Travel technology company Sabre and hotel company Accor announced on Wednesday plans to create a unified central reservation and property management platform for the hospitality industry. In collaboration with Accor, Sabre intends to develop a full-service property management capability and enrich its existing central reservation and limited-service property management systems. These capabilities will combine within a new unified cloud-native flexible platform that will be built for and available to hoteliers across all property classes and geographic regions.
Accor is adopting Sabre's SynXis central reservation system and ultimately the new global technology platform for all its hospitality brands and geographies. Goals for the new platform are to "power a new generation of retailing, distribution and fulfillment solutions that will enable hotels to drive revenue growth beyond traditional sources and offer unique personalized services to their guests around the world," said Sabre president and CEO Sean Menke in a statement.
The statement did not indicate a timeframe for the launch of this new platform, nor in what ways Accor would be collaborating on its development. Sabre did not respond to a request for comment.