Sabre und Amadeus beantragen Joint Venture

Sabre und Amadeus haben bei der EU eine Antitrust-Genehmigung für die Gründung eines Joint Ventures ihrer Nicht-Airline-Bereiche beantragt.

The rival Global Distribution System companies said the initiative would provide "secure, automated payment processing, clearing and reconciliation solutions" to the global travel industry.
"The intent of the joint venture is to establish an industry standard solution to improve and better meet the requirements of the travel industry with payment efficiencies, increased automation, and improved interoperability," a statement said.
"The joint venture plans to focus on the non-air segments of the industry such as hotels, cruise, tour, car and rail.
"The joint venture will integrate the existing financial instruments already used by the travel industry into a best-in-class multi-channel, multi-GDS platform, which will allow travel industry players to effectively manage all aspects of their payment needs in a flexible, easy-to-use solution."

Weitere Details sind mir bisher nicht bekannt.

Offensichtlich positionieren sich die beiden bisher führenden GDS für den immer stärkeren Wettbewerb mit Konkurrenten aus den Non-GDS-Bereichen und den zunehmenden Selbstvermarktungstendenzen der Supplier.

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