More than two years after Sabre Travel
Network revealed it had a long-term subscriber agreement with
Expedia Inc., Sabres GDS unit began processing a portion of air
bookings on Expedia.com and Expedia Corporate Travel, the
companies said.
Both companies
declined to disclose how much business Sabre is getting from the
two Expedia Inc. units.
Expedia.com
acknowledged that Worldspan, which had been its exclusive GDS
provider, still crunches a portion of its air bookings.
Amadeus and
Worldspan handle bookings for Expedia Inc.s international
properties.
Sabres May 2004
announcement about the subscriber agreement indicated it expected
to handle a meaningful portion of the bookings.
Expedia and Sabre
also revealed that the subscriber agreement, which would have
expired in 2009, has been extended until 2012.
Expedia also
proclaimed its support of Sabres Efficient Access Solution.
However, a Sabre spokeswoman noted that Expedia.com has yet to sign
up for EAS.
Asked if Expedia
also supports Worldspans Super Access Product, a company
spokeswoman said the company views EAS as the best such program for
the industry.
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