-- Agents and airlines will save time and money selling
Skyteam's Round the World itineraries
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a global technology provider to the
travel and tourism industry, has become the first marketplace to
offer automated Round the World (RTW) and Circle Trip (CT) airfares
– those that start and end in the same destination, but include
more than one stop-over.
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Developed in collaboration with global airline alliance,
SkyTeam, and Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO), the new
industry standard for purchasing RTW and CT fares helps reduce
administrative costs associated with updating and managing RTW
products.
Until now, when booking multi-destination RTW itineraries for
travelers, agents had to manually add up the prices of each segment
of a passenger's journey. New Sabre technology automates this
process, providing a complete fare price to the agent for the
passenger's entire journey. Agencies will also benefit from reduced
Agency Debit Memo costs (ADMs), sent by airlines when there is a
discrepancy between the fare offered and the airline's published
price. This new capability will be immediately available for
SkyTeam's Go Round the World (RTW)
and Go Round Asia & Southwest
Pacific fares.
"Booking RTW tickets has been a pain-point for airlines and
agencies for some time, and a challenge we have been eager to help
solve," said Wade Jones, Sabre
senior vice president of Marketing. "Using our latest technology
and working alongside ATPCO and SkyTeam, Sabre has established a
new industry standard for purchasing RTW itineraries that makes it
easier and more efficient for everyone involved. SkyTeam is a great
first alliance to have on board and we fully expect this new
standard to drive more RTW fares for carriers."
"Building an industry-approved, standardized framework for
automated RTW fares has been much needed for some time, and that is
why we are delighted to be working with Sabre to make this a
reality," said Mauro Oretti, vice president – Sales & Marketing
for SkyTeam. "We are proud to be the first alliance to automate
these types of fares for agents using the Sabre GDS. We know that
our partners in the travel agent community appreciate automated
faring, especially on tickets such as these, which is why we are
pleased to make this a reality."
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre® Corporation
is a leading technology provider to the global travel and tourism
industry. Sabre's software, data, mobile and distribution solutions
are used by hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties
to manage critical operations, including passenger and guest
reservations, revenue management, flight, network and crew
management. Sabre also operates a leading global travel
marketplace, which processes more than $110
billion of estimated travel spend annually by connecting
travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre operates offices
in approximately 60 countries around the world.
About SkyTeam
SkyTeam is the global airline alliance
with 20 member airlines working together to offer seamless
travel on an extensive global network. From top hubs around the
world, SkyTeam members provide reliable and comfortable journeys to
over 1,050 destinations. SkyTeam customers can unwind in 516
lounges as they travel, earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles.
SkyTeam Elite Plus customers are eligible for SkyPriority services.
The 20 members are: Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas,
Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines,
China Eastern, China Southern, Czech
Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia,
TAROM, Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. SkyTeam welcomes 612
million customers each year on more than 16,320 daily
flights to 1,052 destinations in 177 countries.
www.skyteam.com / www.facebook.com/skyteam /
www.youtube.com/user/skyteam
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SkyTeam
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Sabre
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Corporate
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Jess
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Jess.matthias.ctr@sabre.com
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