Already long-standing partners, the business travel agency BCD Travel and GDS Sabre intend to accelerate their technological evolution through joint investment in the development of innovative solutions. " Today marks a new milestone in our partnership, with we are mutually committed to contribute to the technological evolution of the travel industry" said Kurt Ekert, President of Sabre.
This technological collaboration will see the two players jointly invest in new functions aimed at improving the planning and booking experience, based in particular on the development of NDC. BCD will be able to take advantage of the technological change Sabre's ongoing migration to the cloud and the use of technological innovations such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
" This agreement confirms our commitment and our desire to help BCD offer differentiating products and services." Kurt Ekert added. At the same time, this new long-term strategic partnership should see a significant increase in bookings via the Sabre GDS by BCD Travel. " This partnership agreement is part of our drive to improve our agility, flexibility and responsiveness in a changing world." said John Snyder, CEO of BCD Travel.
