Gallery: Travel Smarter With Orbitz's Slick Apps for Data Nerds

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    The Orbitz Labs 'Hotel Rates Heatmap' is useful for planning a vacation a few months out.
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    One app helps you decide which days of the week to travel on based on the average price per night for rooms in each city.
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    Orbitz Labs' specialized Super Bowl travel app combed the five boroughs (and New Jersey) for hotel deals.
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    The flight portion of the Super Bowl tool automatically selected the appropriate travel dates and the participating teams' cities.
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    Should you book now or wait a few weeks? The 'Hotel Rates by Booking Date' app lets you decide on the best times to buy.
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    This animated map is more eye-candy than tool. It shows current flight patterns based on user-searches.
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