August 2008

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News from our CEO, Gai

It has been an exciting month to be a part of the travel industry following the success of many of our partners at the 2008 AFTA National Travel Industry Awards. Congratulations to all the nominees and finalists and a big pat on the back to our winning partners...

For more Sabre news, keep a look out for the next edition of Sabre Bulletin, due out at the end of August!

Gai.

Congratulations to our winning partners!
 

Congratulations to all our Sabre partners who were nominated for the 2008 National Travel Industry Awards! In particular, a big mention to the below partners who achieved a great result in winning their categories:

• Travelscene American Express Group
  Winner: Best Travel Group Agency

• Phil Hoffman Travel, Glenelg SA
  Winner: Best Travel Agency Retail - Metro

• Eileen Hayse, World Travel Professionals
  Winner: Best Travel Consultant - Retail

• Corporate Travel Management, Brisbane QLD
  Winner: Best National Corporate Travel Management Agency

• World Travel Professionals, Brisbane QLD
  Winner: Best Travel Agency Corporate - Metro

• Andrew Blakey, World Travel Professionals
  Winner: Best Travel Consultant - Corporate

WIN - $100 Gift Card for Father's Day!

To celebrate Father's Day on Sunday, 7th September, we are giving you the chance to WIN a $100 Gift Card for the greatest of DAD stores - Bunnings Warehouse!

To enter, all you have to do is tell us in 25 words or less what makes a great dad! Click here to email us with your entry and don't forget to include your full name, PCC, and telephone number.

Check out some of the many Father's Day gift
ideas at www.bunningswarehouse.com.au

Entries close 12 noon Friday 22nd August 2008. The lucky winner will be notified by email/telephone on Monday 25th August 2008.
 

WIN - Apple iPod & $100 Choice Hotels Gift Card

Thanks to Choice Hotels International, we are giving you the chance to WIN an Apple iPod AND a $100 Gift Card - that's right, one lucky agent will win BOTH prizes!

Plus Sabre Returns members will also earn DOUBLE POINTS on all Choice Hotels USA bookings (booking code EC)!

Simply make any Choice Hotels USA booking from 1st August - 30th September 2008 for your chance to win! View the details here or visit www.sabrepacific.com.au/returns

To see what's on offer for Father's Day from Sabre Returns and RedBalloon Days, click here.

SAM Update

The SAM team is excited to report that an improvement of the fees structure in SAM will be implemented in the next release.

SAM will allow the agency to create 3 types of fees:

1. Booking Fee – this was previously known as Simple Fee. This fee may be applied per person per booking, and to a specific country.

2. Costing Fee – this was previously known as Complex Fee. This fee may be applied per person. This fee will be calculated based on the number of Costings in the SAM booking. It can also be applied per supplier and to a specific country.

3. Segment Fee – This is a new fee structure that allows the agency to charge per number of segments booked. It can be applied per passenger and set for a specific country.

An additional enhancement coming soon will allow the agency to determine whether the fee is applied automatically to the costing screen or whether the user needs to cost the fee as is the current workflow.

 

Air Zimbabwe joins list of participating Electronic Ticketing Carriers

Effective immediately Air Zimbabwe (UM) will be the latest carrier to provide E-Ticketing (ET) for Sabre Connected Agents.

ET on Air Zimbabwe is fully interactive with ET issuance, as well as the ability to Void, Exchange, Refund and Revalidate.

With the IATA initiative to move to 100% E-Ticketing, Sabre continues to provide all travel agency partners with the most comprehensive content for our region and the world on just one screen.
 

Libyan Airlines and Lam Linhas Aereas Airlines enhance their availability connection with Sabre

Effective immediately, Sabre is pleased to announce that Libyan Airlines (LN) and Lam Linhas Aereas Airlines (TM) will participate as a Direct Connect Availability carrier within Sabre.
 
Direct Connect Availability represents the highest participation level in connectivity in the Sabre system. With Direct Connect Availability, an interactive message between the Sabre system and the participating airline enables seamless, "real-time" access to the airline inventory during the availability process and allows last-seat inventory displays.

These changes now make booking LN and TM via Sabre very efficient and will ensure increased productivity and increased confidence in the availability display.

For more information on Direct Connect Availability, please refer to Format Finder reference: dcaov201

Air Uganda, Air Madagascar, Daallo Airlines, Dalavia Far East Airways & Air Tahiti enhance their selling connection with Sabre

Effective immediately, Sabre is please to announce that Air Uganda (U7), Air Madagascar (MD), Daallo Airlines (D3), Dalavia Far East Airways (H8), and Air Tahiti Nui (TN) will participate as Direct Connect Sell carriers within Sabre.

Direct Connect Sell is an interactive sell process. When you enter a sell request, the Sabre system instantaneously and transparently checks the airline's database to provide you with the airline's last seat availability. The airline returns the record locator after end transaction as shown in below examples. Direct Connect Sell participants also offer the display of operational flight facts.

These changes now make booking U7, MD, D3, H8, and TN via Sabre very efficient and will ensure increased productivity.

For more information on Direct Connect Sell, please refer to Format Finder reference: dcaov205
 

Father's Day experiences from RedBalloon Days

Not sure what to get dad for Father's Day? Click here to view the latest experiences on offer from RedBalloon Days including helicopter rides and V8 supercars.

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