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Sabre adds 600 leisure hotels
Sabre is adding 600 hotels to the 70,000 already bookable through the global distribution system.
It has signed an agreement with Otedis, e-business subsidiary of OPTIMS group, a provider of reservation and distribution solutions for hotels in southern Europe.
Sabre agents worldwide will be able to book the new hotels from mid-July.
Many of the properties have not previously been represented on a GDS and could only be booked on the telephone, via the Otedis website or through other online channels.
The portfolio offers diverse accommodation from castles and ski properties to gastro bed and breakfasts, according to Sabre.
Travellers who use the GetThere and Travelocity online booking systems will also be able to book the new hotels.
The deal is part of Sabre’s drive to expand the range of leisure products bookable in its GDS. It follows a deal with hotel consolidator Conferma, announced in February, in which merchant rates for 10,000 hotels were made available to Sabre travel agencies.
Otedis.com CEO Pierre Matuchet said: “Our goal is to expand the distribution channels for our hotels and Sabre Travel Network was the obvious GDS to work with. Sabre’s strength in every distribution channel makes it the most attractive offering for us, enabling our previously non GDS hotel properties to achieve a global presence.”
David Brown, Sabre Travel Network’s vice president of travel commerce for Europe said: “This is a classic example of Sabre using its strong ownership presence in every channel of travel sales and distribution to negotiate additional rates and content for its travel agency customers. Not only does this agreement enable us to expand the leisure content bookable in the GDS, it also gives GetThere and Travelocity customers access to more hotels.”
Report by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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