Sabre History

The innovations and successes of Sabre Holdings and its businesses have been recognized with many awards, recognitions and honors.

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2008

Nexion is recognized by Travel Weekly’s PowerList as one of the nation’s top 50 travel sellers

Sabre Holdings receives Prestigious National Outstanding Public/Private Partnership Award from Take Pride in America® in recognition of our employees’ volunteerism in enhancing and preserving public land in the U.S.

US Ad Review recognizes Travelocity Business in its June 2008 annual publication as one of the best American advertisers

ZUJI recognized as the “Best Travel Web Site for Flights in Asia” by Condé Nast Traveler magazine US-edition

Travelocity receives honorable mention at the 2008 Hewlett-Packard Software Awards of Excellence in the “Business Technology Optimization” category

Sabre Travel Network Brazil recognized as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for in Latin America by the Great Place to Work Institute

U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez appoints Sam Gilliland to U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

Travelocity receives the ATLAS 2008 Best Overall Branding Award from the Association of Travel Marketing Executives for its Roaming Gnome campaign

Travelocity’s Michelle Peluso honored as one of Texas Diversity magazine’s 2008 Most Powerful and Influential Women in Texas

Sabre’s Corporate Campus fifth anniversary as a “Silver Award Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)” winner recognized Rick Perry, Governor of Texas

Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome’s MySpace page wins two Excellence in Interactive Marketing Awards from the Dallas / Fort Worth Interactive Marketing Association

Sabre de México recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute and Mundo Ejecutivo magazine, as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for in México

Travelocity awarded “Innovator of the Year” by the Travel Industry Association at the annual TravelCom conference in Chicago for its work on ExperienceFinder

Travelocity receives Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the trade publication, PR News, for its media relations work on Travelocity’s “Be a hero – Go Zero” program

Sabre Holdings receives special proclamation from the City of Southlake, Texas -- a one-of-a-kind recognition of our employees’ volunteerism

Crain’s of New York recognizes Michelle Peluso as one of its 2008 Forty Under 40 rising stars

Sabre Holdings named one of America’s 15 Fittest Companies by Men’s Fitness magazine

Sabre Virtually There receives the Gold Innovation Award for its mobile solution at the Business Travel Innovation Awards

E-Site Marketing wins five Golden Click Adrian awards at the 51st HSMAI Adrian Awards Competition

Travelocity receives the 2008 1to1 Impact Award presented by 1to1 magazine for the Customer Championship Program: Proactive Problem Prevention Initiative

2007

Tom Klein recognized by Business Travel News for prestigious 25 Most Influential Executives of 2007

Sabre Travel Network Mexico receives “Great Place to Work” recognition by the Great Place to Work Institute

Sabre Travel Network Brazil recognized as the fifth best TI and Telecom company to work for in Brazil by Computerworld magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute

Sabre Holdings receives Patriot Award for being a Patriotic Employer from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

Sabre Pacific’s travel agency loyalty program, Sabre Returns, receives the Australian Direct Marketing Association Award for Best Customer Relationship Marketing program in Australia

Sabre Holdings Montevideo office named among the top 10 Great Places to Work in Uruguay by the Great Place to Work Institute

Sabre Travel Network Brazil recognized among the top 20 Great Places to Work in Brazil as well as a Best Company for Women to Work and Best Company for Interns to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute

Sabre Holdings wins International Association of Business Communicators Southern Region’s Silver Quill for “Efficient Marketplace” external communications

Sabre Airline Solutions Ascend magazine receives the 2007 Bronze Quill Award by the International Association of Business Communicators

Jurni receives four awards for its outstanding marketing and communications programs at the 2007 MarCom Creative Awards

GetThere honored by the Institute of Travel Management (ITM) for environmental-focused enhancements

Travelocity Business receives American Business Awards’ 2007 Stevie Award for Best Marketing Campaign

Travelocity receives American Business Awards’ 2007 Stevie Award for Best Executive in a Service Business

Travelocity receives AdWeek Buzz Award for the 2007 SubGnome Campaign and in the outdoor / out of home category

Travelocity receives the 2007 Atlas Inspiration Award for Travel for Good

lastminute.com wins MSN Online Green Award

ZUJI receives TTG Travel Industry Award for being voted Best Online Travel Agent in Asia Pacific for the third consecutive year by representatives of the travel industry in that region

