Sabre Names Hospitality Leader Alex Alt to Executive Vice President
SOUTHLAKE, TX. September 12, 2016 - Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) has promoted Alex Alt to executive vice president of Sabre, and president of Sabre Hospitality Solutions.
Under Alt's leadership, Sabre has developed an aggressive growth plan for its Hospitality Solutions business. In 2015, Sabre announced its first enterprise-wide global central reservations system services agreement and is currently in the midst of successfully migrating the 7,800 properties of the Wyndham Hotel Group to its industry-leading SynXis solution. Earlier this year, the company announced the acquisition of the Trust Group, which has further expanded its global footprint and provided additional opportunities, with nearly 32,000 properties now using Sabre reservations solutions, in addition to other property management, distribution, retailing and guest experience solutions.
“We intend to grow the hospitality business to the size and scope of our airline solutions business, offering hotel properties across the globe a suite of products and solutions that will help them grow revenue, improve customer service and operate efficiently. Alex has built a great team and with his leadership, we intend to be the market leader in delivering outstanding technology to the hospitality industry,” said Tom Klein, CEO of Sabre.
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is the leading technology provider to the global travel industry. Sabre's software, data, mobile and distribution solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties to manage critical operations, including passenger and guest reservations, revenue management, flight, network and crew management. Sabre also operates a leading global travel marketplace, which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world.
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