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Sabre launches global reservation system for video conferencing

By Kevin May | November 3, 2011

Big move into the world of digital meetings by Sabre Travel Network with the unveiling today of a project to allow businesses to book video conferencing rooms. Read More

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Gilliland: Sabre thinking of IPO -- eventually

By Dennis Schaal | November 2, 2011

Sabre CEO Sam Gilliland is openly talking about the company "going out into the public markets eventually." Read More

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Bluetooth flight check-in and boarding -- Sabre builds a prototype

By Dennis Schaal | November 1, 2011

Just when you may be getting used to online check-in and mobile boarding passes for your flights, Sabre has built a prototype for a system that would use Bluetooth technology to enable passengers to... Read More

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The big travel technology question: is the industry ready for the IT Spring?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | October 31, 2011

Long term IT contracts were once the norm around the travel industry - but with the rapid change of IT structure occurring today, especially with the evolution of Big Data, this is beginning to change. Read More

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GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus - October 2011

By PhocusWire | October 29, 2011

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during October 2011 - all here, in one easy read. Read More

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Virgin America website and reservations system goes offline in scheduled switch to Sabre

By Dennis Schaal | October 28, 2011

It should be an interesting next 24 hours for Virgin America and its passengers as its website and reservation system went offline in a scheduled switch to the SabreSonic reservation platform. Read More

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Review of GDS regulations in Europe faces delay

By Kevin May | October 25, 2011

A European Commission review of the regulatory framework overseeing the role the global distribution systems has hit its first stumbling block: a predictable delay in gathering responses. Read More

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Can we de-commoditize air travel once and for all?

By Evan Konwiser | October 20, 2011

Why is air travel such a commodity? After all, it’s often one of the most durable memories of a trip. Read More

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And now Amadeus enters into truce with American Airlines

By Dennis Schaal | October 17, 2011

Following agreements by Travelport and Sabre, Amadeus has now entered into a "medium-term" contract to extend its full-content agreement with American Airlines. Read More

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In a perfect Direct Connect world it should be love at first sight for airlines and agencies

By Viewpoints | October 13, 2011

In my keynote at this week’s CASMA conference in Beijing, I wanted to create a vision of what an airline that is serious about Direct Connect (DC) as a distribution option should work toward. Read More

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Positives and negatives for travel managers with mobile trip management

By Daniele Beccari | October 7, 2011

Three topics stormed the audience at the ACTE Global 2011 conference which just ended in Paris this week: social, mobile and data. Read More

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Tnooz-Sabre webinar: VIDEO - Tools for next generation travel managers

By PhocusWire | October 3, 2011

Travellers' expectations for their journeys are growing exponentially and travel agents remain at the sharp end of meeting the needs of those planning leisure or business trips. Read More

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Travelport wins full backing to extend debt plan to 2016

By Kevin May | September 29, 2011

Relief all round at Travelport after securing unanimous support to alter the terms of its PIK (payment in kind) loan, effectively giving the company until 2016 to repay its debts. Read More