ESPN Orbitz Team On Sports Travel

"Wives of sports fans, and probably a few husbands of fans, may find their fan spouses planning the next vacation around Pedro Martinez's starts with the Mets instead of around a destination like Disney World. Unless of course, it's spring training when the Braves take residence at Disney in March. At least the hotel rates are pretty reasonable in late winter.

The Orbitz and ESPN team-up will enable fans to book hotels and even vacation packages based around sporting events, Dow Jones reported.

'Orbitz' agreement with ESPN.com is a slam dunk for sports fans who want to literally follow their favorite teams,' Randy Wagner, chief marketing officer at Orbitz, said in the report. "