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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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Travelsky financials show stronger growth in 2016 than western peers

By Martin Cowen | April 21, 2017

Travelsky's 2016 annual report highlights the scale of the business and the range of services it is currently offering to China's airlines, airports and agents, with a hint that it might be looking at Read More

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Ukrainian Airlines slams on fees for every booking channel, but website is cheapest

By Kevin May | April 21, 2017

Ukrainian International Airlines is to impose a $9 surcharge on every booking made through the world's Global Distribution Systems. The fee on each segment made on tickets bought via Amadeus, Trave Read More

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Full content agreements for airline distribution live to fight another day

By Michele McDonald | March 23, 2017

Several major airlines, including Lufthansa, Air Canada and American Airlines, were unsuccessful in their recent attempt to bring the GDS "full content agreement" closer to a demise. The carriers h Read More

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Four ways to maximize savings by maximizing online adoption

By Sponsored Content | March 20, 2017

Corporate travel worldwide continues to see a steady resurgence, with annual growth rates approaching 4%, according to Phocuswright. NB: This is a viewpoint by Rodolfo Silva, VP, global corporate s Read More

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Travel and the fourth industrial revolution

By Kevin May | March 15, 2017

Interesting positioning by Sabre in recent weeks as it looks to face what it calls the "fourth industrial revolution" and how the travel industry will tackle it. This move to an entirely new econom Read More

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The ins and outs of where and how people book hotels

By Kevin May | March 13, 2017

Online travel agencies remain the dominant booking force for hotels around the world - although some regional quirks illustrate the popularity of apparent old school methods. A paper by Sabre and P Read More

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Etihad completes NDC booking tool for improved shopping experience

By Marisa Garcia | March 9, 2017

Etihad Airways has completed the implementation of a new IATA NDC-compliant booking standard to improve the information flow between travel agents and the airline's reservation systems. The airline Read More

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Sabre starts hunt for new airline IT boss

By Martin Cowen | March 7, 2017

The interesting times continue at Sabre, with the news that Hugh Jones is stepping down as president of its airline IT unit. Jones has some thirty years' experience in the travel sector. Before tak Read More

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Sabre's CFO bangs the drum for the joined-up PSS/GDS

By Martin Cowen | March 3, 2017

Sabre's CFO Rick Simonson has outlined the importance of using insights from its passenger reservation and airline IT products to help airlines sell via the direct and indirect channel. Speaking at Read More

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Sabre's new CEO to focus tech investment on returns and speed to market

By Martin Cowen | February 8, 2017

Sabre's recently appointed president and CEO, Sean Menke, has shared with analysts his vision for the business, and there are some subtle (and not so subtle) changes ahead. Menke took over the role Read More

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APAC travellers want access to agents during the trip

By Martin Cowen | January 31, 2017

A report from Sabre's APAC team reveals the need for online and offline agents to connect with travellers during the trip. The study, which covers eleven countries across the region, identifies fou Read More

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