Orbitz for Business is offering clients a hotel discount program allowing cancellation without penalty up to 24 hours before check-in

, the company announced. With coverage "in every major U.S. market, as well as key international business destinations in Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom," the program also offers hoteliers preferred positioning in booking displays. Orbitz for Business in January began to pilot the offering, and claimed a 62 percent year-over-year increase in bookings for participating hotels versus a 20 percent increase for nonparticipants.