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Sabre CFO on its crystal clear focus, airline retailing and the hotel space
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Sabre CFO on its crystal clear focus, airline retailing and the hotel space
By Marisa Garcia | February 23, 2018
Sabre says it has a "crystal clear" focus for the company going forward in terms of being at the lead in retailing, distribution and fulfilment for airlines and hotels. The words came from Rick Simo Read More
Travelport unveils phased roadmap to bring in NDC content
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Travelport unveils phased roadmap to bring in NDC content
By Linda Fox | February 20, 2018
Travelport has unveiled details of its product plans for airlines going forward based on IATA's New Distribution Capability technology standard. The distribution giant, which was first to achieve c Read More
Sabre reports results from its 'transitional' year
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Sabre reports results from its 'transitional' year
By Michele McDonald | February 14, 2018
Last year was “transitional” for Sabre Corp., according to chief executive officer Sean Menke, and “we began this year in a much better position.” Sabre Red success The new version of Sabre Red Work Read More
Sabre posts record revenue for 2017 despite slowing growth
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Sabre posts record revenue for 2017 despite slowing growth
By Kevin May | February 14, 2018
Sabre saw revenues hit more than $3.5 billion during 2017, in what the company claims was a "transformational year" for the business. Read More
Amadeus to integrate Routehappy content in distribution channels
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Amadeus to integrate Routehappy content in distribution channels
By Michele McDonald | February 11, 2018
Fresh off its acquisition by ATPCO, Routehappy wrapped up yet another big deal: a partnership with Amadeus, the world’s largest GDS. Amadeus will integrate Routehappy’s rich airline content into it Read More
Sabre launches 'Ella,' TSI's new virtual travel agent chatbot
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Sabre launches 'Ella,' TSI's new virtual travel agent chatbot
By Michele McDonald | February 6, 2018
Sabre Corp. launched a pilot program of a “virtual agent” chatbot powered by artificial intelligence with Dallas-headquartered Travel Services International USA (TSI). As with most initial forays i Read More
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Sabre preps new content service with lodging offerings
By Mitra Sorrells | February 2, 2018
When Sabre’s new Content Services for Lodging launches later this year it will give travel buyers access to more than 900,000 hotel properties. Read More
Sabre Corp. to integrate multisource hotel content into GDS
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Sabre Corp. to integrate multisource hotel content into GDS
By Michele McDonald | January 31, 2018
Sabre Corp. is taking a new approach to how it deals with hotel inventory. Traci Mercer, senior vice president of lodging, ground, and sea, said that for the first time it will integrate multirepre Read More
American Express buys Mezi chatbot
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AmEx buys Mezi, embraces "do-it-for-me" model
By Mitra Sorrells | January 30, 2018
American Express has acquired artificial intelligence-powered assistant Mezi, which co-founder and CEO Swapnil Shinde says upends the current “DIY” trend of travel search and booking into a... Read More
Leisure and business travelers outline airline ancillary needs
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Leisure and business travelers outline airline ancillary needs
By Kevin May | January 29, 2018
It might be a low price that determines whether a traveler buys a particular airfare, but there are stark differences on the ancillary front that help fuel that decision. Read More
From Low Fares to YES Fares - why travelers expect more than just the lowest fares
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From Low Fares to YES Fares - why travelers expect more than just the lowest fares
By Sponsored Content | January 25, 2018
Sponsored by Sabre. Cost is still a main consideration for any traveler. But as consumer behavior changes, and people expect more from their travel, it’s no longer enough to simply offer the lowes Read More
The top seven travel API developments to look out for in 2018
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The top seven travel API developments to look out for in 2018
By Marisa Garcia | January 12, 2018
Back in 2016, IBM predicted that the API economy would be worth $2.2 trillion by 2018, based on the cumulative benefits of data integration and exchange through all industry sectors and the transactio Read More
Webinar wrap - personalization, seamless travel, automation, customer experience (one of two)
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Webinar wrap - personalization, seamless travel, automation, customer experience (one of two)
By PhocusWire | December 20, 2017
Personalisation and payments, big data and even bigger opportunities, automated expenses and emotional algorithms. During the first half of the year, the ongoing tnooz webinar series welcomed some of Read More
CWT, Amadeus, Sabre and other news briefs today...
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CWT, Amadeus, Sabre and other news briefs today...
By PhocusWire | December 18, 2017
In our latest wrap-up of news in brief: CWT distribution hire... Malaysia Airlines and Amadeus... Sabre and Alaska Airlines renew deal... Star Alliance connects to Plug & Play... Travelport PCI... Read More
British Airways tightens screw on NDC channel use
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British Airways tightens screw on NDC channel use
By Kevin May | December 18, 2017
British Airways could potentially be seen as the most aggressive carrier in the drive to push NDC-enabled ticketing. Read More