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Article
July 27, 2023
What Top Gun can teach us about the future of airline retailing
Few movies have stood the test of time as well as Top Gun, and while I’ve let go of my childhood dreams of becoming a fighter pilot, I’m now focused on technological advancements in air travel...
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Article
July 14, 2023
Skift webinar recap: Are airlines ready for a new era of retailing?
Airlines are at a critical crossroads. They need to cut costs in the face of operational challenges such as staffing, rising fuel prices, and other disruptions – but in order to chart a path toward increased...
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Article
July 14, 2023
What is modern airline retailing and how can Google Cloud Platform help airlines deliver it?
As traveler needs and expectations have evolved, there’s a need for airlines to identify smarter ways of working that increase profitability. The answer: a more modern airline retailing model enabled by offers and orders. To achieve...
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Press Release
July 5, 2023
Sabre acquires e-commerce provider Techsembly to expand and accelerate its hospitality retailing solutions
Agreement will accelerate Sabre’s vision to provide unlimited capabilities for retailing in hospitality, allowing hoteliers to sell anything across channels Techsembly brings advanced marketplace and gift card retailing capabilities to Sabre Hospitality’s existing SynXis Retail Studio ...
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Article
June 6, 2023
Airlines, it’s time to take control
Managing ancillary offers has never been easier, and the revenue opportunities have never been greater. Airlines everywhere have traditionally relied on GDS systems and ATPCO to distribute their offers, but all that is about to change....
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Article
March 27, 2023
Trust is critical for success when climbing mountains…and for modern travel retailing
Some of my favorite hobbies require me to put my trust in other people – at times even putting my life in someone else’s hands, quite literally. I’ve already spoken of my love of skiing...
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Article
March 6, 2023
Easy does it: the importance of seamless fulfilment in a modern retailing world
In our airline strategy guide, we explored how Sabre’s vision is to provide airlines with a flexible offer and order ecosystem that intelligently enables them to retail and distribute a broad choice of tailored offers across...
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Article
February 27, 2023
Non-personalization: the key to retailing success for airlines?
Ice-climbing, high-altitude mountaineering, whitewater kayaking, backcountry skiing, ultra-endurance running and mountain biking are just a few of the activities I enjoy during my free time. It would be easy for those who don’t know me to...
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Article
February 3, 2023
Necessity is the mother of invention
I’ve always been fascinated by technology, even from a young age. I grew up in Eastern Europe, in what was then Czechoslovakia, and as a teenager at boarding school I loved nothing more than spending my...
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Article
January 31, 2023
Choice: why more is sometimes less
In our airline strategy paper, we explored how Sabre’s end-vision is to provide airlines of all sizes with a flexible offer and order ecosystem that intelligently enables them to retail and distribute a broad choice of...
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Article
January 10, 2023
Winner winner chicken dinner! How data science and experimentation can help airlines beat the odds
We’ve all heard the saying ‘the house always wins’. In a casino, the games are designed so that the house (i.e., the casino owners) will always net a profit, regardless of the successes of the patrons....