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Airlines mix and match their relationship with GDSs and fare families

By Martin Cowen | September 19, 2017

CarTrawler and IdeaWorks have released the full findings from the annual ancillary revenue research with Sabre, Travelport and Amadeus included into the conversation along with 66 global airlines. Read More

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Sabre Corp. chief sheds light on where the head count cuts will apply

By Michele McDonald | August 2, 2017

Sabre Corp. chief Sean Menke shed some light on the company’s plans to reduce head count in a major realignment of its business. During Sabre’s second-quarter earnings call, Menke said the company Read More

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Sabre confirms job reductions

By Martin Cowen | August 1, 2017

Sabre is planning to cut its workforce of 10,000 by around 9%, according to a statement. The release was put out in response to "media reports." It appears as if The Straits Times in Singapore brok Read More

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Sabre files appeal seeking to overturn verdict in US Airways case

By Michele McDonald | July 21, 2017

Sabre Corp. filed its opening appeal brief seeking to reverse the December 2016 verdict and damages award in a lawsuit brought by US Airways. The jury, which heard the case in the US District Court Read More

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Sabre updates on unauthorized access, confirms payment details hacked

By Martin Cowen | July 6, 2017

Sabre has finished its investigation into a previously announced security breach impacting its SynXis hotel reservation system and concluded that "an unauthorized party accessed certain payment card i Read More

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Sabre to test 'virtual travel agent' chatbot with two agencies

By Michele McDonald | July 4, 2017

Sabre Corp. is planning to test a white-label chatbot with two travel agencies. Sabre is developing a “virtual travel agent" powered by Microsoft Bot Framework and Microsoft Cognitive Services, a s Read More

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Sabre aims for more personalization with FareNabber tech

By Michele McDonald | June 29, 2017

Sabre Corp. launched its FareNabber API at its TTX innovation conference in Las Vegas, which aims to help travel companies and developers create a smarter, more personalized air fare shopping experien Read More

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Sabre chief highlights distribution complexity as he talks around AA incentive

By Michele McDonald | June 29, 2017

In the wake of the latest challenge to the GDS status quo, Sabre chief Sean Menke says the GDS will remain “the most efficient way to move us forward.” Menke made the statement in his keynote addre Read More

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Agencies warn of slow creep of non-transparent airline distribution

By Kevin May | June 19, 2017

The European Commission is being asked to tackle "dangerous developments" in airline distribution around discrimination against so-called neutral channels. Regulators in Brussels received a letter Read More

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Lufthansa hits GDS bookings with fee increase on bags

By Kevin May | June 8, 2017

Lufthansa is taking another approach to putting the squeeze on passengers who choose to book through Global Distribution Systems. The group - covering Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian - has an existin Read More

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British Airways, Lufthansa and a smell-the-coffee moment over distribution

By Viewpoints | June 1, 2017

It has taken two years, but two major global carriers have now started to put the squeeze on the old airline distribution model. Is it an attack by Lufthansa and British Airways on the Global Distr Read More

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In GDS battles for market share, size isn't everything

By Michele McDonald | May 24, 2017

It might be tempting to suggest that Gordon Wilson is downplaying the importance of GDS market share because, as CEO of Travelport, he runs the GDS with the smallest share of the three major companies Read More

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Chinese travellers welcome their independence while agents play their part

By Martin Cowen | May 10, 2017

More than one in five travellers from China are confident enough to plan every aspect of their trip themselves, according to a new Sabre report. The Evolving Chinese Traveller study covers familiar Read More

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Sabre investigates unathorized access to SynXis payment information

By Martin Cowen | May 3, 2017

Sabre is looking into an "unauthorized access" incident affecting its hospitality unit's SynXis reservation system. The acknowledgement comes in its 10-Q filing released yesterday at the same time Read More

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Sabre feels benefit of Asia-Pacific air booking growth

By Kevin May | May 2, 2017

Sabre almost hit the $1 billion in revenue milestone for the first quarter of 2017 in its earnings report released this week. The tech giant scored $915.4 million for the first three months of the Read More

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