$50 Mil. Orbitz Mulls 2 Shops

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CHICAGO Online travel service Orbitz.com is considering two finalists—Omnicom Group’s Element 79 and Interpublic Group’s Mullen—for creative chores on its estimated $50 million-plus ad account, a client representative confirmed.

The Chicago-based client is splitting with WPP Group’s Young & Rubicam here.

Executives at the agencies either declined comment or did not return calls. An Orbitz representative confirmed the company was splitting with Y&R and was considering the two shops.

The review process is in the final stages and a decision is expected within weeks, per sources, though both Element 79, which is based here, and Mullen, located in Wenham, Mass.,





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