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Sabre announces Sabre Red Launchpad™, a new booking solution for travel agencies with launch partner Internova Travel Group
Internova to roll out a co-branded version of the product – Internova SNAP, Powered by Sabre – to thousands of its travel consultants to reduce training time
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[{"type":"text","content":"Internova to roll out a co-branded version of the product – Internova SNAP, Powered by Sabre – to thousands of its travel consultants to reduce training time and provide access to the Sabre GDS\nSOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider powering the global travel industry, announced the development of a new booking solution, Sabre Red Launchpad™, designed for new or independent travel consultants. Sabre developed Sabre Red Launchpad, an extension of Sabre Red 360, with launch partner Internova Travel Group, one the world's largest travel services companies.\nSabre Red Launchpad reduces training time for new-to-industry travel consultants and provides a light-weight way for independent consultants who do not currently use an aggregator or GDS to access the breadth of content and robust capabilities that Sabre provides through its travel marketplace. In the coming weeks, Internova will roll out a co-branded version of the product – Internova SNAP, Powered by Sabre – to its thousands of travel advisors in the U.S. Sabre will rollout Sabre Red Launchpad globally in the coming months. \n\"Sabre Red Launchpad expands the Sabre Red toolkit,\" said Kathy Morgan, Vice President of Product Management, Distribution Experience, Sabre Travel Solutions. \"We're giving travel agencies more choice and flexibility in how they manage their workforces. Some consultants may work purely in Sabre Red Launchpad and others may choose to use the expanded capabilities of Sabre Red 360 over time. We feel fortunate to innovate alongside visionary companies like Internova Travel Group to deliver new technologies that enhance experiences for travel advisors and the travelers we serve.\"\nLike consumer travel applications, Sabre Red Launchpad provides users with a streamlined graphical user interface (GUI) that helps them shop and book basic air, hotel, and car itineraries with only a few clicks. The product supports NDC offers, low-cost carrier XML content, and traditional ATPCO/EDIFACT options as well as the full breadth of lodging content offered via Sabre's Content Services for Lodging.\n\"To recruit talent to our industry, we need modern travel retailing tools that do not require new hires to learn a new language to operate. In addition, we're pleased that SNAP will help ...