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SkyTeam and Sabre launch industry-first technology to simplify booking of Round the World fares
Developed in collaboration with global airline alliance, SkyTeam, and
Until now, when booking multi-destination RTW itineraries for travelers, agents had to manually add up the prices of each segment of a passenger's journey. New Sabre technology automates this process, providing a complete fare price to the agent for the passenger's entire journey. Agencies will also benefit from reduced Agency Debit Memo costs (ADMs), sent by airlines when there is a discrepancy between the fare offered and the airline's published price. This new capability will be immediately available for SkyTeam's Go Round the World (RTW) and Go Round Asia & Southwest Pacific fares.
"Booking RTW tickets has been a pain-point for airlines and agencies for some time, and a challenge we have been eager to help solve," said
"Building an industry-approved, standardized framework for automated RTW fares has been much needed for some time, and that is why we are delighted to be working with Sabre to make this a reality," said Mauro Oretti, vice president - Sales & Marketing for SkyTeam. "We are proud to be the first alliance to automate these types of fares for agents using the Sabre GDS. We know that our partners in the travel agent community appreciate automated faring, especially on tickets such as these, which is why we are pleased to make this a reality."
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Sabre® Corporation is a leading technology provider to the global travel and tourism 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
About SkyTeam
SkyTeam is the global airline alliance with 20 member airlines working together to offer seamless travel on an extensive global network. From top hubs around the world, SkyTeam members provide reliable and comfortable journeys to over 1,050 destinations. SkyTeam customers can unwind in 516 lounges as they travel, earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles. SkyTeam Elite Plus customers are eligible for SkyPriority services. The 20 members are: Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico,
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