Sabre Insights is a resource for travel professionals to discover and apply the trends that move today’s travel industry. Our team curates a collection of expert views, data, research and industry outlooks from across travel and technology.
Insights Blog
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January 21, 2021
Getting Smart Just Got Personal
Airlines are, more than ever, focused on capturing revenue in a highly-competitive marketplace – offering ancillary “add-ons” like extra legroom seats, additional baggage allowance and trip insurance. A year into the global Covid-19 crisis, this incremental...
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December 9, 2020
Expert Q&A: Comparison shopping made easy with the new airline storefront
Air shopping has become increasingly complex, with many airlines using branded fares and air extras to differentiate their products and increase traveler value. As a result, travel buyers need a solution that enables like-for-like comparison across...
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October 7, 2020
Offer Management – Optimizing Airline Ancillary Bundles Based on Customer Preferences Part 3 of 3: Experimentation Engines
This article is the final of a three-part series on optimizing airline ancillary bundles based on customer preferences. In Part 1, we discussed data collection and customer segmentation methods. In Part 2, we met traveler Caroline...
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October 5, 2020
Partner Perspective Interview: Andrea Bertoli of lastminute.com
The following Partner Perspective interview is part of a series of virtual discussions hosted by Sabre’s Emma Wilson, VP Marketing, on the topic of Distribution Dynamics. Together with industry leaders and valued partners across airlines, agencies,...
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September 8, 2020
Partner Perspective Interview: Jeff Lobl of Delta Air Lines
The following Partner Perspective interview is part of a series of virtual discussions hosted by Sabre’s Emma Wilson, VP Marketing, on the topic of Distribution Dynamics. Together with industry leaders and valued partners across airlines, agencies,...
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June 23, 2020
Hospitality’s conundrum: the opportunity to transform vs familiarity of the old normal
Covid19. What is it? Crisis management or future proofing your business? Maybe a bit of both. Here is how you should think about it. Covid-19 has been a game changer, a wake-up call on so many...
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May 28, 2020
Pulling Together to Transform the Impossible into New Opportunities
As we navigate changes to our everyday lives as a result of COVID-19, the health of our many employees and their families remains a top priority. In addition, we stand firmly united and resolute in supporting...
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May 5, 2020
Supporting our customers and navigating through COVID-19
The ongoing pandemic has caused a significant shift in the travel industry and in our everyday lives. While many of us stay home to do our part in stopping the spread of COVID-19, there are those...
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March 30, 2020
Offer Management – Optimizing Airline Ancillary Bundles Based on Customer Preferences Part 2 of 3: Recommendation and offer engines
This article is the second of a three-part series on optimizing airline ancillary bundles based on customer preferences. Part one discussed data collection and customer segmentation methods. In this section, we will cover recommendation and offer...
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March 20, 2020
A Special Message to Our Customers
As a valued customer, we appreciate the trust you place in Sabre as your travel technology partner. Recognizing the ongoing and increased uncertainty that COVID-19 is causing around the world, our highest priority is the health...
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March 17, 2020
Partnership paves the way for a new suite of lodging services
Our partners rely on Sabre to build out our platform with flexible, data-driven solutions that empower them to expertly serve their own customers. However, the travel industry is incredibly complex and constantly changing, and the lodging...
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March 13, 2020
Offer Management – Optimizing Airline Ancillary Bundles Based on Customer Preferences Part 1 of 3: Data collection and customer segmentation
Offer management is the process of selling the right bundle – airfare and air ancillaries – to the right customer at the right price at the right time. It is an extension of the well-established revenue...
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February 19, 2020
Building the Future of Travel Powered by Cloud, Containers & Microservices
Every minute of every day, millions of travelers use advanced Sabre technology to make billions of connections. Sabre powers mobile apps, airport check-in kiosks, online travel sites, airline and hotel reservation networks, travel agent terminals, aircraft...
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January 29, 2020
Addressing the flight shame movement
Passengers are becoming more aware of the environmental impact of their air travel, while global passenger numbers are forecast to double to 8.2bn per annum by 2037. Meanwhile, the aviation industry supports 3.6% ($2.7T) of GDP,...
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January 16, 2020
How Sabre is using AI/ML to change the technology of travel – Part 2
At Sabre, as we evaluate new opportunities for leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, we realize that a fundamental challenge that needs to be addressed is how to scale this specialized knowledge across...
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January 16, 2020
How Sabre is using AI/ML to change the technology of travel – Part 1
After the deregulation of the airline industry in 1979, Sabre has played a pivotal role in enabling all aspects of a consumer’s travel by leveraging our core competencies in operations research, computer science and advanced data...