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Sabre has begun distributing Emirates' NDC content, expanding travel options for agencies. The integration allows travel agencies and corporate buyers to compare, book, and manage Emirates' NDC offers alongside traditional options through Sabre Red 360 and GetThere platforms. The collaboration enables access to personalized travel choices with dynamic pricing and ancillaries. Sabre's NDC infrastructure empowers airlines to deliver richer travel experiences through third-party sellers, having recently announced similar distributions for Air Canada, Etihad Airways, and Hawaiian Airlines. The company also introduced SabreMosaic™, a new airline retailing platform for dynamic, personalized content distribution.

Sabre announced the initial results of exchange offers by Sabre GLBL to swap certain outstanding 11.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 and 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 for new 10.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2029. The company increased the maximum exchange amount from $500 million to $800 million. Additionally, Sabre GLBL will exchange $775 million of existing senior secured term loans for new loans maturing in November 2029, with interest at term SOFR plus 600 bps or base rate plus 500 bps. The early participation results show $509.2 million of December 2027 Notes and $799.1 million of June 2027 Notes were tendered, with expected acceptance of $755.5 million total.

Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR) has announced New Distribution Capability (NDC) connectivity with EVA Air through Sabre's global multi-source content platform. This integration allows travel agencies and corporate buyers to compare EVA Air's flight options more efficiently through Sabre's global distribution system. The NDC connection enables EVA Air to distribute more diverse and real-time travel options, while travel agencies can access these offers alongside traditional content through Sabre's APIs and booking platforms, Sabre Red 360 and Sabre Red Launchpad™.

Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR) announces the global launch of Sabre Red Launchpad™, a professional-grade booking interface that simplifies travel reservations. The platform, which supports air, hotel, and car content, has shown promising results during its pilot phase with Internova Travel Group, where over 300 agencies and 13,000 advisors drove increased sales volume through Internova SNAP. The AI-powered tool eliminates the need for extensive Global Distribution System expertise and enables faster commission earning through multi-source content access. Early adopter 1000Mile Travel Group reported significant success, with 40% of North American advisors earning over $120,000 in airline commissions within six months of soft launch.

Sabre announced that its subsidiary Sabre GLBL has launched exchange offers for up to $500 million of its outstanding senior secured notes. The exchange involves 11.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 and 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 for new 10.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2029. The primary goal is to improve the company's maturity profile by extending debt maturity from 2027 to 2029. The exchange offers require a minimum principal amount of $250 million and will expire on December 9, 2024. Eligible holders must tender their notes by November 21, 2024, to receive the total exchange consideration including early exchange premium.

Sabre Hospitality and BookLogic have announced a strategic partnership to enhance distribution and retailing capabilities in the Middle East and Africa regions. The collaboration will connect up to 1,200 hotels from BookLogic's portfolio to Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and Internet Distribution Systems (IDS), with a focus on the UAE, Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The partnership integrates Sabre's SynXis Retailing platform with BookLogic's system, providing access to over 600 distribution channels and comprehensive retail solutions. Future plans include OTA integration and expansion of long-tail distribution channels.

Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR) has announced the launch of New Distribution Capability (NDC) content for Air India, marking a significant advancement in air travel distribution for India. The implementation enhances how Sabre-connected travel agents can shop, book, and service Air India reservations. This strategic modernization provides agencies with rich content and real-time offers, delivering greater transparency, choice, and flexibility to travelers.

The expanded partnership builds upon an existing agreement for traditional content distribution. Through Sabre's technology, Air India aims to optimize its distribution strategy and provide a more streamlined shopping experience. Thousands of Sabre-connected agencies across more than 150 countries can now access Air India's NDC content through Sabre's global travel marketplace.

Sabre Hospitality has launched SynXis Insights, an advanced data and analytics tool for the hospitality industry. The platform provides hoteliers with a comprehensive view of SynXis reservation data through ready-made visualizations and daily updates. Built in partnership with Google Cloud, it features over 15 filtering options for metrics like bookings, room nights, revenue, and ADR. The tool enables property and chain-level administrators to access performance metrics directly, reducing manual effort and dependency on central chains for information sharing. This innovation aims to facilitate faster, data-driven decision-making for revenue optimization.

Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR) has released its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. The company has made its earnings release and presentation available on its Investor Relations webpage. The company will host a live webcast earnings conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results and provide forward outlook. The webcast will be accessible through Sabre's Investor Relations website and a replay will be available for at least 90 days following the event.