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During , it finalized arrangements to launch Travelocity Europe in partnership with Otto, a German direct marketing firm. Sabre was the leading travel reservation system used by travel agents. Its principal business was to develop and install travel agents' computer reservation systems. Sabre booked Travelocity. At first Travelocity's strategy was to offer compelling content and sell airline tickets.
Destination information provided at the site included hotel recommendations, restaurant reviews, entertainment listings, weather reports, video clips, photos, maps, news, chat forums, and other information about specific destinations. Travelocity provided this information on its Web site directly from Worldview's databases. After Sabre Interactive bought out Worldview's interest in Travelocity in February , Worldview remained the featured content provider for the Travelocity Web site.
In its first three months of operation, Travelocity reported 1. Registration was required to make a purchase through Travelocity. The site soon added more features, including hotel reservations, car rentals, and vacation packages. It was able to provide street maps for specific U. The Travelocity site was refined to make it easier to use, and by the end of it offered travel information for more than destinations internationally and had more than , registered members.
During , Travelocity was selected to be the travel content provider for Time Warner's experimental online service, Road Runner. Travelocity grew steadily during its first two years in business.
Together with Expedia, an online travel site launched by Microsoft Corp. While purchases were made online, tickets were delivered either to a local travel agency or through Travelocity's own travel agency, the Travelocity Service Center. Sabre and Travelocity built 12, customized Web sites for travel agents to help them handle online bookings. This helped position Travelocity as an ally, rather than a competitor, to travel agents.
Travelocity was a key component in Sabre's strategy to capture the biggest possible share of overall travel bookings, both on and off the Web. In October , Travelocity announced it would merge with Preview Travel, another leading online travel service.
The new combined company was called Travelocity. The merger made Travelocity. It also had the effect of making Travelocity. Following the merger, which was completed in March , Travelocity was separated from its parent company, Sabre. Sabre retained a 70 percent ownership interest in Travelocity, while Preview shareholders owned the remaining 30 percent. Sabre also continued to be Travelocity's principal technology partner, handling its online transactions.
In the future Sabre would also provide technology for other online travel services, including Priceline. Sparks spent five years implementing innovative marketing programs for Expedia Inc. He also served as chief marketing officer for Expedia. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sparks was vice president of direct business and brand at Capital One, where he helped develop the business through direct marketing, new product development and brand strategy. Contact the Host. Your message has been successfully sent.
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