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Sabre introduces new airline storefront, the next generation of air shopping
Phased rollout to travel buyers begins with launch of Sabre APIs SOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading software
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[{"type":"text","content":"Phased rollout to travel buyers begins with launch of Sabre APIs\n\n\nSOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, today announced the introduction of its new airline storefront, an industry-first capability that makes it easier to comparison-shop increasingly complex airline offers in the indirect channel. \nBeginning today, the new airline storefront capabilities are available via Sabre's shopping APIs, which travel retailers can leverage to build a bespoke storefront and enhance their customers' experience. Sabre expects to launch the new capability for travel agencies via Sabre Red 360 in the coming weeks. \nPowered by Sabre's shopping APIs, new airline storefront provides digital \"shelves\" that organize the breadth and depth of an airline's offering in a side-by-side display to help travelers shop with confidence and make better buying decisions to meet their personal needs. For airlines, the new airline storefront supports differentiation and more merchandising opportunities in the indirect channel, with flight search results displaying several product offerings for an individual flight. For travel buyers, it allows for efficient comparison shopping across several flight options and helps travelers choose the offer that is right for them.\n\"Airlines have invested in differentiating their brand in a number of ways. While this creates greater choice for travelers, it also presents a challenge – it's easy to understand the cost, but harder to understand what the experience will be,\" said Wade Jones, chief product officer for Sabre Travel Solutions. \"Sabre's new airline storefront not only empowers airlines to effectively market their unique product in the indirect channel, it also helps travel buyers communicate the total offer value.\"\nThrough an API pilot program to test the new airline storefront capabilities, Sabre has partnered with multiple agencies including Fareportal, the travel technology company powering CheapOair.com and OneTravel.com and Espressamente Viaggi, part of TravelMatic, a leading travel technology company and consolidator network in Italy. Initial pilot results demonstrate the ability of the new airline storefront to deliver a broader set of upsell opportunities with more transparency into...