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Orbitz gets spa day; Travel giant nearing deal with NYC's Spa Finder to give users access to network.(News)(Orbitz L.L.C. will use Spa-Finders Travel Arrangements Ltd. huge network)
Crain's New York Business, March, 2007 by Flamm, Matthew
Byline: Matthew Flamm Orbitz could soon be adding spa treatments to its travel packages, thanks to publisher and marketer Spa Finder Inc. The two companies are close to an agreement to give Orbitz's millions of users access to Spa Finder's vast network of day spas, according to company insiders with knowledge of the talks.
For Spa Finder, the deal would provide a chance for more than the hefty 25% revenue increase that the Manhattan-based company forecasts for 2007. It grossed $30 million last year. Attractive for both sides peter ellis, Spa Finder's chairman and chief executive, would not confirm that a deal was in the works but described the possibilities as attractive for both sides. "This is a product no one else can offer, because no one else...
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