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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August 11, 2022
Connecting with industry and academic peers on innovations in travel retailing
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on travel and the accelerated pace of technology evolution were core themes at Northwestern University Transportation Center’s annual workshop for travel industry and academic professionals. Sergey Shebalov, Vice President of...
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July 26, 2022
Delivering Software Faster: Improving Engineering Productivity
Part 1 of 5 By: Dan Cohn, Sabre Labs How do you go about increasing software engineering productivity? How do you deal with the fact that every engineering team has a unique blend of standards, practices,...
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July 19, 2022
Avianca opens access to NDC content
We’re excited to share the news of our multiyear distribution agreement with the largest flag carrier in Colombia, Avianca Airlines. Avianca selected Sabre’s global distribution system (GDS) to distribute its flights and services, providing Sabre-connected travel...
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July 13, 2022
Driving the industry forward with automation
Automation was one of the key themes of this year’s Business Travel Show Europe, which is no surprise given the challenges that the industry has faced since the onset of the pandemic. Many of the speaker...
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July 11, 2022
Finnair plans for NDC rollout
We are pleased to announce that Finnair (AY) and Sabre plan to make the airline’s NDC content available through the Sabre travel marketplace later this year. Finnair plans to activate global markets in phases, and we...
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June 16, 2022
What do offers and orders mean for agencies?
We may still be a very long way from the death of the PNR, but all signs are pointing towards its days being numbered. Will travel agencies be ready when that last day arrives? Read on...
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June 8, 2022
The new shape of business travel
While leisure travel continues to lead the post-COVID-19 recovery, recent data indicates that the return of corporate travel is accelerating. In recent months, the difference in the recovery between corporate and leisure has narrowed significantly, presenting...
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May 19, 2022
Booking classes and fare filing—will those evolve too?
As you’ve probably gathered by now, IATA’s vision for a future based on an offer and order model is coming—and we’re all in. We’ve previously outlined that this future model will bring about a streamlining of...
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May 12, 2022
Sabre team members come together for annual Global Giving Campaign
Sabre’s Give Together tradition of driving social and environmental change continues with the latest Give Together Global Giving Campaign. Once again, team members around the world came together in creative and engaging ways to support charities...
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May 5, 2022
Mapping travels new normal: Sabre survey reveals summer 2022 travel trends
Vacation season is just around the corner. To glean insight into the travel industry recovery landscape as the busiest travel season of the year approaches, Sabre recently conducted both quantitative and qualitative surveys with airlines and...
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May 3, 2022
Does loyalty always have to come at a cost?
Data and automation are the perfect bundle for both passenger and LCC
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May 3, 2022
Embracing personal wellness
Sabre has transformed its approach to employee wellness, investing in a host of new resources to enhance the team member experience. To drive this, the Company has created the Sabre Wellbeing Advocate Network (SWAN), a council of a dozen...
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April 27, 2022
What’s the future of the PSS?
While there has been much talk and debate since IATA published their vision of a world of Offers and Orders, the Passenger Service System (PSS) is a critical piece of the airline ecosystem that will not...
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April 13, 2022
Why should airlines care about offers and orders?
In part one of our new series, we examined how transitioning to an offer and order model would greatly enhance the traveler experience by addressing key pain points. Now, we turn our attention to airlines, exploring...
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March 31, 2022
What does ‘Beyond NDC’ mean?
In 2018, when we formalized our NDC program, we named it ‘Beyond NDC.’ But how can you go beyond NDC when we haven’t even arrived yet? Our program is about more than just checking boxes on...
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March 25, 2022
For an LCC to take off, it must first get on its bike
Oliver Wigdahl, SVP LCC Segment, recently wrote a fascinating article on the future of LCC IT ecosystems. He discusses how LCC IT teams can evolve their tech strategies to produce better commercial results for their airlines....