Industry leaders share vital data in whitepaper, upcoming web cast SOUTHLAKE, TX – June 10, 2008 – Travel industry leaders Sabre The need for quality business travel data is particularly Insights in the whitepaper include: • By distributing travel business intelligence throughout the Best Practices in Travel Business Intelligence is now available at www.sabretravelnetwork.com/bestpractices/intelligence. In addition to the free white paper, PhoCusWright analyst Norm
About Sabre Travel Network
Sabre Travel Network, a Sabre Holdings company, provides the Key brands of Sabre Travel Network include GetThere, for Sabre Holdings connects people with the world's greatest travel
Travel Network and PhoCusWright announced the availability of new
research discussing strategies and tactics to optimize travel
procurement. The findings of the study are presented in a whitepaper,
Best Practices in Travel Business Intelligence, which is based on two
years of interviews with business travel managers and buyers, as well
as detailed reviews of travel data management systems from travel
management companies, global distribution system (GDS) providers and
third-party developers.
important today as the managed travel industry absorbs the impact of
skyrocketing energy costs on air carriers. The good news for travel
managers and procurement professionals is that new capabilities for
capturing data have emerged. New data mining tactics can be the
foundation for an effective managed travel program, giving managers
avenues to best leverage vast stores of information. Best Practices in
Travel Business Intelligence provides insights on just how some how of
the world's most successful travel programs are doing just that –
turning data into action that can have bottom line results.
enterprise, travel managers now act as facilitators of information
rather than enforcers of policy.
• To drive greater compliance, scorecards contrasting different
corporate divisions are created to highlight missed savings
opportunities.
• Standardizing with a common GDS reservation platform and one
corporate booking tool is a best practice enabling the collection of
information on a global basis.
• Near real-time delivery of GDS information into travel business
intelligence systems augments the traditional flow of GDS information
into agency back-office systems.
• An emerging best practice is to receive an electronic feed from major
suppliers to identify potential gaps between supplier and TMC data
sources before renegotiation.
Rose will lead a web cast on Tues., June 17 at 4 p.m. EST. The web cast
will also feature Sabre business intelligence specialist Diane Lee.
Online registration (available at the same link above) closes Mon.,
June 16.
most comprehensive end-to-end solutions for corporate and leisure
travel. The Sabre GDS is the foundation for these solutions, providing
a ready-built efficient marketplace that connects travel suppliers,
including hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotels, with more than
55,000 travel agency locations. Currently, Sabre collectively handles
over 70 percent of the BTN 100 bookings.
corporate travel reservation technology; Nexion, a host agency; SynXis,
for hotel reservation management, distribution and technology services;
E-site marketing, specializing in online business solutions exclusively
for the hospitality industry TRAMS, mid- and back-office solutions and
marketing services for travel agencies; and TRAMS Marketing Alliance
(TMA), a marketing promotions services for leisure travel agencies.
Sabre Travel Network also markets TripTailor Vacations, a travel
wholesaler providing dynamic packaging for the travel agency
marketplace.
possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution
and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information
about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
