WARSAW, Poland and LONDON, Oct. 8,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- eSky, one of Central and Eastern Europe's fastest-growing online travel
companies, and Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading
technology provider to the global travel industry, have signed a
new distribution agreement that will power growth in new
markets.
Through Sabre, eSky will have access to content from more than
420 airlines, 750,000 hotels, and hundreds of tour operators, rail,
car and cruise providers, enabling it to sell personalized travel
packages from suppliers all over the world.
eSky will benefit from Sabre's shopping technology, Bargain
Finder Max, which will enable its agents access to extensive
content, fulfilling its customers' shopping needs and enhancing
their travel experiences with a wide range of branded fares and
ancillaries. In addition, eSky will leverage Sabre's post-booking
automation and revenue optimization tools to increase efficiency,
reduce costs and boost profits.
"It is our goal to grow in key new markets and regions, while
reducing costs and increasing our conversion rates," said Łukasz
Neska, vice president and CMO at eSky Group. "Sabre's technology
will support our objectives through access to the lowest fares and
through highly personalized shopping results. Its business
intelligence capabilities will also enable us to gain the insight
needed to thrive in new markets, as well as optimizing the
experience we provide to our customers."
From its base in Poland, eSky
serves a wide range of travelers throughout Latin America and Europe, and is constantly searching for ways
to customize its offerings to meet evolving traveler
expectations.
"With a strong presence and solid reputation in Europe and Latin
America, it is now eSky's ambition to expand into other key
markets," said Sean McDonald,
Sabre's vice president, Online. "Access to a broad range of content
from our travel suppliers around the world will help eSky to offer
the products and services its travelers need, while using our
automated technology will help agents to reduce response times and
spend more time focusing on their customers' needs."
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.
About the eSky Group
The eSky Group is a tourist agent
based on advanced online technology (OTA).The Group is a leader in
Europe and a leading player in the
markets of South America. The eSky
Travel Search eSky search engine allows travelers to buy tickets of
950 airlines - both regular, low-cost and charter ones, to book
accommodation in over 1.3 million hotels and apartments around the
world, to rent a car and to buy travel insurance. eSky has been
successfully realizing dynamic international expansion for several
years. The first foreign websites were created in Bulgaria and Romania, and others - as the eDestinos brand
on the South American markets. Currently, eSky offers its services
on almost 50 global markets and plans further development. The
Group is constantly developing its own technology that enables
foreign expansion and flexibility in the implementation of new
products. eSky consistently invests in mobile solutions. The mobile
application has been downloaded by over 3.1 million users and has
won a number of prestigious awards, among others: Mobile Trends
Awards M-commerce 2017, Dobry Wzór 2017. The eSky Group has won a
number of awards, such as Gazela Biznesu 2018 and also appeared on
the "Ones to Watch" as one of the best business projects in
Europe in the Travel / Leisure
category in the European Business Awards competition.
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