Sabre Tool Lets Corporate Travel Agents Measure Greenhouse Emissions
June 23 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Sabre Travel Network has developed a product that allows business
travel agencies to produce reports for their corporate customers
about the environmental impact of the flights they are booking. The
Greenhouse Emission report is compatible with both Turbo Sabre and
MySabre, the two booking tools connecting travel agents to the
system. Each report is divided into four sections detailing the
number of air segments booked over a given period, the distance
flown, the relative amount of fuel burned expressed in kilograms
and liters, the relative number of kilograms of carbon dioxide
(CO2) produced as a result and a break-down of the other Greenhouse
gasses produced. The reports can be prepared by department,
cost-center, segment type or date. Richard Adams, Sabre Travel
Network's senior vice-president, EMEA, said: "The Greenhouse
Emission report adds a significant environmental element to the
overall service that travel management companies can offer their
corporate customers. It's an unusual, interesting and useful
product and gives Sabre-connected TMCs an extra point of
differentiation when they go in to pitch for a company's travel
business." CO2 emissions are used globally as the basis for
calculating climate change and environmental damage. The other
pollutants produced by air travel can be converted into CO2
equivalents. This is done with an internationally-recognized
formula. Once the CO2 emission levels of any travel are quantified,
steps can be taken to offset these through re-forestation,
purchasing the equivalent number of carbon 'credits' (the proceeds
of which are ploughed into environmentally beneficial projects) or
reducing the company's carbon 'footprint' by a corresponding amount
in other areas, such as reducing water consumption or lengthening
the cycle over which company cars are renewed. Emission levels may
vary for the same flight on different days. Variable parameters
include an aircraft's load, flight profile, the external
temperature, winds and engine or aircraft characteristics. Adams
said the Greenhouse Emission report would help those companies
concerned about the environmental impact of their executives'
business travel take steps to offset this, and therefore continue
with business travel as usual. The Greenhouse Emission report is an
addition to the end-to-end portfolio of solutions that Sabre Travel
Network provides for agencies serving the corporate marketplace.
About Sabre Travel Network Sabre Travel Network, a Sabre Holdings
company, provides access to the world's leading global distribution
system (GDS). The Sabre GDS is a ready-built efficient marketplace
that connects suppliers, including hundreds of airlines and
thousands of hotels, with more than 50,000 travel agency locations.
Suppliers get access through one single connection; travel agents
get real time access to thousands of travel products from multiple
suppliers through one source integrated into their businesses;
consumers get access to a global supermarket of the world's
greatest travel possibilities Key brands of Sabre Travel Network
include GetThere, the leading Web-based corporate travel
reservation technology, and Jurni Network, the unique leisure
travel agency consortium that enables members to sell more products
from preferred travel suppliers using sophisticated market
intelligence. Sabre Travel Network works closely with sister
company Sabre Airline Solutions, the world's largest provider of
products to help airlines market themselves, sell their products,
serve their customers and operate more effectively, from planning
to execution. The combined portfolio of marketing, sales,
distribution, operational and decision-support technology is
unique, and of huge value to airlines all over the world. Sabre
Holdings (NYSE:TSG) connects people with the world's greatest
travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing
distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More
information about Sabre Holdings is available at
http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
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