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Coping with the new distribution math: GDS to limit agency damages; Sabre, American come to terms.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 11-SEP-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Following a heated battle that for weeks kept the industry caught in the crossfire, American Airlines and Sabre this month reached accord on a new content agreement. The deal--reached Sept. 1, the same day new distribution economics entered the corporate travel industry--places Sabre among American Airlines' preferred distribution channels, while giving Sabre American's full content. The GDS now has entered into new content arrangements with all six domestic legacy carriers.

By bringing Sabre into its roster of preferred channels, American has waived its $3.50 per-segment fee to Sabre subscribers who elect to use its Efficient Access Solution. The move therefore makes Sabre's opt-in program more palatable to agency customers, as they now have content and fee assurances from the nation's largest carrier.

The corporate travel community for weeks had urged American and Sabre to...

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