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Articles tagged “global distribution systems”

Travel Technology

Sabre Pushes Through Setbacks Toward Positive Recovery

Sabre continues to diversify its business by adding technology products, a good investment as the travel industry slowly but surely changes over the years.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Sabre Pushes Through Setbacks Toward Positive Recovery

Travel Technology

Amadeus Execs Offer Glimpse Into Tech Investment Trends for Next Decade

Once travelers have decided to book a trip, they don't want to jump through hoops to pay for it. Travel companies should prioritize ways to making paying as easy as possible.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Amadeus Execs Offer Glimpse Into Tech Investment Trends for Next Decade

News Blog

Business Travel Poses Biggest Challenge Globally for Hoteliers — Survey

Hotels have mixed feelings about business travel in 2023. On one hand the corporate travel and groups segment is the main area of focus for hotel revenue teams this year. But rather than staffing issues, business travel also represents their biggest challenge, according to a new Outlook & Trends 2023 Survey from revenue management software…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Travel Technology

Travelport CEO Talks Recovery Outlook and Tech Investment in 2023

If the industry waits for segments like business travel to fully recover, it could be waiting forever. That’s one reason why Travelport and its competitors should continue investing in tech and expanding offerings.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Travelport CEO Talks Recovery Outlook and Tech Investment in 2023

News Blog

American Airlines Sues Sabre for 11 Years of Legal Fees

Following a legal battle that lasted 11 years, American Airlines Group wants to force defendant Sabre Corp to pay its legal fees.  U.S. law firm O'Melveny & Myers filed a lawsuit on behalf of American Airlines on Friday, saying the Texas-based global distribution system should pay American's fees. Those fees could amount to at least…

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Travel Technology

Sabre’s Slow Recovery Gets Lift From Pandemic Booking Milestone

Business is still not close to where it was in 2019, but it's getting there — slowly.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Sabre’s Slow Recovery Gets Lift From Pandemic Booking Milestone

Business Travel

Amadeus Targets Blended Travelers With TrustedStays Partnership

Originally set up during the pandemic to help nurses book and stay in homes, rather than hotels, TrustedStays has now "commercialized" its platform. It potentially opens the door to short-term rental operators that were previously locked out from corporate bookings.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Amadeus Targets Blended Travelers With TrustedStays Partnership

Business Travel

How Posting All U.S. Airline Fees Upfront Will Impact Corporate Travel

The U.S. Transportation Department wants airlines to be more transparent about their ancillary fees. In theory it would help businesses, but the corporate travel sector has been grappling with this issue for years already.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

How Posting All U.S. Airline Fees Upfront Will Impact Corporate Travel

News Blog

Sonder Adds Former CWT CEO Michelle Frymire to Its Board

In a further sign of its push into business travel, Sonder has added Michelle Frymire, the former CEO of corporate travel agency CWT, to its board of directors. The next-generation hospitality company this month also announced it has a chain code, SS, in the Sabre and Amadeus global distribution systems, and earlier this year expanded…

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

News Blog

Sabre Sues Hawaiian Airlines for Alleged Breach of Contract

Global distribution system provider Sabre is alleging that beginning May 31 Hawaiian Airlines implemented a new distribution policy that prevented U.S.-based travel agents using Sabre from booking the airline’s inter-island flights, and also began levying U.S.-based travel agents a $7 per segment surcharge on all bookings of all other Hawaiian Airlines’ flights through Sabre. Those…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago