SOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre (NASDAQ:
SABR) today announced a new agreement with Flight Centre Travel
Group (ASX: FLT), one of the world's largest travel agency groups,
to provide its industry-leading distribution services as well as
the new Sabre Red Workspace to Flight Centre travel agents in
Australia and New Zealand.
The two companies share a commitment to innovation, and a vision
for the future of travel and technology's role in bringing that
vision to life. This new agreement comes following continued growth
and success of Flight Centre's relationship with Sabre in the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico.
FLT managing director Graham
Turner said: "We are delighted to have extended our
relationship with Sabre. One of our key global strategies has been
to increase productivity and we believe that Sabre's strong product
suite, which is now fully implemented in Australia and New
Zealand, will help us build on the success we are already
having in this regard."
Sabre has already upgraded more than 1,300 Flight Centre
locations to the new Sabre Red Workspace, representing nearly 9,500
travel agents, resulting in a solid increase in conversions
compared to the same time last year. Additionally, Sabre has been
able to reduce the amount of time associated with initial training
and onboarding of Flight Centre staff, in addition to providing a
system designed to allow consultants to up-sell and cross-sell more
effectively.
"Flight Centre is a thought leader and ours is a natural
partnership. We share a common belief and vision that the right
technology solutions coupled with scale and innovation will deliver
the kind of shopping and retailing experience that travelers want,
while delivering the efficiency and speed that agents need," said
Wade Jones, president of Sabre
Travel Network. "Since expanding our relationship and rolling out
the new Sabre Red Workspace, Flight Centre travel agents are
already seeing the promising results that we expect from our
highly-intuitive and ultra-fast desktop solution."
Under the agreement, Flight Centre Travel Group will use the
Sabre GDS as one of its key platforms to shop, book and manage
travel content from among 400 airlines, 900,000 hotel options, 24
car rental brands and 14 cruise lines.
About Flight Centre
After starting with one shop in
the early 1980s, Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has enjoyed
remarkable growth to become a $20
billion business consisting of more than 40 brands. One of
the world's largest travel agency groups, it has company-owned
operations in 23 countries and a corporate travel management
network that spans more than 90 countries. FCTG was listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange in 1995 (ASX: FLT). Flight
Centre Travel Group employs more than 19,000 people globally and
has a total of almost 2800 businesses.
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is the
leading technology provider to the global travel 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 US$120 billion of global travel
spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers.
Headquartered in Southlake, Texas,
USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the
world.
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