SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Cloud
today announced it has joined forces with Sabre Corporation
(NASDAQ: SABR)— a leading software and technology provider
that powers the global travel industry—to help digitally transform
the traveler's experience, and co-create the future of travel.
Sabre, which launched in 1960, revolutionized the travel market
with the industry's first semi-automated flight reservation system.
Since then, Sabre has evolved into a broad technology platform that
manages more than $260B worth of
global travel spend annually, supporting a wide range of travel
providers, such as individual airlines, hoteliers, agencies, travel
aggregators, and more. The 10-year-strategic partnership between
Google and Sabre will enable the travel provider to improve
operational agility while developing new services and creating a
new marketplace for its airline, hospitality and travel agency
customers.
"This is a really exciting time for Sabre, our customers,
employees and other key stakeholders. For decades, Sabre has made
travel easier for people on the go and within the industries that
serve them," said Sabre President and Chief Executive Officer,
Sean Menke. "Today, we embark on a
new transformational journey with Google. As our preferred cloud
provider and broader strategic partner, Google Cloud will help to
accelerate our digital transformation and ability to create a new
marketplace and critical products and systems focused on our
customer needs for decades to come."
As part of the agreement, engineers and business leaders at both
companies will work side-by-side on three main initiatives:
- Improving Sabre's technology capability: Sabre will
begin the process of migrating its IT infrastructure to Google
Cloud's highly available and secure services. The partnership
provides Sabre advanced support and greater flexibility to meet its
technology objectives.
- Using Google Cloud tools to enhance and optimize travel:
Google Cloud's data analytics tools will enable Sabre to enhance
the capabilities of current and future products. They will provide
Sabre with insights to help them improve operational efficiency and
create and optimize travel options, improving both loyalty and
revenues for its customers.
- Driving a broader innovation framework: The two
companies have aligned upon a framework that leverages talent and
assets of both companies to imagine, develop and deploy future
capabilities that will advance the travel ecosystem, benefiting all
market participants.
"We are thrilled to work with Sabre through this important
initiative to bring together the strengths of both our companies
and accelerate innovation in the travel industry," said Thomas
Kurian CEO, Google Cloud. "We believe our partnership will deliver
more personalized experiences for travelers, saving time and
providing greater convenience that will ultimately raise the
standard for the travel industry overall."
"At Google we build tools to help others, so a big part of our
mission is helping other companies realize theirs. We're so glad
that Sabre has chosen to work with us to further their mission of
building the future of travel," said Sundar
Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet. "Travelers seek
convenience, choice and value. Our capabilities in AI and cloud
computing will help Sabre deliver more of what consumers
want."
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