Sabre boosts hotel and air content

SABRE-connected travel
agencies now have
access to shop and
book over 50 000 HRS
hotels, one of Europe’s
leading providers of hotels,
including a wide range of
independent properties.
TMCs that use Sabre will
also gain access to the HRS
Business Tariff programme,
which offers up to 30% off
daily room rates for over
35 000 hotels globally.
Harald Eisenaecher,
senior vp of Sabre Travel
Network for EMEA, said:
“Sabre is continuously
growing its hotel content
to better meet the needs
of our diverse customer
base. HRS properties are
extremely popular around
Europe and we are pleased
to provide this content to all
our travel agents globally.
Our agreement with HRS will
help them drive more sales
in the corporate sector to
support their international
expansion, and provide
travel agents and buyers
with access to a wide range
of the most up-to-date and
best-priced travel options
so they can easily find
properties that match their
travellers’ needs.”
The technology company
has also signed a new multiyear
agreement with SAA to
make the carrier’s airfares
and inventory available in
the GDS.
The agreement provides
Sabre travel agencies
and corporations with
access to the airline’s full
range of fares, schedules
and availability, including
published fares sold
through the airline’s own
website and reservations
offices.
“South Africa is an
important new market
for Sabre and we are
especially pleased to renew
our agreement at a time
when we are seeing strong
interest from the industry,”
says Greg Webb, president
of Sabre Travel Network.