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How the journey of 1,000 miles or more grates on business travellers’ nerves
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How the journey of 1,000 miles or more grates on business travellers’ nerves
By Marisa Garcia | October 10, 2017
The journey may be part of the adventure for leisure travelers, but around 60% of business travelers find time spent in transit irritating, and nearly half find layovers draining, according to a new s Read More
Sabre CEO wants to lead the pack in the march toward an NDC world
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Sabre CEO wants to lead the pack in the march toward an NDC world
By Michele McDonald | October 4, 2017
The CEO of Sabre Corp. declared that the company will be the leader in the industry’s development of distribution and retailing solutions that leverage IATA’s NDC standard. Sabre issued a press sta Read More
TripActions closes on Series A round, partners with two powerhouses for hotel inventory
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TripActions closes on Series A round, partners with two powerhouses for hotel inventory
By Michele McDonald | October 4, 2017
TripActions, which bills itself as a “modern” corporate travel management company, disclosed that it completed a $12.5 million Series A round of funding in April. The sum brings its total amount of Read More
Sabre develops new platform for a much broader presentation of hospitality offerings
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Sabre develops new platform for a much broader presentation of hospitality offerings
By Michele McDonald | October 3, 2017
Sabre Corp. is developing a technology platform that will bring together hospitality content from multiple sources under the banner of Sabre Content Services for Lodging. The company plans to begin Read More
Airlines mix and match their relationship with GDSs and fare families
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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
Sabre Corp. chief sheds light on where the head count cuts will apply
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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
Sabre confirms job reductions
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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
Sabre files appeal seeking to overturn verdict in US Airways case
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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
Sabre updates on unauthorized access, confirms payment details hacked
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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
Sabre to test 'virtual travel agent' chatbot with two agencies
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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
Sabre aims for more personalization with FareNabber tech
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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
Sabre chief highlights distribution complexity as he talks around AA incentive
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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
Agencies warn of slow creep of non-transparent airline distribution
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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
Lufthansa hits GDS bookings with fee increase on bags
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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
British Airways, Lufthansa and a smell-the-coffee moment over distribution
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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