The fun economics story of the day is that Orbitz sometimes looks at your computer’s operating system to decide what hotel options to show you. Dana Mattioli breaks the story over at the Journal: Orbitz Worldwide Inc. has found that people who use Inc.’s Mac computers spend as much as 30% more a night on hotels, so the online [...]
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Travel site Orbitz has confirmed that it uses predictive analytics to show Mac users different and more expensive hotels in search results than Windows users might see. It’s still not clear how widespread the practice is, nor what i... Read Post
Travelers who use Orbitz may want to pay attention to what computer they’re on when it comes time to book a vacation. The Wall Street Journal reported that the online travel agency has been experimenting with showing Mac users highe... Read Post
Travel site Orbitz found that Mac users spend 30% more on average than PC users, so it's going to start showing them more expensive hotel options, Dana Mattioli at The Wall Street Journal reports. The travel site decided to offer di... Read Post