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Sabre Hospitality announced a renewal agreement with Kerzner International, optimizing its distribution with retailing capabilities through Sabre’s SynXis platform. By leveraging the SynXis Booking Engine, Kerzner will be offering ancillaries alongside room reservations. Additionally, Kerzner has renewed its agreement to distribute hotel content through Sabre Hospitality’s Global Distribution System network. Kerzner is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, ultra-luxury hotels and residences and innovative entertainment and hospitality experiences and has a total of 23 properties located globally across Dubai, Sanya, Cape Town, Malaysia, Rwanda, Greece, Mauritius, Mexico, Maldives, Morocco, USA and Montenegro. As a long-time Sabre Hospitality customer, Kerzner’s expertise in the Middle East alongside Sabre’s SynXis platform has helped provide suppliers and distributors increased access, personalization, and revenue opportunities. “Sabre is a trusted provider for all of our distribution needs, and we are excited to roll out retailing across the portfolio in the coming months ahead within SynXis Booking Engine to help us increase new revenue streams previously untapped,” said Sandrine Bittencourt, Director Global Distribution, Kerzner International. The SynXis Central Reservation System (SynXis CRS) helps hoteliers achieve consistent distribution across channels including online travel agencies (OTAs), global distribution systems (GDSs), booking engines, and call centers at a corporate or property level. The technology also provides a single interface to facilitate decisions across stakeholders and maintain advanced controls across preferred distribution channels. SynXis Retailing empowers hotels to sell experiences, goods, policies, and services with or without a room reservation. “We are supporting a foundation for growth through our distribution and retailing solutions that help hotels generate revenue today while also equipping them to excel in the future travel ecosystem,” said Frank Trampert, Senior Vice President & Global …

Sabre Corporation announced that BermudAir has successfully implemented Radixx®, Sabre’s low-cost carrier (LCC) passenger service system (PSS), to support its growing operations. As part of a multi-year agreement, BermudAir deployed Radixx Res®, Radixx Insight®, and Radixx EzyCommerce®, enabling BermudAir to optimize reservations, streamline operations, and enhance the traveler experience. The flexible, cloud-based solutions will support BermudAir’s rapid expansion by improving passenger processing, delivering data-driven insights, and enabling seamless digital retailing. “Radixx’s advanced retailing capabilities empower airlines to deliver personalized offers and smooth booking experiences, driving ancillary revenue and increasing customer satisfaction,” said Darren Rickey, Senior Vice President, Global Airline Sales and Account Management at Sabre. “We are excited to partner with BermudAir as they continue to grow and redefine air travel to and from Bermuda.” With Radixx’s next-generation technology, BermudAir can further refine its digital capabilities, providing a seamless, intuitive booking process, faster passenger handling, and greater operational efficiency. The partnership underscores Sabre’s commitment to powering airlines with intelligent, adaptable solutions that enable agility in a competitive market. “Delivering a consistent and efficient travel experience for our customers is our top priority, and having the right technology partner is essential to achieving that,” said Adam Scott, Founder and CEO at BermudAir. “Radixx offers the flexibility and scalability required to streamline our operations, enhance the booking experience, and drive efficiency. With a successful implementation, we are well-positioned for future expansion.” In addition, BermudAir recently integrated with Sabre’s Global Distribution System (GDS), broadening its reach within the travel trade sector and making its flights more accessible to travel agents and corporate bookers worldwide. Since launching in September 2023, BermudAir has established itself as a premier regional carrier, providing year-round connectivity between Bermuda and …

Sabre Corporation  announced a major milestone in air travel distribution for India, with the launch of New Distribution Capability (NDC) content for Air India, the country’s flagship airline. As part of Air India’s strategic modernization efforts, the introduction of NDC offers through Sabre will enhance the way Sabre-connected travel agents shop, book and service Air India reservations. Sabre’s NDC capabilities, a core component of its multi-source content platform, will provide agencies with rich content and real-time offers from Air India, ultimately, giving travelers greater transparency, choice, and flexibility. Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India, said: “At Air India, our aim is to deliver superior customer service through innovative technologies. By continuing to enhance our partnership with Sabre, we’re able to advance our NDC journey to meet the evolving needs of travel agencies and passengers, providing an enhanced experience.” Sabre and Air India already have an agreement in place to distribute Air India’s traditional content, both in India and globally. With the launch of NDC offers through Sabre, Air India aims to further optimize its distribution strategy, providing travel agencies with a broader range of real-time offers. By using Sabre’s technology, the airline will be able to offer a more streamlined, efficient shopping experience that meets the dynamic needs of the modern traveller. “We’re energized to extend our collaboration with Air India by launching their NDC content and helping to enhance their distribution capabilities,” said Kathy Morgan, Senior Vice President of Product Management, Distribution Experience, Sabre Travel Solutions. “India is a key market for Sabre and for the travel industry overall as it fuels increased demand for travel. It’s important that the airline can distribute its NDC content easily to …

Travelport and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for the distribution of content through Travelport’s platform. Air France-KLM and HOP! content on Travelport’s platform will include Travelport’s rich content, branded fares, fare families and multiple ancillaries. Travelport customers will continue to benefit from Travelport’s tools beyond booking capability that enable workflow automation, change management processes, multiple content integration, robotics for fulfilment and other vital services. This agreement also enables customers selected by Air France HOP! and KLM to access a private channel via Travelport through which they will receive content without the additional distribution surcharge levied by Air France-KLM starting April 1, 2018. Derek Sharp, Senior Vice President and Managing Director – Air Commerce, Travelport, says, “This agreement is an extension of a long-term relationship which has delivered greater choice to Air France KLM’s customers. We look forward to a continuing productive partnership as we deploy new technology with the airline.” Emmanuelle Gailland, Vice President – Distribution, Air France-KLM, says, “Travelport has been a great partner throughout our private channel engagement as a transition towards NDC. Both Air France KLM and Travelport will work together to bring NDC content of new fares, products, services and rich media in the marketplace.”