SOUTHLAKE, Texas,
June 16, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading
technology provider to the global travel industry, is hosting a
special edition of its world itinerant developer competition to set
the stage in Las Vegas ahead of
Sabre's Travel Technology Exchange (TTX) innovation conference. The
contest is open to developers worldwide to create innovative apps
that will help the industry offer a frictionless travel experience,
unified e-commerce and personalized offers for today's
travelers.
Developers will compete Saturday,
June 24 to Sunday, June 25 at
the Aria Casino & Resort in Las
Vegas. The event will kick off on Saturday at noon, followed
by twenty-four hours of intense programming, creative thinking and
problem-solving for apps, widgets or other emerging technology that
could change the way people travel. Sabre is inviting all
developers from a variety of backgrounds to register their teams on
the Hackathon:TTX website.
Building on Sabre's platform, developers are given 24
hours to use different services and tools to create the big
innovation that takes travel to the next level. Using Sabre's
newest developer toolkit, coders are also challenged to create
widgets for one of the most powerful merchandising and booking
platforms for travel - the new Sabre Red Workspace. The goal is to
create something new and exciting for the platform. Sabre Dev
Studio provides access to API keys, SDKs, Demo Gallery and sample
coding.
The contest is open to anyone – from students to
start-ups, even to those working for some of the travel industry's
biggest brands – with a clear goal: create frictionless
experiences, unified e-commerce and personalized travel.
Apps and widgets should follow one of these three
themes:
- Frictionless Experience: How do we remove obstacles and
make the traveler experience as easy as possible?
- Unified Commerce: How do we ensure a comprehensive
experience for the customer, regardless of where they start,
continue, or finish the shopping process?
- Personalized Experience: How do we tailor travel directly
to the customer's preferences? How do we offer the right product to
the right customer at the right time?
The Sabre TTX innovation conference
is a 3-day conference packed with keynotes, networking
opportunities, new technology breakthroughs and showcases of the
latest trends and insights in the travel industry. This year the
conference includes a specific developer track, in addition to
agency, corporate and travel suppliers sessions.
Participants will compete for a chance to win the grand
prize of $5000 for the Best Creation,
$1000 for Best use of Emerging Technology, and $500 for
Best Idea for the New Sabre Red Workspace. The judging criteria
includes Technical Quality, Design, Originality and
Potential.
Entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts,
including:
- Mark McSpadden, Vice
President, Design & Innovation, Sabre
- Alexander Shchedrin, Vice
President, Strategic Services, DataArt
- Monica Coney, Manager of
New Business/Global Sales, American Airlines / Founder, Chief
Executive Connections
- Barbara Joseph, Manager of
Incubator and Agency Services, Virtuoso
Hackathon:TTX is being held in partnership with DataArt
and Ticket Evolution. DataArt is a global technology consultancy
that designs, develops and supports unique software solutions for
leading companies in the travel & hospitality, finance,
healthcare, media & telecom and other industries. Ticket
Evolution is a technology leader in the secondary live event
tickets industry. Ticket Evolution will be providing their advanced
suite of APIs, as well as documentation and mentorship.
For more information, visit the
Hackathon:TTX website
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