Celebrate Orbitz Rewards' one millionth member with giveaways!

Orbitz.com today announced that one million members have joined Orbitz Rewards – the travel site’s simple, fast, flexible and unique loyalty program officially launched in October that rewards travelers instantly for a variety of bookings and bonus promotions that quickly add up to meaningful hotel discounts.

Orbitz Rewards is free and easy to join with just one click to become a member. Join now and get Instant Vacation Gratification at www.orbitz.com/rewards.

“We are thrilled to have reached the milestone of having one million members join the Orbitz Rewards program,” said Chris Orton, president of Orbitz.com. “We designed Orbitz Rewards to be transparent and easy to use, and we’re delighted to see the strong consumer interest we’ve had in our free program since launch. Although it’s still early days, the program is working as planned. We’re seeing loyalty members booking more trips with us as well as more air customers now also booking hotels from us. The higher level of earn when booking a hotel through our mobile apps is also rewarding Orbitz Rewards members when they download and engage with our groundbreaking mobile apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.”

The Orbitz Rewards program lets members earn up to 5 percent on transactions at Orbitz Rewards hotels (5 percent when booking through the Orbitz apps for iPhone, iPad and Android or 3 percent earn across all other booking channels) and 1 percent on standalone flights and vacation packages. Unlike other travel loyalty programs, customers earn immediately and can redeem instantly. For example, an Orbitz Rewards member can book a flight and have Orbucks in their account within milliseconds to instantly use on the booking of an Orbitz Rewards hotel for that same trip or a future stay. There are no complicated points to calculate – one Orbuck equals one U.S. dollar on Orbitz.com.

To celebrate reaching one million Orbitz Rewards members, Orbitz launched Bags of Swag – a fun and free game where travelerscan play six different experiences: Beach, Romantic Spa, Mystery Experience, City Escape, Adventure and The High Life. After playing a game experience, travelers can earn up to two entries into the sweepstakes for a chance to win over 100 travel escapes valued at nearly $200,000. Prizes range from winning free hotel stays to luxury vacations in South Africa, Vienna, Hawaii and Las Vegas just to name a few. Play Bags of Swag now through December 15 and access complete game rules at www.orbitz.com/bagsofswag.

Everyone is invited to play Bags of Swag but it pays to be a member. Orbitz Rewards members get more chances to win bonus entries by sharing the game on Facebook and Twitter, downloading the Orbitz app or challenging friends to play against them to beat their high score. The first 2,000 Orbitz Rewards members to play the game will also receive an Orbucks bonus. Non-members also have the chance to receive bonus entries by sharing the game on Facebook and Twitter. In addition to the six game experiences, Bags of Swag players have the opportunity to win a prize instantly by playing the Instant Win Game. A random drawing will be held at the end of the game to determine the lucky winners.