[UPDATE, Feb. 4: Sabre announced that AA’s Preferred and Main Cabin Extra Seat now are available in the Sabre global distribution system. A Sabre official said a “phased rollout” will wrap up in mid-February.] Sabre at U.S. points of sale on Feb. 2 will start facilitating American Airlines’ paid seats, according to a Sabre memo…
[UPDATE, Dec. 2: Sabre announced that the investigation concluded, “and our review found no loss of traveler data, including no unauthorized access to or acquisition of sensitive protected information, such as payment card data or personally identifiable information.”] Some travel management pros are concerned about a lack of new information on Sabre’s recent security incident. A Bloomberg report more than…
TripCase, TripIt and WorldMate have been the granddaddies of itinerary apps since the App Store’s infancy. Using WorldMate’s API for email parsing and its GDS for agency synchronization, Sabre claims the lead with 30 million TripCase itineraries managed last year. “It’s early days,” said Sabre senior vice president for traveler solutions John Samuel. “This is a new space and…
Sabre is nearly ready to commercialize its answer to managed travel program leakage. First announced in summer 2013, TruTrip is meant to commingle records on travel reservations made outside designated channels with those booked within. Like with Concur’s TripLink and some niche tools, the idea is to provide a complete picture of travel plans to travelers, their program managers and their agencies. To…
[UPDATE, Dec. 2, 2016: Sabre announced that it added a virtual payment option for airline bookings within the Sabre Red Workspace, furnished with payment firm Conferma. Sabre described the new “standard form of payment” at the agent point of sale as an industry first. The integration “eliminates the need for mid/back-office providers and online corporate…
[UPDATE: Sabre on May 14, 2015, announced the acquisition of Abacus International.] Sabre Corporation on Monday revealed in a financial filing that this quarter it may agree to an acquisition for its Travel Network GDS division. The acquired company would cost around $500 million, add about $250 million in revenue and improve earnings starting next year….
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