Away.com Launches Interactive Curacao Travel Guide – Plan Your Trip Now!

(PressMediaWire, June 1st) - Travel-planning website Away.com has launched an interactive guide to the island of Curaçao, an under-the-radar Caribbean gem, with evocative photos, expert-selected hotels and attractions, beach and scuba diving highlights, and more.

This guide shows vacation planners the breadth of activities, events, and experiences that Curaçao has to offer—from incredible diving and snorkeling to climbing the island's Mount Christoffel. Curaçao is truly a hidden treasure that is here to be discovered by intrepid, adventurous travelers looking for a unique getaway," says Brenda Benjamin, director of marketing for Curaçao Tourism.

A lot of people in the States may not have heard of Curaçao—but that's likely to change soon. This southern Caribbean isle is positioned just below the hurricane belt, and the friendly local culture and year-round sunshine have already made it a popular vacation spot for Europeans.

Away.com's portal, created in conjunction with Curaçao Tourism, makes it easier for more Americans to get in on the secret, with highlights of the island's top attractions, along with guides catering to family travelers and beach-goers to help the unfamiliar traveler become better acquainted with the attractions and activities that define this Dutch Antilles paradise.

Away.com's widely published, carefully vetted travel experts have identified the best hotels and resorts, beaches, restaurants, shops, museums, and other outdoor attractions that make Curaçao such a desirable vacation spot. And the interactive elements of this new planning tool allow travelers to effortlessly browse the island's many activities, or hone in on what exactly they want to do—be it hiking through the exotic jungle interior, touring the famous Dutch architecture, or just relaxing on one of the island's many natural beaches, frosted drink in hand.

Finding information specific to a traveler's interests is one of the most important aspects of planning a great trip, but it can be difficult to do for undiscovered spots like Curaçao. "Curaçao is truly an island worth exploring," says Eric Brodnax, Away.com's general manager. "Our goal here was to assemble a wide variety of ideas from our travel experts and present them in an intuitive and accessible way."

With free expert information on more than 35,000 destinations across a variety of travel interests and lifestyles, including family travel, beach travel, active travel, parks travel, and gay and lesbian travel, Away.com has once again defined itself as a valuable tool for travelers across the globe.

About Away.com
Based in Washington, DC, Away.com (http://www.away.com/) is a leading travel planning website that offers more than two million pages of content covering over 35,000 destinations worldwide. In addition to its editorial offerings, the website provides consumers with access to listings for vacation rentals, adventure tour operators and other travel resources and suppliers. Away.com's blend of expert and consumer advice is integrated into online travel websites Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com/) and CheapTickets (http://www.cheaptickets.com/). In addition to Away.com, The Away Network also owns GORP.com (http://www.gorp.com/), a leading website focused on hiking, camping, and national parks vacations, and manages Outside Online (http://www.outsideonline.com/), the website of Outside, America's leading active lifestyle magazine. Founded in 1999 and supported by advertising, Away.com is a brand that is owned and operated by Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW).

About Orbitz Worldwide
Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) is a leading global online travel company that uses innovative technology to enable leisure and business travelers to research, plan and book a broad range of travel products. Orbitz Worldwide owns and operates a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com/), CheapTickets (http://www.cheaptickets.com/), ebookers (http://www.ebookers.com/), HotelClub (http://www.hotelclub.com/), RatesToGo (http://www.ratestogo.com/), the Away Network (http://www.away.com/), and corporate travel brand Orbitz for Business (http://www.orbitzforbusiness.com/). For more information on how your company can partner with Orbitz Worldwide, visit http://corp.orbitz.com/.

SOURCE: Away.com

CONTACT: Abby Hunt or Marita Thomas for Away.com, +1-312-894-4734, abigail.hunt@orbitz.com; or Nicole Lawler of Brodeur for Away.com, +1-617-587-2024, nlawler@brodeur.com; Brian Hoyt of Orbitz Worldwide, +1-312-894-6890, bhoyt@orbitz.com

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