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Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ Direct Connectivity |
SOUTHLAKE,
Texas May 13, 2010 – One
of Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ largest participating companies in
Europe,
Accor Hospitality with over 4,000 properties, has upgraded to the Sabre
Global
Distribution System’s Direct Connect XML (DCX) direct connect booking
platform. As an additional benefit of DCX, Accor Hospitality has
upgraded the RT chain code to enable Sabre agents to obtain the most
current
rates and availability directly from the Accor Central Reservation
System (CRS)
at the time of the shopping request. This
simplifies the shopping process for travel agents and secures
instantaneous
updates of the Accor inventory. The
switch to DCX was successfully completed in January 2010 and makes
Accor the first
European hotel chain to take advantage of this new Sabre Hospitality
Solutions
interface which uses XML technology.
“It is our strategy to make Accor brands easier to sell for the travel agency community while improving connectivity with all GDSs,” said Christine Pouletty, senior vice president distribution and revenue development for Accor. “Our research with travel agents has told us that they want the confidence to know they are quoting current and accurate rates. Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ DCX gives us the confidence that we are answering that need.” “We are very excited at the overwhelming response we’ve received about our direct connectivity product at Sabre Hospitality Solutions. The successful implementation of Accor, one of our largest customers, is a true testimony that we are filling a need in the industry for more streamlined operations and greater message flexibility,” said Stephen Fitzgerald, chief operation officer of Sabre Hospitality Solutions. “We appreciate Accor’s commitment to the travel agency community and look forward to their success.” About Sabre Hospitality Solutions
Sabre Holdings connects people with the world’s greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
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