Sabre Corporation has announced its premium booking solution, Sabre Red Launchpad, designed for new or independent travel agents, alongside partner Internova Travel Group.
“Sabre Red Launchpad expands the Sabre Red toolkit,” stated Kathy Morgan, vice president of production management and distribution experience at Sabre Travel Solutions.
“We’re giving travel agencies more choice and flexibility in managing their workforces. Some consultants may work purely in Sabre Red Launchpad, and others may choose to use the expanded capabilities of Sabre Red 360 over time.”
The Red Launchpad reduces the training time for new-to-industry travel consultants and allows a lightweight way for independent consultants who do not use an irrigator to access the content.
It has provided users with a streamlined graphical user interface (GUI) that assists with shopping and booking basic air, hotel, and car itineraries with a simple click. The Red Launchpad supports NDC offers, low-cost carrier XML content, and traditional ATPCO/EDIFACT options.
Before this release, Internova will roll out a co-branded version of the Red Launchpad to thousands of travel advisors in the U.S. and eventually globally.
“To recruit talent within our industry, we need modern travel retailing tools that do not require new hires to learn a new language to operate,” explained Piter Vlitas, executive vice president and partner relations at Internova Travel Group.
“In collaboration with Sabre, we’re proud to introduce a new chapter in how we shop and book travel.”
Sabre Red Launchpad coexists alongside Sabre’s existing agency booking solution, Sabre Red 360. If complex servicing needs arise, Red Launchpad users can seamlessly hand off bookings to teammates working on 360.
“The team at Sabre is solution-oriented and always helps work through out needs on a timely and professional basis,” added Jeremy Van Kuyuk, chief information officer at Internova Travel Group.
“Our dedicated IT and revenue management teams invested thousands of hours and shared their expertise to propel this project forward. We look forward to our continued success in the many future endeavours.”
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