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Sabre announces Sabre Red Launchpad, a new booking solution for travel agencies
Sabre developed Sabre Red Launchpad, an extension
of Sabre Red 360, with launch partner Internova Travel Group, one the world's
largest travel services companies.
Sabre Red Launchpad reduces training time for
new-to-industry travel consultants and provides a light-weight way for
independent consultants who do not currently use an aggregator or GDS to access
the breadth of content and robust capabilities that Sabre provides through its
travel marketplace. In the coming weeks, Internova will roll out a co-branded
version of the product – Internova SNAP, Powered by Sabre – to its thousands of
travel advisors in the U.S. Sabre will rollout Sabre Red Launchpad globally in
the coming months.
"Sabre Red Launchpad expands the Sabre Red
toolkit," said Kathy Morgan, Vice President of Product Management,
Distribution Experience, Sabre Travel Solutions. "We're giving travel
agencies more choice and flexibility in how they manage their workforces. Some
consultants may work purely in Sabre Red Launchpad and others may choose to use
the expanded capabilities of Sabre Red 360 over time. We feel fortunate to
innovate alongside visionary companies like Internova Travel Group to deliver
new technologies that enhance experiences for travel advisors and the travelers
we serve."
Like consumer travel applications, Sabre Red
Launchpad provides users with a streamlined graphical user interface (GUI) that
helps them shop and book basic air, hotel, and car itineraries with only a few
clicks. The product supports NDC offers, low-cost carrier XML content, and
traditional ATPCO/EDIFACT options as well as the full breadth of lodging
content offered via Sabre's Content Services for Lodging.
"To recruit talent to our industry, we need
modern travel retailing tools that do not require new hires to learn a new
language to operate. In addition, we're pleased that SNAP will help our
independent agents to benefit from working with technology platforms like
Sabre in a way that works for them. In collaboration with Sabre, we're proud to
introduce a new chapter in the way we shop and book travel," said Peter
Vlitas, Executive Vice President, Partner Relations at Internova Travel Group.
Sabre Red Launchpad co-exists alongside Sabre's
existing agency booking solution, Sabre Red 360. If complex servicing needs
arise, Sabre Red Launchpad users can hand-off bookings seamlessly to teammates
working in Sabre Red 360. Throughout 2024, Sabre will invite more agencies to
join Internova as part of the Sabre Red Launchpad early adopter program.
Internova Travel Group whose travel brands include
ALTOUR, Global Travel Collection and Travel Leaders Network, the largest
network of professional travel agents in North America, is a long-term and
strategic partner with Sabre and utilizes a wide array of Sabre agency
offerings including NDC, Sabre Red 360, Agency Retailer and Content Services for Lodging. Internova is also a strategic
member of Sabre's Beyond NDC program, helping to champion NDC for
agencies, and has implemented Sabre's NDC capabilities for several airlines.
"The team at Sabre is solution-oriented and
always helps work through our needs on a timely and professional basis,"
added Jeremy Van Kuyk, Chief Information Officer at Internova Travel
Group. "Our dedicated IT and Revenue Management teams invested thousands
of hours and shared their expertise to propel this project forward. We look
forward to our continued success on the many endeavors to come."
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Credit: © Sabre Corporation
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