INTERVIEW: Abacus International CEO Robert Bailey

The Beat's Jay Campbell last week spoke with Robert Bailey, president and CEO of Abacus International in Singapore, about development spending plans, Asia-Pacific market characteristics, negotiating with airlines, business travel demand, China and other topics, as excerpted below. Abacus is a 22 year-old global distribution system provider operating in 24 markets and owned by Sabre Holdings and a consortium of Asian carriers including All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines and Singap