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Sabre developing travel services for emerging wearable technology
Researchers expect a large proportion of the population to embrace wearable computing in the near future as evidenced by the adoption trajectory of other technology advances like the smart phone and tablets.
TripCase, Sabre's leading travel itinerary management app, is the first travel app of its kind to integrate with the highly-anticipated Samsung Gear S smartwatch, launched
TripCase users wearing these smart devices will receive real-time flight alerts, gate changes and other travel information conveniently on their wrists at a time when minute counts. This initial integration lays the ground work for more advanced TripCase services to be accessible on wearable technology in the future. TripCase is on pace to manage more than 25 million trips in 2014.
"As the adoption of wearable technology grows, we want to ensure that the travel industry is ready to leverage this technology and serve travelers on the device they prefer," said
Sabre recently showcased its Google Glass prototype travel app at the World Travel Market in
"Wearable technologies - such as smartwatches and heads-up devices like Google Glass - will forever change the way consumers experience travel - from shopping via virtual reality to voice command recommendation," continued Samuel. "Creating these full service experiences require not just smart devices but also more precise location services and smart recommendation services."
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