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Low-Fare Search Leadership

Finding the lowest fares for your customers is one of the most important aspects of your job. Your customers rely on you to provide them with the best available fares. As a Sabre Connected^SM agent you can be assured that you have access to the lowest fares through the Sabre® GDS.

Don’t’ just take our word for it. It’s been proven by recent independent studies. Overall, as a U.S. agent selling a mix of domestic and international destinations, you could save your customers 10% or more on air travel by using the Sabre GDS.

Not only can the Sabre GDS save travelers an average of 10% or more per ticket, but it is also the overwhelming leader in frequency of finding the lower fares vs. other global distribution systems. On average, as a Sabre user, you are about four (4) times more likely to find the lowest fares throughout the world than if you searched through another GDS.

Low-Fare Leadership in All Global Regions

These statistics are the result of recent studies conducted by Topaz International, the industry’s leading provider of airfare analysis and benchmarking data. The most recent low-fare search study – conducted in early 2007 – consisted of fare searches in 207 of the top city pairs in key international regions such as Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe/Middle East, and Latin America. In 2006, Topaz conducted a low-fare search study focusing primarily on North America-based origin and destinations.

Widening the Gap

These statistics represent an improvement in our savings propensity and low-fare search efficiency from just two years ago. Why have we gotten stronger in this area? We’ve made significant investments in a new open-systems environment – all designed to enhance our low-fare search technology.

In terms of aggregate savings across all GDS competitors, here’s how we fared in each of the global regions:

Check out the complete low-fare search summary presentation:
Low-Fare Search Comparison Summary