Sabre Red Launchpad being rolled out for new and independent agents

Sabre Corporation is rolling out Sabre Red Launchpad – designed to simplify booking travel — for new and independent travel agents.

Building on promising results from its pilot phase, the professional grade, user-friendly interface provides agents with easy access to AI-powered capabilities and multi-source content, without the need for deep Global Distribution System expertise.

Sabre Red Launchpad supports air — traditional, New Distribution Capability, low-cost carrier — hotel and car content. Designed as an extension of Sabre’s flagship interface Sabre Red 360, Sabre Red Launchpad eliminates the complexity of creating and managing travel reservations while introducing new consumer grade shopping experiences.

By minimizing training time, Sabre Red Launchpad empowers travel consultants to begin earning commissions faster by unlocking multi-source content available in Sabre’s marketplace.

Launch partner Internova Travel Group released Internova SNAP, a custom version of Sabre Red Launchpad, to thousands of US-based advisors earlier this year. As of October, over 300 agencies and 13,000 advisors are now using SNAP, driving an increase in overall sales volume. SNAP also provides access to hotel and car content from Internova Travel Group company Travel Leaders Network (TLN), providing additional options for agents and their travellers.

Peter Vlitas, Executive Vice President, Partner Relations at Internova Travel Group, said: “We needed a solution for advisors who were not using a GDS but wanted to enhance client service and unlock new revenue opportunities. By collaborating closely with our extensive distribution team, Sabre developed this intuitive booking tool, empowering our agents to not only thrive in modern airline retailing but also make more money.”

Kathy Morgan, Senior Vice President of Product Management, Distribution Experience, Sabre Travel Solutions, said: “By listening closely to our customers and analyzing changes in the travel landscape, we realized there were unmet needs in the market. Sabre Red Launchpad addresses those needs, making it easier to tap into Sabre’s extensive and multi-source travel content and generate revenue from day one. We’re thrilled to now offer Sabre Red Launchpad globally to support travel agency customers of all sizes.”

Chinmai Sharma, Global Head – Lodging, Ground & Sea at Sabre Travel Solutions, explained that: “For lodging, Sabre Red Launchpad utilizes machine learning to analyze property attributes, trip segmentation, and preferences to present the most relevant lodging options, boosting hotel attachment rates and offering personalized choices.”

Morgan pointed out that: “Sabre Red Launchpad is another proof point of Sabre’s commitment to product innovation and customer collaboration that delivers value to suppliers and buyers of travel. We are demonstrating Sabre’s innovation in action–in three months, we went from concept to working code. Collaboration is part of our DNA. Our innovation accelerates your progress.”

Go to www.sabre.com for more.