• October 27, 2008

The senior leadership position within Orbitz Worldwide will include responsibilities for managing and aligning the offline and online marketing programs for the company's global portfolio of online travel brands.

The company's brands include Orbitz (www.orbitz.com), CheapTickets (www.cheaptickets.com) and Away.com (www.away.com) in the Americas; ebookers (www.ebookers.com) in 13 countries across Europe and Scandinavia; and HotelClub (www.hotelclub.com), based in Sydney, Australia, with operations in more than 120 countries around the world.

Davidoff, 45, joins Orbitz Worldwide with nearly 20 years' experience in marketing, most recently serving for the last six years as vice president of brand marketing and communications at Whirlpool Corporation. --Nina M. Lentini