Travolution Awards name HolidayAutos.co.uk the Best Car Hire Web Site and IfYouSki.com the Best Use of Technology

2006

Tom Klein recognized by Business Travel News for prestigious 25 Most Influential Executives of 2006

Sabre Travel Network Peru wins Peruvian Company of the Year recognition for 2006 – Leading GDS/CRS at the Civil Association of Peruvian Companies Annual Awards for the fifth consecutive year

Sabre was named one of the Best 100 Companies to Work for in Brazil by both the Great Place to Work Institute and the national business magazine Epoca

Sabre Argentina receives third place in the best places to work competition sponsored by the business magazine Apertura

Sabre’s office in Krakow, Poland, was named a Leader of Małopolska 2006 by the Association of Communes and Districts in the Małopolska Region for promoting ventures of greatest social importance that significantly improve the quality of life for residents of the region

Sabre Travel Network wins Recommend magazine’s 2006 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Reservation/Global Distribution System chosen by travel agent readers

Sabre Airline Solutions Ascend magazine receives the 2006 Bronze Quill, Silver Quill and Gold Quill Awards by the International Association of Business Communicators

Sabre Airline Solutions Ascend magazine won the 2006 Award for Publication Excellence by APEX

Jurni Network’s 2006 themed marketing campaign “Give Your Family a Time Out” won The Communicator Awards’ Award of Distinction for exceeding industry standards in design and communication skills

Business Britain awards GetThere Business Travel Partner of the Year

Sabre Holdings 2005 Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report was nominated for the PR News Corporate Social Responsibility Awards, the gold standard in corporate citizenship and communications worldwide

The American Red Cross Chisholm Trail Chapter recognized Sabre Holdings with their Good Neighbor Award

The Dorothy Plaster Award for Volunteer Service was presented to Sabre Holdings by the Community Storehouse in Keller, Texas

For its 106 volunteers that taught 88 classes, Sabre Holdings was honored by Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail for being the second highest provider of volunteers

The Southlake Chamber of Commerce named Sabre Holdings as its Corporate Business of the Year for being committed to enhancing the community, valuing education and encouraging volunteerism, and as a result, Sabre received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition

Travelocity wins 2006 Best in Business Travel Awards for Best Website for Booking Travel

Travelocity receives American Marketing Association 2006 Bronze Effie in the Travel/ Tourism/Destination category

International Association of Business Communicators awarded Travelocity the 2006 Gold Quill Marketing Communications Merit award for “Travelocity - The Customers’ Champion”

At the 11th Annual Agent Achievement Awards, lastminute.com receives the Travel Innovation of the Year Award for its Carbonwise program, as voted by travel agents across the U.K.

British Travel Awards honors lastminute.com as the Favourite Online Retailer

lastminute.com is named the Best Web-Based Agency at the Travelmole Web Awards

lastminute.com Italy wins Best Online Travel Agency for 2006 at the annual Emirates Awards

ZUJI receives TTG Travel Industry Award for being voted Best Online Travel Agent in Asia Pacific for the second consecutive year by representatives of the travel industry in that region

2005

World Travel Awards named the Sabre Holdings global distribution system the 2005 World's Leading Computer Reservation System (CRS) and Global Distribution System (GDS) for the 12th consecutive year

World Travel Awards voted Travelocity the 2005 World's Leading Travel Internet Site for the ninth consecutive year

Sabre Travel Network Peru wins Peruvian Company of the Year recognition for 2005 – Leading GDS/CRS at the Civil Association of Peruvian Companies Annual Awards for the fourth consecutive year

Sabre Airline Solutions Ascend magazine receives the 2005 Bronze Quill, Silver Quill and Gold Quill Awards by the International Association of Business Communicators

Sabre Airline Solutions Ascend magazine won the 2005 Award for Publication Excellence by APEX

Travelocity receives American Marketing Association 2005 Gold Effie in the best online or offline campaign specialty retailers category and 2005 Silver Effie in the Travel/Tourism/Destination category

Travelocity receives Public Relations Society of America 2005 Silver Anvil in the Integrated Communications Consumer Services category

Travelocity receives a Budget Travel Extra Mile award for the development of the Travelocity Guarantee

Travelocity named a finalist for a Stevie award in the Best Turnaround Executive category for Michelle Peluso, President and CEO of Travelocity, at the American Business Awards

