| SAN MATEO, Calif. - Nov. 2, 1999 - WorldRes.com�, an online hotel distribution
network for leisure travel, announced a new agreement with Sabre (NYSE:TSG),
the global leader in information technology for the travel and transportation
industries, bringing WorldRes.com�s entire inventory of independent hotel
properties to the Sabre® network.
Teaming with WorldRes.com enables Sabre to grow its property base by
adding a vast selection of unrepresented independent leisure properties,
many of which are directly bookable only through WorldRes.com. The properties
will enjoy increased distribution, offering detailed content and confirmed
reservation booking capability to over 190,000 Sabre connected travel agents,
as well as through Sabre Business Travel Solutions®, the Travelocity.com
online travel portal and its distribution partners, including AOL (NYSE:AOL),
CompuServe, Netscape and Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO).
 �Sabre
has a very clear understanding of what the Internet means for the distribution
of hotel reservations,� said Greg Jones, president and CEO of WorldRes.com.
�Sabre recognizes the importance of Web based solutions to bring the fragmented
independent hotel market into the Sabre system.�
The WorldRes.com system offers hotel properties an efficient and cost-effective
way to market and sell hotel rooms over the Internet. The system
is free to join for hotels, removing one of the primary barriers that smaller
properties face. Hotels receive Web marketing and e-commerce capability
through WorldRes.com�s unique and growing network of Web distribution partners,
including broad travel portals like Travelocity.com, destination- and activity-based
sites, call centers and Sabre connected travel agents.
WorldRes.com�s flexible, Web-based technology and its direct interface
into the Sabre system allows independent hotels, historic inns, resorts
and BBs to participate in Sabre at a significantly lower cost. The WorldRes.com/Sabre
program is available only to properties that currently do not participate
in Sabre.
�WorldRes.com has quickly established itself as the market leader in
its segment, and has built a powerful solution for offering real-time booking
capabilities to independent hotels and inns,� said Simon Todd, Vice President,
Car, Hotel and Leisure for Sabre. �This clearly enhances the accommodation
options Sabre is now able to offer all our customers.� |
