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| Boilerpipe Text | American travel services company For the Dutch website, see Travix . CheapTickets is an online travel services company focusing on the leisure market, offering airline tickets , hotel and vacation rentals , rental cars , customized vacation packages, and cruises . CheapTickets was a wholly owned subsidiary of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. , and with Expedia Inc. 's purchase of Orbitz, it is now a subsidiary of Expedia Group .
CheapTickets was founded in 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii , by Michael and Sandra Hartley when inter-island carrier Mid Pacific Air gave 3,000 tickets to Hartley's employer at the time, advertising firm Regency Media, as payment for its services at the time Regency closed its Honolulu branch. The tickets were advertised via newspaper classified ads and sold out in two weeks. The company grew into an airline ticket consolidator, acquiring seats from airlines at rates low enough to allow the company to resell them at fares lower than the airline's normal published airfares. [ 1 ] It opened its first call center in Honolulu in 1987, and would later open call centers in Colorado Springs, Colorado ; Lakeport, California ; Los Angeles, California ; and Tampa, Florida . [ 2 ] It launched its web site in 1997, becoming a pioneer in Internet travel sales. [ 3 ] The company operated brick and mortar agency locations in Hawaii , California , New York , and Washington , which were closed by the end of 2003, by which time they accounted for 2 percent of the company's business. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] The company was acquired in 2000 by Cendant . In July 2006, it was included, with the sale of Travelport to the Blackstone Group , as part of their Travel Distribution Services Division that later became Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 2009, Orbitz was sued by the state of New Jersey for alleged violations of the state's Consumer Fraud Act relating to tickets offered for sale on CheapTickets Exchange for a Bruce Springsteen concert prior to the first public sale date. The company successfully claimed immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , and Milgram v. Orbitz was dismissed. [ 7 ] |
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American travel services company
For the Dutch website, see [Travix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travix "Travix").
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| Company type | [Subsidiary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary "Subsidiary") |
| Industry | [Online travel services](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_agency "Travel agency") |
| Founded | 1986; 39 years ago (1986) in [Honolulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu "Honolulu"), [Hawaii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii "Hawaii") |
| Founder | Michael J. Hartley Sandra Hartley |
| Headquarters | [Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago "Chicago"), [Illinois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois "Illinois"), United States |
| Key people | Barney Harford ([president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_\(corporate_title\) "President (corporate title)") and [CEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer "Chief executive officer")) Marsha C. Williams ([CFO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_financial_officer "Chief financial officer")) Mike Nelson ([COO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_operating_officer "Chief operating officer")) |
| [Parent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent_company "Parent company") | [Expedia Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedia_Group "Expedia Group") |
| Website | [www.cheaptickets.com](http://www.cheaptickets.com/) |
**CheapTickets** is an online [travel services company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_agency "Travel agency") focusing on the leisure market, offering [airline tickets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_tickets "Airline tickets"), [hotel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel "Hotel") and [vacation rentals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacation_rental "Vacation rental"), [rental cars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_rental "Car rental"), customized vacation packages, and [cruises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_ship "Cruise ship"). CheapTickets was a wholly owned subsidiary of [Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitz "Orbitz"), and with [Expedia Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedia_Group "Expedia Group")'s purchase of Orbitz, it is now a subsidiary of [Expedia Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedia_Group "Expedia Group").
## History
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CheapTickets was founded in 1986 in [Honolulu, Hawaii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii "Honolulu, Hawaii"), by Michael and Sandra Hartley when inter-island carrier [Mid Pacific Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid_Pacific_Air "Mid Pacific Air") gave 3,000 tickets to Hartley's employer at the time, advertising firm Regency Media, as payment for its services at the time Regency closed its Honolulu branch. The tickets were advertised via newspaper [classified ads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_ads "Classified ads") and sold out in two weeks. The company grew into an airline ticket consolidator, acquiring seats from [airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline "Airline") at rates low enough to allow the company to resell them at fares lower than the airline's normal published airfares.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_note-hb-sept96-1)
It opened its first call center in Honolulu in 1987, and would later open call centers in [Colorado Springs, Colorado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado "Colorado Springs, Colorado"); [Lakeport, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeport,_California "Lakeport, California"); [Los Angeles, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California "Los Angeles, California"); and [Tampa, Florida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa,_Florida "Tampa, Florida").[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_note-2) It launched its web site in 1997, becoming a pioneer in Internet travel sales.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_note-3) The company operated [brick and mortar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_and_mortar "Brick and mortar") agency locations in [Hawaii](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii "Hawaii"), [California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California "California"), [New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_\(state\) "New York (state)"), and [Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_\(U.S._state\) "Washington (U.S. state)"), which were closed by the end of 2003, by which time they accounted for 2 percent of the company's business.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_note-hb-sept96-1)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_note-4)
The company was acquired in 2000 by [Cendant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cendant "Cendant"). In July 2006, it was included, with the sale of [Travelport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelport "Travelport") to the [Blackstone Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone_Group "Blackstone Group"), as part of their Travel Distribution Services Division that later became [Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitz_Worldwide,_Inc. "Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.")[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_note-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_note-6)
In 2009, [Orbitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitz "Orbitz") was sued by the state of [New Jersey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey "New Jersey") for alleged violations of the state's Consumer Fraud Act relating to tickets offered for sale on CheapTickets Exchange for a [Bruce Springsteen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen "Bruce Springsteen") concert prior to the first public sale date. The company successfully claimed immunity under [Section 230](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230 "Section 230") of the [Communications Decency Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act "Communications Decency Act"), and *[Milgram v. Orbitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_v._Orbitz "Milgram v. Orbitz")* was dismissed.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_note-7)
## References
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1. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_ref-hb-sept96_1-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_ref-hb-sept96_1-1)
Torres-Kitamura, Maria (September 1996). ["Up, up and away"](http://www.allbusiness.com/management/586299-1.html). *Hawaii Business*. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
2. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_ref-2)**
Staff writer (2001-06-05). ["Business Briefs"](http://starbulletin.com/2001/06/05/business/bizbriefs.html). *Honolulu Star-Bulletin*. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_ref-3)**
Lynch, Russ (2001-08-13). ["Cheap Tickets bought out"](http://starbulletin.com/2001/08/13/news/story1.html). *Honolulu Star-Bulletin*. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_ref-4)**
Lynch, Russ (2001-08-02). ["Cheap Tickets' profits plunge 76 percent"](http://starbulletin.com/2001/08/02/business/story1.html). *Honolulu Star-Bulletin*. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
5. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_ref-5)**
Gelsi, Steve (2007-05-10). ["Orbitz files second IPO, eyes \$750 mln"](http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/orbitz----go-public-online/story.aspx?guid=%7B19097517-01F1-459E-B389-F47F79DFE2E9%7D). *MarketWatch*. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
6. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_ref-6)**
["About CheapTickets"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061219004034/http://www.cheaptickets.com/App/AboutUs). 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.cheaptickets.com/App/AboutUs) on 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
7. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CheapTickets#cite_ref-7)**
Branch Jr., Alfred (September 1, 2010). ["New Jersey court dismisses case against TicketNetwork and Orbitz over alleged 'phantom tickets'"](http://www.ticketnews.com/news/New-Jersey-court-dismisses-case-against-TicketNetwork-and-Orbitz-over-alleged-phantom-tickets091001697). *TicketNews*. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
## External links
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