A consumer activist group and the hotel industry are both urging the U.S. Department of Justice to block travel-booking site Expedia Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide Inc.
John Simpson, privacy project director of Consumer Watchdog, wrote a letter this week to the DOJ, urging it to block the $1.3 billion deal, which was reached on Feb. 12. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) last week issued a similar statement, saying the merger would harm both consumers and small hotel owners and franchisees.
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