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IP Interview
Published June 15, 2020

Sabre, Travelocity & the Future of Travel Distribution

SABRSabreBKNGBooking Holdings
Executive Bio

Terry Jones

Founder of Travelocity, Former Chairman at Kayak.com and Former CIO at Sabre

Why is this interview interesting?

  • The history of Sabre and formation of the GDS business
  • Potential impact of coronavirus on Sabre and Amadeus
  • GDS pricing structure and bargaining power with airlines
  • Core differences between hotel and air travel distribution
  • The founding of Travelocity and how Expedia stayed closer to the customer to own the transaction
  • Strategic analysis of Google in the travel value chain

Interview Transcript

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