SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 31, 2006–Sabre Travel
Network and Lufthansa German Airlines, one of the world’s largest
carriers, said today they have renewed their full content distribution
agreement with a new global deal. The Sabre system will become a
Lufthansa preferred GDS, and all the airline’s standard fares and
inventory will be available — without any surcharge — to any travel
agency around the world, including online travel agencies, using the
Sabre Global Distribution System (GDS).
According to Lufthansa’s current distribution policies and through
the corresponding channels, Lufthansa’s Web fares and Privilege Fares
will also be available in the Sabre system to any travel agency that
has met the airline’s criteria to sell these fares.
Sabre Travel Network now has full-content agreements with nearly
280 airlines.
“The Sabre GDS is a highly valued channel for the worldwide
distribution of our products and is an efficient marketplace for the
distribution of all our fares, including Web fares and those for our
premium cabin services,” said Josef Bogdanski, Senior Vice President
Sales Germany and Global Key Accounting of Lufthansa Passenger
Airline. “With this agreement, we can lower our distribution costs to
be able to continue our cost-efficient partnership with Sabre.”
“We are delighted to announce this agreement with Lufthansa, a
valued customer and a long-standing participant in the Sabre GDS,”
said Richard Adams, Sabre Travel Network’s senior vice-president for
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “The agreement recognizes how
Sabre has evolved its business model to become a valuable global
partner for Lufthansa, helping it to reach customers through every
channel of travel marketing, sales and distribution.”
Lufthansa also works closely with the other Sabre Holdings
businesses, Travelocity and Sabre Airline Solutions. Separately, it
has extended its co-operative agreement with Travelocity and
lastminute.com, and a full compliment of Lufthansa Web fares and other
special deals continue to be made available on these leading online
travel sites.
The airline uses operational and decision-support products from
Sabre Airline Solutions to help market itself, sell its products,
serve its customers and operate its flights. These include fleet
management and aircraft assignment tools to help ensure that market
demand throughout the airline’s network is met with the best aircraft
types in the right places at the right times. It is using the
Guide*Res reservation tool based on the latest Sabre QIK Solutions
technology, as well as the Sabre CargoMax revenue management tool to
optimize load and yields. Sabre AirServ Solutions in-flight catering
management offering is also used by its LSG SkyChefs subsidiary, the
leading provider of catering services to the airline industry.
About Sabre Travel Network
Sabre Travel Network, a Sabre Holdings company, provides access to
the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS). The Sabre GDS is
a ready-built efficient marketplace that connects suppliers, including
hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotels, with more than 50,000
travel agency locations. Suppliers get access through one single
connection; travel agents get real time access to thousands of travel
products from multiple suppliers through one source integrated into
their businesses; consumers get access to a global supermarket of the
world’s greatest travel possibilities.
Key brands of Sabre Travel Network include GetThere, the leading
Web-based corporate travel reservation technology, and Jurni Network,
the unique leisure travel agency consortium in the United States that
enables members to sell more products from preferred travel suppliers
using sophisticated market intelligence.
Sabre Holdings (NYSE:TSG) 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 about Sabre Holdings is available at
http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
CONTACT: Sabre Travel Network, Southlake
Kathryn Hayden, 682-605-2252
kathryn.hayden@sabre-holdings.com
SOURCE: Sabre Travel Network