Sabre (travel reservation system)

Sabre Global Distribution System, owned by Sabre Corporation,[1] is a travel reservation system used by travel agents and companies to search, price, book, and ticket travel services provided by airlines, hotels, car rental companies, rail providers and tour operators. Originally developed by American Airlines under CEO C.R. Smith[2] with the assistance of IBM in 1960, the booking service became available for use by external travel agents in 1976 and became independent of the airline in March 2000.

  1. ^ Zach Wichter (April 29, 2019). "How One Computer System Tangled Up Several Airlines". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Boyd, Andy (1990-04-05). "No. 3117: C.R. Smith and SABRE". University of Houston. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-22.