SOUTHLAKE, Texas – 31 de octubre, 2022 – Sabre Corporation [NASDAQ: SABR] y BCD Travel anuncian hoy una asociación estratégica multifacética a largo plazo que se espera impulse un significativo avance y crecimiento para ambas compañías y para todo el ecosistema de viajes.
Bajo el acuerdo de tecnología recientemente ampliado y a largo plazo, BCD Travel espera aumentar sus niveles de reserva con Sabre. Además, las dos compañías invertirán y colaborarán conjuntamente en soluciones nuevas y avanzadas que ayudarán a acelerar la evolución impulsada por la tecnología en curso en todo el ecosistema de viajes corporativos.
“BCD Travel es un socio valioso de Sabre desde hace mucho tiempo. A lo largo de los años, hemos abordado los desafíos de la industria, innovado y crecido juntos. Hoy, damos otro paso importante en nuestra asociación al comprometernos mutuamente a avanzar en el futuro de los viajes”, dijo Kurt Ekert, presidente de Sabre. “Este acuerdo demuestra nuestro compromiso continuo de ayudar a BCD a alcanzar sus objetivos de diferenciar sus ofertas, mejorar la eficiencia operativa y crecer. Ya sea que se trate de proporcionar soluciones o habilitar soluciones, continuaremos construyendo y manteniendo la relación de valor agregado que hemos disfrutado con BCD durante tantos años”.
La asociación hará que los dos líderes de la industria se centren en soluciones creativas para gestionar las crecientes complejidades y la evolución de las expectativas de los clientes, así como en transformar los impactos de la tecnología y la dinámica del mercado en oportunidades. Sabre continuará utilizando su experiencia técnica, energías innovadoras y estabilidad corporativa para ayudar a facilitar el éxito de BCD a nivel mundial.
“Este acuerdo está en línea con nuestra estrategia para mejorar nuestra agilidad, flexibilidad y capacidad de respuesta en un entorno cambiante”, dijo el CEO y presidente de BCD Travel, John Snyder. “Al extender nuestra asociación de larga data con Sabre, optimizaremos nuestra huella de tecnología de distribución y simplificaremos nuestra infraestructura operativa, técnica y de desarrollo futuro, lo que nos permitirá movernos más rápidamente en nombre de nuestros clientes a medida que innovamos, anticipamos y nos ajustamos a las oportunidades del mercado emergente. A medida que nos enfocamos en las complejidades de los viajes posteriores a Covid y nos involucramos en áreas de colaboración tecnológica y desarrollo conjunto más profundas, mejoraremos nuestra velocidad de comercialización con funcionalidades para mejorar la planificación y la experiencia de reserva de los viajeros, incluyendo dar vida a NDC”.
A medida que BCD y Sabre amplían y profundizan su relación existente, se espera que ambas compañías se beneficien a medida que Sabre persigue sus ambiciosos objetivos de:
- Lograr su transformación tecnológica con migración a la nube, arquitectura habilitada para microservicios y el uso de las últimas tecnologías inteligentes e innovaciones digitales como IA y aprendizaje automático para un entorno preparado para el futuro que tanto Sabre como BCD pueden utilizar.
- Continuar defendiendo la economía equilibrada de distribución de proveedores en nombre de los componentes de la industria de viajes para el acceso al contenido que nuestros clientes necesitan.
- Ofrecer capacidades premium de venta, distribución y emisión, incluidas soluciones habilitadas para NDC, en toda la cadena de valor.
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About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, serving a wide range of travel companies including airlines, hoteliers, travel agencies and other suppliers. The company provides retailing, distribution and fulfilment solutions that help its customers operate more efficiently, drive revenue and offer personalized traveler experiences. Through its leading travel marketplace, Sabre connects travel suppliers with buyers from around the globe. Sabre’s technology platform manages more than $260B worth of global travel spend annually. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world. For more information visit www.sabre.com.
About BCD Travel
BCD Travel helps companies make the most of what they spend on travel. We give travelers innovative tools that keep them safe and productive and help them make good choices on the road. We partner with travel and procurement leaders to simplify the complexities of business travel, drive savings and satisfaction, and move whole companies toward their goals. In short, we help our clients travel smart and achieve more. We make this happen in 106 countries with a global client retention rate of 97%, the highest in the industry. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.
About BCD Group
BCD Group is a market leader in the travel industry. The privately owned company was founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen and consists of BCD Travel (global corporate travel management and its subsidiary BCD Meetings & Events, global meetings and events agency) and Park ‘N Fly (off-airport parking). For more information, visit www.bcdgroup.com.
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