We’re excited to announce the development of a new agency booking product, Sabre Red Launchpad™. As an extension of Sabre Red 360, Sabre Red Launchpad helps minimize training time for new travel consultants and helps them shop and book basic reservations with only a few clicks.
It also gives travel consultants an easy way to access the benefits of working with a GDS, like Sabre, without needing to become GDS experts. Want to be part of launch day? Sign-up to get the latest updates.
Sabre Red family is growing
As the newest member of the Sabre Red family, Sabre Red Launchpad exists alongside Sabre Red 360.
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.
This expanded offering gives travel agencies more flexibility to manage their workforces. Sabre Red Launchpad users can hone their expertise, or transition to working on more complex reservations in Sabre Red 360.
Internova Travel Group, one the world’s largest travel services companies, is the first agency to adopt this innovative solution. In the coming weeks, Internova will roll out a co-branded version – Internova SNAP – to its travel consultant community. Internova provided critical insights during development.
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.”
Peter Vlitas, Executive Vice President, Partner Relations
Sabre Red Launchpad expands the Sabre Red toolkit. 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 graduate to Sabre Red 360 over time. We feel fortunate to innovate alongside visionary companies, like Internova, to deliver new technologies that enhance experiences for travel consultants and the travelers we serve.”
Kathy Morgan, Vice-President of Product Management, Distribution Experience
The team at Sabre is solution-oriented and always helps work through our needs on a timely and professional basis. 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.”
Jeremy Van Kuyk, Chief Information Officer
Want to be part of launch day?
Wherever you’re headed, Sabre Red Launchpad sets you up to soar. Sign-up to get the latest updates as we count down to general availability in the coming months.