Travelocity receives a Stevie award in the Best Turnaround Company category at the American Business Awards

Travelocity receives Fast Company's Customers First Award

ZUJI receives TTG Travel Industry Award for being voted Best Online Travel Agent in Asia Pacific by representatives of the travel industry in that region

2004

World Travel Awards named the Sabre Holdings global distribution system the 2004 World's Leading Computer Reservation System (CRS) and Global Distribution System (GDS) for the 11th consecutive year

World Travel Awards voted Travelocity the 2004 World's Leading Travel Internet Site for the eighth consecutive year

World Travel Award name Sabre Travel Network the 2004 World's Leading Travel Technology Provider for the second consecutive year

Sabre Travel Network Peru wins Peruvian Company of the Year recognition for 2004 – Leading GDS/CRS at the Civil Association of Peruvian Companies Annual Awards for the third consecutive year

Travelocity receives a Stevie award in the Best New Product or Service - All Other Industries category for its TotalPrice for Cars product at the American Business Awards

Travelocity receives the International Web Page Awards for Best in Category winner in the Travel division

Travelocity receives Public Relations Society of America 2004 Bronze Anvil for its public relations campaign supporting the Travelocity Resource Program

Travelocity receives International Association of Business Communicators 2004 Gold Quill Marketing Communications Merit award for "Travelocity TotalPrice for Cars campaign"

GetThere honored as the Best in Business Travel IT at the annual 2004 Business Travel World Awards in London in recognition of the advances made in recent months by GetThere to meet specific needs of the European business travel market

Sabre Airline Solutions Ascend magazine receives the 2004 Bronze Quill and Silver Quill Awards by the International Association of Business Communicators

Sabre Airline Solutions Ascend magazine won the 2004 Award for Publication Excellence by APEX

2003

World Travel Awards named the Sabre Holdings global distribution system the 2003 World's Leading Computer Reservation System (CRS) and Global Distribution System (GDS) for the 10th consecutive year

World Travel Awards voted Travelocity the 2003 World's Leading Travel Internet Site for the seventh consecutive year

World Travel Awards named GetThere the 2003 World's Leading Business Travel e-Procurement Solutions Provider

World Travel Awards named Sabre Travel Network the 2003 World’s Leading Travel Technology Provider and also receives the Innovation Award

Sabre Travel Network Peru wins Peruvian Company of the Year recognition for 2003 – Leading GDS/CRS at the Civil Association of Peruvian Companies Annual Awards for the second consecutive year

Sabre Holdings was ranked 124th on CMP Media LLC's InformationWeek 500 list, a prestigious listing of the U.S.'s leading information technology innovators

In the March issue of Fortune magazine, Sabre Holdings was ranked as the eighth most admired company in the industry category of Computer and Data Services.

The Sabre Holdings corporate campus was awarded the Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for being environmentally friendly and protecting its surrounding communities.

For the second year in a row, Sabre de Mexico was named one of the 20 best companies to work for in Mexico by Expansión, Mexico’s Fortune magazine.

Consumer Reports cited Travelocity as a best site for booking airline tickets online

2002

World Travel Awards named the Sabre Holdings global distribution system the 2002 World's Leading Computer Reservation System (CRS) and Global Distribution System (GDS) for the ninth consecutive year

World Travel Awards voted Travelocity the 2002 World's Leading Travel Internet Site for the sixth consecutive year

Sabre Travel Network Peru wins Peruvian Company of the Year recognition for 2002 – Leading GDS/CRS at the Civil Association of Peruvian Companies Annual Awards

Sabre Airline Solutions received the prestigious Best Technical Prize for development of the Sabre® StaffPlan™ resource planning system from the Airline Group of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (AGIFORS).

The Sabre Holdings consulting team won the award for Innovative Industry Leading Ideas at the 2002 Air Transport and Travel Information Systems (ATTIS) Expo in Amsterdam. Also at the event, Sabre Holdings won Best Airline Revenue Management Provider and Best Flight Scheduling Provider, while Travelocity won Best Online Distributor.

Sabre de Mexico was named one of the 20 best companies to work for in Mexico by Expansión, Mexico’s Fortune magazine.

