Article: Orbitz.com Adds Google Street View Giving Its Customers a Virtual Walking Tour of a Hotel's Neighborhood.

Integration of Google Street View into hotel shopping path allows customers to tour the neighborhood before they commit to making a booking

CHICAGO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbitz.com (http://www.orbitz.com/) today made choosing a hotel easier with the integration of Google Street View into its mapping functionality. Orbitz is the only major U.S. online travel company(1) to integrate Google Street View into its hotel offering, allowing customers to explore the neighborhood around a hotel and check out 360 degree street-level views of hotels, nearby restaurants, shops and local attractions.

"With the launch of Google Street View on Orbitz.com, we are ...

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