Expedia-Orbitz Synergies Mean Deep Job Cuts at Orbitz
Photo Credit: During happier times from a staffing standpoint, Orbitz employees participated in the ALS ice bucket challenge in August 2014. Orbitz Worldwide
Skift Take
In the consolidation game, Expedia's business model is to do heavy integration of the acquired companies' back-end platforms while retaining their brands and axing lots of employees to trim costs and boost the bottom line. Synergies for some, unemployment for others.
