Sabre

Sabre Hospitality deploys first generative AI tool
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Sabre Hospitality deploys first generative AI tool
By Linda Fox | June 18, 2024
SynXis Concierge.AI will initially be used by Sabre’s customer care and delivery team to improve the serve it provides the company's hotel customers. Read More
Sabre lays out offer-order strategy with release of retailing platform
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Sabre lays out offer-order strategy with release of retailing platform
By Linda Fox | May 22, 2024
The technology aims to help airlines make the move from the passenger-name-record world to more modern retailing via API-based solutions. Read More
CEO Spotlight - Kurt Ekert of Sabre
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CEO Spotlight - Kurt Ekert of Sabre
By Linda Fox | May 7, 2024
Kurt Ekert joined Sabre as president in January 2022 and became CEO in April 2023. Prior to that he had most recently been president and CEO of CWT and chief commercial officer at Travelport. Read More
Sabre says growth strategy beginning to pay off
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Sabre says growth strategy beginning to pay off
By Linda Fox | May 2, 2024
Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert said margin expansion for the distribution company was driven by revenue growth, efficiency improvements and progress on its technology transformation. Read More
How visual content is reshaping flight shopping for travelers, airlines and resellers
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How visual content is reshaping flight shopping for travelers, airlines and resellers
By Mitra Sorrells | May 1, 2024
One of the pillars of customer-centricity in the airline industry is rich content – giving flight shoppers a clear and visually compelling booking experience similar to what they see... Read More
A visual history of digital travel brands’ revenues since 1995
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A visual history of digital travel brands’ revenues since 1995
By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2024
Watch a visual progression of the quarterly revenues for publicly-traded digital travel companies dating back to 1995. Read More
Sabre, Mastercard join Travalyst mission to drive sustainable travel choices
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Sabre, Mastercard join Travalyst mission to drive sustainable travel choices
By Linda Fox | March 1, 2024
The coalition, which also counts Booking.com, Expedia Group and Trip.com Group as partners, aims to help inform consumer travel choices by making sustainability information mainstream. Read More
Sabre notes 2023 improvements, cloud migration and tech cost savings on track
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Sabre notes 2023 improvements, cloud migration and tech cost savings on track
By Linda Fox | February 15, 2024
Adjusted EBITDA for the technology and distribution company was $96 million for the quarter and $337 for the full year, up from $65 million in 2022. The gains were attributed to increases in travel... Read More
Travel veterans Kaufer, Lugli, Misunas on GenAI, social media, diversity and more
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Travel veterans Kaufer, Lugli, Misunas on GenAI, social media, diversity and more
By Mitra Sorrells | January 5, 2024
While Flo Lugli, Kathy Misunas and Steve Kaufer are no longer in operational roles in travel, they are still very tuned in to what is happening across the industry.  Read More
Sabre on using technology to optimize B2B travel payments
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Sabre on using technology to optimize B2B travel payments
By PhocusWire | December 4, 2023
Nicolas Ortiz, product management and partnerships director for Sabre Virtual Payments, explains how the company has been developing its Virtual Payments solution and how it solves key issues for... Read More
Sabre reports revenue gains in Q3 but losses increase
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Sabre reports revenue gains in Q3 but losses increase
By Linda Fox | November 2, 2023
Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert said the financial results exceeded expectations. Read More
Key strategies for airlines to achieve offer optimization
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Key strategies for airlines to achieve offer optimization
By PhocusWire | November 1, 2023
Sabre vice president of product management for retail intelligence and revenue optimization Bhaskara Guntreddy explains why offer optimization is so difficult to achieve and offers concrete tips... Read More
Sabre and CellPoint Digital team up for "milestone" partnership
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Sabre and CellPoint Digital team up for "milestone" partnership
By Morgan Hines | October 25, 2023
Sabre customers will have access to Cellpoint Digital’s payment services as part of their new partnership. Read More
The edge in B2B payments: How virtual cards offer more for travel
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The edge in B2B payments: How virtual cards offer more for travel
By Michelle Bruno | October 24, 2023
Because momentum is moving toward efficient, secure and flexible business-to-business payments, virtual payments are the next step in the industry's evolution.  Read More
Sabre investigation finds no security concerns from alleged ransomware attack
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Sabre investigation finds no security concerns from alleged ransomware attack
By Derek Catron | October 10, 2023
Despite allegations from a ransomware group that it stole sensitive personal information from Sabre, the company said it has found no evidence that customer data has been compromised.   Read More
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