Regent Seven Seas Cruises Added to Sabre Travel Network
January 08 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Sabre Travel Network, the world's largest and most rewarding
marketplace for buying and selling travel, and Regent Seven Seas
Cruises, the world�s largest luxury cruise line, today announced a
new three-year agreement for participation in the Sabre global
distribution system (GDS). The addition of Regent Seven Seas
Cruises increases the number of cruise lines in the Sabre GDS to 13
and dramatically enhances Regent�s online booking resources for
travel agents. To celebrate this new agreement, Regent Seven Seas
has unveiled a special $25 per booking gift card incentive for all
new bookings � seven nights or longer � made through the Sabre GDS
now through March 31, 2007.(a) Through the agreement, Regent Seven
Seas Cruise products are now available for subscribers of the Sabre
(GDS), including more than 900 travel agencies already activated
through Regent�s reservations system. (Agencies not already on the
list may be added upon request through Regent�s reservations center
at 1-800-285-1835.) The recently launched robust Sabre Cruises,
Sabre Cruise Director and the Sabre Cruises WebServices API offer
instant access to Regent Seven Seas� booking system, including the
most up-to-date availability, rate comparison and brochure
information. �This new agreement enhances the terrific breadth of
quality cruise products that can be accessed and sold through
Sabre, giving travel agents more opportunities to serve their
customers and maximize profits,� said Dan Westbrook, vice president
of travel merchandising, Sabre Travel Network. �At the same time,
Regent will now benefit from opportunities for additional
high-quality revenue that result from increased awareness and
visibility among the community of professional Sabre subscribers.�
�We are pleased to work with Sabre Travel Network to provide these
enhanced tools to travel agents,� said Randall B. Soy, CTC, Regent
Seven Seas�Vice President � Channel Sales. �The agreement with
Sabre provides convenient access and the best possible choices of
our products to travel agents for their Regent booking needs.� This
agreement comes one month after Sabre announced the launch of Sabre
Cruises, a new cruise shopping and booking tool with increased and
improved functionality, as the latest enhancement to its end-to-end
leisure collection. With the new Sabre Cruises, travel agents have
access to a browser-based tool accompanied by expanded
functionality that allows travel agents to shop, create and
completely service a booking. Travel agents are a significant
resource to travelers when booking cruises. In 2005, more than 90
percent of people who cruised said they used a travel agent to make
their choice, and 80-90 percent of cruise lines sales in 2005 came
through the travel agency channel. Travel agents worldwide voted
Regent Seven Seas the �World�s Leading Luxury Cruise Line� as part
of the 2006 World Travel Awards and readers of Travel Weekly have
named the company �Best Luxury Cruise Line� for three consecutive
years. Its industry-leading online booking engine, Partner Access,
has garnered praise in the industry for its ease of use and
functionality. (a) Reservations must be for new bookings only,
booked and deposited via Sabre Cruises or Sabre Cruise Director to
be eligible.�The offer is available to agents in the U.S. and
Canada only. About Sabre Travel Network Sabre Travel Network, a
Sabre Holdings company, provides the most comprehensive end-to-end
solutions for corporate and leisure travel. The Sabre GDS is the
foundation for these solutions, providing a ready-built efficient
marketplace that connects travel suppliers, including hundreds of
airlines and thousands of hotels, with more than 50,000 travel
agency locations. Key brands of Sabre Travel Network include
GetThere, for corporate travel reservation technology; Jurni
Network, a consortium of leisure travel agencies providing
marketing and promotion services; Nexion, a host agency; SynXis,
for hotel reservation management, distribution and technology
services; and TRAMS, mid- and back-office solutions and marketing
services for travel agencies. Sabre Travel Network also markets
TripTailor, a travel�wholesaler�providing dynamic packaging for the
travel agency marketplace. 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. About Regent Seven Seas
Cruises Regent Seven Seas Cruises� (RSSC) is part of Carlson
Companies,�a global leader in the hotel, restaurant, business and
leisure travel, and marketing industries.�The Regent brand
encompasses luxury hotels, resorts, residences and cruises
throughout the world, offering discerning travelers The Regent
ExperienceSM with unique and personalized luxury.�Regent Seven Seas
(formerly Radisson Seven Seas) operates a fleet of medium-sized
luxury cruise ships that visit over 300 ports on all seven
continents, including Antarctica.�RSSC is consistently rated among
the world�s top three cruise lines by readers of luxury travel
magazines.�Travel professionals worldwide voted RSSC the �World�s
Best Luxury Cruise Line� for the third consecutive year as part of
the 2006 Travel Weekly Awards and readers of Cond� Nast Traveler
magazine voted RSSC �World�s Best Large-Ship Cruise Line� in 2006.
For further information, contact Regent Seven Seas Cruises, 1000
Corporate Drive, Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33334.�For
brochures, call toll-free 866-284-4079; for reservation information
call toll-free 800-285-1835; or visit: www.TheRegentExperience.com.
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