Travelocity receives the coveted 21st-Century Achievement Award from the Computerworld Honors Program for visionary use of information technology in the category of Transportation

2001

World Travel Awards named the Sabre Holdings global distribution system the 2001 World's Leading Computer Reservation System (CRS) and Global Distribution System (GDS) for the eighth consecutive year

World Travel Awards voted Travelocity the 2001 World's Leading Travel Internet Site for the fifth consecutive year, further solidifying its leadership role in the online travel industry

Sabre Holdings was ranked 18th out of 500 leading solution providers, consultants, integrators, and service organizations in North America by VARBusiness 500

Sabre Holdings and Travelocity were both recognized by Business Week magazine as two of the top companies in the information technology industry. This issue of the magazine ranks Sabre Holdings No. 76 and Travelocity No. 89 in a list that reads like a Who's Who of the IT industry. Sabre Holdings and Travelocity also were listed among the top 10 IT companies with the best shareholder return rates - with 87.7 percent and 105.9 percent, respectively.

For the second year in a row, Wired magazine named Sabre Holdings to its Wired Index - a list of the top 40 businesses the publication honors each year for driving the new economy

The Institute of Transport Management (ITM) awarded Sabre Holdings its IT Award of Excellence 2001 accreditation following an in-depth research and selection process by its awards committee

Sabre® Virtually There™ garnered Business Travel World's prestigious 2001 Business Travel Innovation Award

Travelocity won the Webby Award for Best Commerce Site. Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards are the leading international honors for the world’s best Web sites.

Yahoo! Internet Life Gold Star Sites presented Travelocity with its Best Overall Travel Site Award. Travelocity received straight A's for its low fares, noteworthy tools, timely travel advice and additional travel resources for an A+ ranking overall.

MORE AWARDS

CIO Enterprise Value Award

1999, Sabre Holdings was one of five winners of CIO magazine's 1999 Enterprise Value Awards. The honor is made annually in recognition of a select group of companies that use technology to create business value by streamlining processes, improving customer service, creating new areas of business and increasing return on investment. The award to Sabre Holdings was based on the company’s development and continued support of American Airlines' Integrated Forecasting System, a next-generation revenue and profitability forecasting tool.

People's Voice Award

The third annual Webby Awards, presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, presented Travelocity.com with the People's Voice Award for the best Internet travel site.

ORSA Award

Sabre Holdings was the first recipient of the Operations Research Society of America (ORSA) Award. The company was awarded the prize for The Best Operations Research Group in the Country (USA).

Franz Edelman Award

The Institute of Management Sciences awarded the Franz Edelman Award to Sabre Hodlings for the Best Operations Research Project in the World based on the revenue management work performed for American Airlines. And, based on work done by the company, SNCF (the French National Railroad) recently received the Franz Edelman Award for better capacity allocation on high-speed trains, with a resulting 3 to 5 percent profit increase, among other benefits.

Network World Magazine Award

Sabre Holdings was given the Network World Magazine Award for Excellence in User Applications for the QIK product – a user-friendly interface jointly marketed by Sabre and Qantas Airways.

Network World Magazine User Excellence Award

The Network World Magazine User Excellence Award recognized the effective use of networking technologies by Sabre in creating value and solving business problems.

UNIX-Expo Award

The world-renowned flight scheduling system, Integrated Capacity Planning System (ICaP), earned Sabre Holdings the UNIX-Expo Award for International Excellence in Open Systems.

Datamation Client Server Award

Given by Datamation Magazine, the Client Server Award recognized the successful development and implementation of the Sabre Function Book System.

Partners in Leadership Award

Sabre Holdings received the Partners in Leadership Award from the Society of Information Management for the creation of systems driven by business-information systems partnerships.

Strategic Mission Award

Sabre Holdings was awarded the Strategic Mission Award by Communications Week for the innovative and efficient use of networking technology.

ESPRIT Award

Co-sponsored by CIO Magazine and Booz Allen & Hamilton, The ESPRIT Award recognized the successful development and implementation of the Sabre SPIRIT central reservation system for Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

Object Management Group Object Application Awards

The Sabre® Availability Processor™ received first place for "Using Object Technology with Legacy Systems" and tied for second place for "Best Implementation of Distributed Applications Using Object Technology" in the Object Management Group Object Applications Awards program. The program was co-sponsored by the Object Management Group, LogOn Technology Transfer GmbH, and IBM.