Sabre

The company operates a two-sided B2B travel commerce platform and enterprise software business. On one side, travel suppliers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies and others) distribute inventory and content through the global distribution system and pay fees to access demand and marketplace services. On the other side, travel agencies and other travel sellers access aggregated content, reservations and ticketing capabilities, typically at low or no direct cost, which drives transaction volume and reinforces the network.

In parallel, the company licenses mission-critical passenger service systems, central reservation systems and related software modules to airlines and hospitality providers, delivered as long-term licensing or SaaS-like contracts with implementation, maintenance and upgrade services. It also exposes its travel content and booking capabilities through APIs to developers and travel platforms, embedding its infrastructure into third-party applications and generating additional transaction and usage-based revenue.

Sabre Corporation is a large US-based travel technology company that provides global distribution, reservation and retailing software for the travel and hospitality industries. Its core platform is a global distribution system (GDS) and associated travel marketplace that connects airlines, hotels, car rental firms and other travel suppliers with travel agencies and other travel sellers for shopping, booking and ticketing.

The company generates revenue primarily from transaction fees on travel bookings processed through its network, along with software licensing, SaaS-style subscriptions and related services for its airline and hospitality software suites and APIs. Its direct customers are airlines, hotels, travel agencies (online and offline), corporate travel managers, travel technology developers and other travel intermediaries, rather than end travellers.