will & Emery Select Orbitz for Business

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Orbitz for Business (www.orbitzforbusiness.com), serving more than one million corporate travelers and 2,000 corporate clients, announced today that the American Bar Association (ABA) – the largest voluntary professional association in the world with more than 400,000 members – has selected Orbitz for Business as its corporate travel management provider. Orbitz for Business today also welcomes premier international law firm McDermott Will and Emery (McDermott) as a new corporate client.

“Our on-site and dedicated agent capabilities provide an element of VIP care that was instrumental in both of these high-profile clients’ selection of Orbitz for Business,” said Dean Sivley, senior vice president, COO and general manager, Orbitz for Business. “Our combined offline and online solutions and leading customer care have more and more organizations who truly value high-touch service and proactive care turning to Orbitz for Business.”

Orbitz for Business will provide travel management services for ABA business travel, meetings, and events through a dedicated reservation system for members, leadership and officers, staff, law students and speakers and guests. Through a dedicated Orbitz for Business site, ABA members without a preferred agency relationship will also be able to take advantage of negotiated rates and other Orbitz for Business program benefits when traveling on non-ABA business.

“It was important for us to identify a solution that takes our program to the next level, while giving travelers an easy-to-use and reliable interface,” said Marty Balogh, ABA director of Meetings and Travel. “We are confident that through this decision we will enhance our operation and enable the ABA to serve its members more effectively"

McDermott is an international law firm with offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dьsseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Orange County, Rome, San Diego, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. With more than 1,100 lawyers worldwide, McDermott represents clients from more than 70 countries globally. Orbitz for Business will serve as McDermott’s exclusive travel provider.

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