JOHANNESBURG and SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Oct.
28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading software
and technology company powering the global travel industry, today
announced the signing of a long-term, technology agreement with
BIDTravel, the cluster head of Rennies BCD Travel, Quadrel
Travel Management t/a CWT, Travel Connections and Harvey World
Travel, the leading business and leisure travel network in Southern
Africa.
The agreement positions BIDTravel to tap into advancements in
technology to accelerate through this low-demand
period. Despite numerous lockdowns around the world,
BIDTravel's businesses has already been successfully migrated to
Sabre in an entirely virtual program that was pioneered by both
teams.
"After an extensive selection process, we chose Sabre to help us
drive the digital transformation of our business," said
Lidia Folli, CEO at
BIDTravel. "This was due to the long-term relevance of its
platform, effectiveness of its APIs and our confidence in Sabre's
vision for personalised travel. As the largest travel network in
Southern Africa, we need
technology that is scalable, while enabling us to deliver a service
that is personalised, cost-effective and consistent through every
touchpoint."
BIDTravel's agents will now leverage the industry-leading
technology, data-driven insights and intuitive interface of Sabre
Red 360 – the next-generation travel agency desktop – allowing them
to further enhance the consultative service they offer
travelers.
"BIDTravel has extremely successful travel brands that we are
eager to partner with," said Salman
Syed, Sabre's vice president EMEA, Travel
Solutions. "Our tried and tested partnership model for
migration meant an on-time implementation, even during these
turbulent times. We mobilised our global teams across five
different time zones virtually to accelerate this "go-live"; having
the right technology in place will now help BIDTravel's agents
rebuild consumer confidence to travel, while crafting
differentiated experiences."
Sabre, which has been steadily winning customers through this
low demand period, recently announced the development of Sabre
Travel AI ™. This industry-first
technology will be infused with state-of-the-art artificial
intelligence and machine learnings capabilities to deliver highly
relevant and personalized content that better meets the demands of
today's traveler.
About Sabre
Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) 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 US$120 billion of global 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.
About BIDTravel
BIDTravel is Southern Africa's leading and largest group of
travel company's including Rennies BCD Travel, Quadrel Travel
Management t/a CWT, Travel Connections and Harvey World Travel,
providing travel management services to corporate businesses and
leisure travellers through extensive local, regional, international
and online networks via its various travel brands. BIDTravel
manages the travel programme of several blue-chip corporates within
Africa across a myriad of
different industries within in an online and offline channel.
BIDTravel has a multi branded strategy and through its extensive
preferred supplier programme, BIDTravel brings significant value to
its customers from a cost and service perspective. Bidvest Travel
is part of the services division of Bidvest Limited (JSE: BID)
headquartered in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
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