SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the
global travel industry, today announced a new industry-first
solution for corporations and business travelers to purchase United
Airlines Economy Plus extra-legroom seats in the GetThere online
booking tool.
Available globally, GetThere Air Extras allows business
travelers to select and pay for these seats during the booking
process and even gives the option to pay with a personal credit
card for times when a corporate travel policy does not allow for an
upgraded seat. United Airlines is the first airline to deliver this
capability to travelers and is already selling its extra-legroom
seats via GetThere Air Extras.
Business travelers today often book their flights using an
online booking tool like GetThere and then later have to call their
travel agent or go to the carriers' website to select and purchase
a paid seat. With GetThere Air Extras, travelers no longer have to
go outside their online booking tool and take the extra step to
purchase paid seats, streamlining the booking process and making it
easier for business travelers to get the travel experience they
want.
"Seat selection is becoming increasingly important to business
travelers and a deal breaker when travel managers work on defining
policy compliance. Often, frequent passengers experience full
flights, and airlines allocate seats for preferred customers," said
Yannis Karmis, vice president of
corporate solutions for Sabre. "With our new solution, travelers
with premier status can choose their seat based on the
complimentary available seats shown, at the same time they book
their flight. For travelers without premier status, we make it easy
to select and purchase extra-legroom seats. And this new capability
in GetThere allows travel managers to activate paid seats on an
airline by airline basis, giving them greater control of their
travel program while allowing them to improve the travel experience
for employees."
"United is pleased to be the launch partner for GetThere Air
Extras," said John Slater, United's
vice president of sales for the Americas. "In addition to giving
our corporate customers access to purchase United's Economy Plus
extra-legroom seating, this new self-service solution also gives
them the option to split the payment between a corporate credit
card and a second form of payment."
When using GetThere, travelers will see available seats and the
price associated with each seat when viewing the seat map.
During checkout, the traveler will see all of the fees
associated with the seat they selected and can choose which credit
card to use.
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is the
leading technology provider to the global travel industry. Sabre's
software, data, mobile and distribution solutions are used by
hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties to manage
critical operations, including passenger and guest reservations,
revenue management, flight, network and crew management. Sabre also
operates a leading global travel marketplace, which processes more
than $110 billion of estimated travel
spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers.
Headquartered in Southlake, Texas,
USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the
world.
Media Contact:
Heidi
Castle
Sabre Corporation
682-605-4290
heidi.castle@sabre.com
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