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Article
January 20, 2017
2017 is the year to try digital realities
With many new technologies, a few words are sufficient to explain the change: more pixels, wireless charging, faster Internet. But digital realities (virtual, augmented, and merged reality) are inherently about immersion and sensory engagement. These visceral...
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Article
September 16, 2014
A Snapshot of Emerging Technology from TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2014
The TechCrunch Disrupt Conference is a three day whirlwind of the most disruptive innovations not just in Silicon Valley, but around the world as well. Within just three short days I had the opportunity to see and...
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Article
February 25, 2014
A tale of two tech cities
I recently heard someone refer to the Dallas/Fort-Worth (DFW), Texas area as the “Silicon Prairie.” At first, it struck me as funny to compare part of the Lone Star State to the likes of the tech...
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Article
August 1, 2017
Business travelers know what they want — and this app lets them search using their preferences
We call it Preference-Driven Air Shopping. This tool, which we’ve covered in other applications, was created by the Sabre Research team to deliver a consistent and repeatable experience for travelers. Rather than having to search by...
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Article
May 3, 2016
Do you know the four criteria of true traveler-facing innovations?
When it comes to technology, travelers are beset with options. There’s an app for everything and no shortage of devices to run those apps. Then there is the technology that runs in the background, the solutions...
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Press Release
July 24, 2017
From on-demand champagne to mountaintop yoga class, new concepts of luxury are changing what high-end travelers expect
SOUTHLAKE, Texas – July 24, 2017 – As the world’s ideas of wealth and status change, travelers’ ideas of luxury are changing to match. High-end travelers increasingly choose subtle indulgence over flashy logos and conspicuous consumption....
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Article
March 8, 2016
Innovation: Defining an imperfect term with rough, jagged edges
This is an opinion piece by Joakim Everstin, Sabre’s Head of Innovation & Tech Evangelist EMEA. What is innovation? I often get the question of what innovation means to me. While this is never a simple,...
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Article
November 18, 2016
Iterating on the travel industry: 5 concepts poised to move from idea to execution
The Innovation Hub is Sabre’s home for freshly hatched concepts. These aren’t embryonic ideas, set to incubate until — or if — something happens. The Innovation Hub is an area to experience early-stage features and products...
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Article
June 28, 2016
Meet the Hotel Beaconator, a promising new tool for the bottom line
Understanding guest movements is often more intuition than science. Hotel managers might rely on basic visual analysis of traffic flows, or perhaps spend heavily on a vendor to come in and manage the project. Without significant...
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Article
June 27, 2017
New research: How ready are consumers for emerging technology?
Back in 1909 – almost 100 years before the launch of the first iPhone – Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla envisioned that one day we would all have personal wireless devices that would enable us to send...
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Article
May 29, 2014
No cars in this garage
Innovation. Creativity. Invention. What do these words mean? For some companies, these words and concepts get talked about a lot, but frequently end up as nothing more than a poster on the wall. At Sabre, I...
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Article
August 22, 2012
No Red Bull required: interns bring their own energy
When I think back on my first internship (which was a long time ago), it