You might not believe me but I am actually determined not to blog about Cendant/Travelport. Really determined. I wake up each morning hoping that Expedia, Priceline, Sabre, Wotif, Webjet etc will do something cool or outrageous and I can give my spin. I scour the web for info on less talked about companies such as Rakuten Travel in Japan, Venere in Italy, HRS in Germany hoping to scoop the rest of the web with the detail. And I have news feeds and subscriptions honed in on the Internet VC scene to keep you informed on who's investing what in emerging search and niche travel areas. All aimed at talking about something other than Cendant and Travelport - but they wont let me because there is still so much going on there that I cant stop my fingers typing.
Moments after the funeral for the name and seconds after my "where are they now" post comes news that Mitch Truwit has left as the Head of Orbitz Worldwide (including Cheaptickets, the now dead Lodging.com, eBookers, HotelClub, RatesToGo, OctopusTravel and some other stuff) is following the trend of travel into private equity by joining Apax Partners to be replaced by CFO Steve Barnhart. Best wishes to both.
I promise to try harder to avoid blogging about Cendant/Travelport but really this will only be possible once they settle into a business routine that does not involve changes in owners, managment staff, brands etc....hmmm...sounds unlikely......
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