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Posted Feb 4, 2010
Sabre Travel Network announced a global pilot of a new work flow solution for the agency community. The new product will include a new GUI (graphical user interface), work flow management across multiple GDS, a customer profile, etc.
Posted Jan 27, 2010
An industry legend has departed one last time, as reported here by Terry Maxon of the Dallas Morning News. I never knew Max but certainly understand his influence. You're encouraged to post your thoughts...
Posted Jan 25, 2010
The last three major airline res system cutovers have not gone well for the major players involved. Despite the success of the SITA cutover of the Malaysian Airlines new res system, the next two have been rocky at best. So while I hope not to jinx the next one, let's hope that the Sabre cutover of jetBlue from Navitaire to SabreSonic goes well.
Posted Jan 14, 2010
Sabre today announced a "long-term" full-content distribution deal with Tam. It marks the second such deal with a Brazilian airline that previously used limited GDS distribution, and the third such agreement in South America since last summer.
Posted Jan 13, 2010
The Interactive Travel Services Association commissioned PhoCusWright to produce a paper outlining the "role and influence" of the global distribution systems. You can get it here. For most industry participants, the paper will contain little new information. It looks more like a primer that GDS companies reportedly planning to go public can hand out to potential investors and analysts. If I can be permitted to stereotype, the GDS role is as familiar to such folks as is the dark side of the moon (not the album). ITSA executive director Art Sackler declined to answer my question on whether the paper's timing is related to IPOs, but nevertheless, I have to agree with him that such a paper "was long past due."
Posted Jan 5, 2010
Latin American carrier Lan Airlines selected Sabre to provide reservations and operational systems. Lan will follow such carriers as JetBlue and WestJet in deploying the Sabre Sonic Customer Sales and Service product.
Posted Jan 4, 2010
With the industry still lacking innovation and being driven by incentives, as well as travel management companies continuing to put all their eggs in the global distribution system baskets as it seems, technology providers are forecasted to face a downturn.
Posted Dec 10, 2009
Has your organization staged a virtual meeting in the past year? What's more, has your company bought or leased collaboration/virtual meetings tech. More importantly, are you managing the strategy, policy creation and compliance tracking for all virtual meetings technologies as part of your travel and meetings portfolio?
Posted Dec 3, 2009
WestJet CEO Sean Durfy today acknowledged that the challenges stemming from the switchover to Sabre's reservation system "are carrying on longer then we originally anticipated."
Posted Dec 3, 2009
Limited access to fares and inventory from Brazilian airlines Gol and Tam has frustrated corporate travel agencies and buyers for years. Gol last week announced expanded participation with the global distribution system providers, but a Gol representative nevertheless indicated that "there is no GDS provider with Gol's full content."
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