February 17, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- Online travel firm Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) (Current Market Cap: US$259.79 Mil.) said it has closed a multi-year distribution agreement deal with European hotelier the Accor Group.

The agreement provides Orbitz Worldwide access to Accor brands around the world, including the Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, MGallery, Suitehotel and Orbis properties.

Customers using Orbitz and CheapTickets in the Americas, ebookers in Europe and HotelClub, which operates globally, will initially have access to more than 1,100 Accor properties around in the world.

Chicago-based Orbitz Worldwide is an global online travel company whose portfolio of consumer brands also includes RatesToGo, the Away Network, and corporate travel brand Orbitz for Business.

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