Sabre Hospitality Solutions becomes the provider of choice for hotel chains seeking experience and results

53 private label GDS chain codes using the SynXis CRS

 

 

SOUTHLAKE, TX June 21, 2010 – Customers with multi-unit and multi-chain portfolios contributed to the significant growth that Sabre Hospitality Solutions experienced over the last 12 months especially with its SynXis Central Reservation System (CRS).  In the past year, over 1,000 properties have moved to the SynXis CRS solidifying Sabre Hospitality Solutions as the world’s largest provider of reservation and global travel distribution services. 

 

Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ technology and its expertise has expanded to handle the special needs required by this segment of the industry, including, the ability to differentiate multiple brands within a chain; integration with loyalty programs and the ability to recognize repeat customers regardless of channel; branding tools for a chain’s online booking engine and the individual hotel Websites; customized mobile applications; integration with revenue management systems and a vast inventory of  Property Management System (PMS) two-way integrations, which enable the SynXis CRS to become the hotel reservation system of record for the chain.

 

Among the major hospitality companies that have selected Sabre Hospitality Solutions are:  Preferred Hotel Group™ which switched all of their brands including over 500 properties throughout May; Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, successfully cutover 49 properties in April, and Thon Hotels, which will switch its 69 properties throughout Norway, Sweden, Belgium and The Netherlands this summer.

 

Our decision to partner with Sabre Hospitality Solutions was based on their ability to fulfill our unique needs as a multi-branded company.  During our migration over the last month, we were impressed by the smooth transition of our more than 500 member hotels to a new platform,” said Ken Mastrandrea, executive managing director corporate operations for Preferred Hotel Group. “It is clear they have the expertise necessary to handle large hotel groups and we are very pleased with our decision.”

 

In addition to a robust CRS and a proven process for successful migrations, Sabre Hospitality Solutions also offers chain customers many unique connectivity features with its distribution partners giving all hotels and resorts the most comprehensive set of merchandising tools across all channels including: 

 

·         Sabre Commission Indicator

·         Galileo Complete Pricing Plus

·         Amadeus Enriched Single Property Availability

·         Pegasus ADS Best Practices Certification

·         Relationships with the leading travel agency global trade organizations and their corresponding travel industry ID programs, including IATA/TIDS, CLIA and TRUE

 

“Sabre Hospitality Solutions has made strategic investments to ensure that our products and services stay ahead of the demand so we can always provide the absolute best solutions for our customers, no matter their size,” said Felix Laboy, president and general manager for Sabre Hospitality Solutions.  “Large groups understand that these solutions can help them increase revenues, reduce costs and provide excellent customer service.”

 

 

About Sabre Hospitality Solutions
Sabre Hospitality Solutions leverages the strength and breadth of Sabre Holding’s technology, internet marketing and distribution tools to bring hotel suppliers a global end-to-end solution.    Sabre’s hospitality expertise and portfolio of solutions has grown significantly over the last several years and now includes SynXis, which provides distribution technology and marketing services; E-site Marketing, the leading hospitality Internet marketing solutions provider; Sabre Hotels GDS; Sabre Hotel RFP, which develops, delivers and manages hotel requests for proposals into a single organization; and Sabre Media Solutions for GDS and other creative services in hospitality.  For more information visit http://www.sabrehospitality.com.

 

Sabre Holdings connects people with the world’s greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry.  More information is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.

 

 

 

Sabre Hospitality Solutions:          Nancy St. Pierre

                                                            Media Relations

940-367-2761

                                                            Nancy.st.pierre@sabre.com