Regent Seven Seas Cruises Added to Sabre Travel Network.Regent Offers Special Agent Incentives for Sabre Bookings Through March 2007 SOUTHLAKE, Texas Southlake is a city located primarily in the northeastern part of Tarrant County, Texas. A small northernly region of the city is in Denton County, Texas. The population was 21,519 at the 2000 census. -- Sabre Travel Network Sabre Travel Network (STN) is the line of technology developed by Sabre Inc. that services travel agencies directly. Sabre Travel Network began when the Sabre Computer reservations system was installed in Briarcliff Manor, New York in 1960. , the world's largest and most rewarding marketplace for buying and selling travel, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises Regent Seven Seas Cruises is a cruise line, formerly known as Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Luxury cruises are offered to over 300 ports on six continents, including Antarctica. , the world's largest luxury cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the , today announced a new three-year agreement for participation in the Sabre global distribution system (GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards ). The addition of Regent Seven Seas Cruises increases the number of cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America 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 CTC - Cornell Theory Center , 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 Sabre Holdings or Sabre, Inc. is an American travel technology company, encompassing several brands in three global travel distribution channels: travel agency, airline, and direct to consumer. These areas are serviced by TSG's three main business groups. 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 Jurni Network is a travel consortium developed by Sabre Travel Network that specializes in improving the way travel agencies market to customers. Jurni was spun-off in 2003 from Sabre's then newly acquired Nexion Inc. External links
Sabre Holdings (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TSG TSG The Smoking Gun (web site) TSG Technology Services Group (UK) TSG Technical Specification Group TSG Timing Signal Generator TSG Technical Support Group TSG Tumor Suppressor Gene TSG ThermoSalinoGraph ) 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[R] (RSSC RSSC Radisson Seven Seas Cruises RSSC Robotics Society of Southern California (Fullerton, CA) RSSC Regional School Support Center (New York state) RSSC Regional Space Support Center ) is part of Carlson Companies Carlson Companies (sometimes referred to as Carlson) is a privately held international corporation in the marketing, service, travel, and hospitality industries. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States, as of 2005 Carlson Companies owned 5,300 travel , 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 Experience(SM) 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 Conde 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 Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. , 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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