Search made simple: Making the most of the shopping experience Diane Dunigan

Rashele Barton

Introduction – Your Facilitators

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Diane Dunigan Rashele Barton

value Agenda: What you will learn

1. General understanding of what Air Shopping capabilities are available to you

2. General understanding of how Air Shopping works

3. Differences between Air Shopping product capabilities

4. Most used options and when to use

5. Where to find reference for Air Shopping capabilities

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value Air Shopping – Complexity

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Over 12 billion shopping requests annually

33 million shopping queries per day

Up to 1030 shopping queries per second

Agent

Mobile

Online

Sabre Air Shopping…The Whole Package

Traveler

Graphical View

Integration with Web Services

Intelligence On Demand

Satisfied

Customers

Intelligent Rules Engine

Best

Fares

Best

Availability Customized

Rule Filters & Validation

Air Extras & Branded

Fares

Exchange Shopping

API Content

value Low Fare Search – Where to Start?

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WPNI JR

value Where to Start?...Itinerary Booked?

Low Fare Search WPNI entries to compare options to a booked itinerary based on search criteria

Low Fare Search JR entries to compare options based on search criteria

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Most Used Search Qualifiers…

• Schedule Flexibility

• One way, round-trip, multi-destination*

• Intra-airport airport changes

• Connection timing

• Maximum number of stops per segment

• Direct flights only

• Online flights only

• Alternate city*

• Max connections*

• Specific carrier*

• Fare Flexibility

• Exclude nonrefundable fare types

• Exclude fares with penalties

• Exclude fares with restrictions

• Exclude fares with advance purchase

• Restrict routings

• Passenger types*

• Public/private fares*

• Additional Flexibility

• Include/exclude cabins*

• Include/exclude non-air segments

• Itemized taxes and surcharges

• Corporate ID /account code*

• Include/exempt Taxes

• Calendar shopping (+/- 1 or 3 day)*

• Shop by arrival date and time

• Point of Sale Flexibility

• Specify sales and ticketing city

• Specify sales city

• Currency override

…highly diverse and customizable results

DEMO – Low Fare Search

Air Shopping Basic and Advanced Low Fare Search

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When to use Graphical View

More low fare search options – up to 50

Email itinerary options to traveler

Calendar Shopping

Extensive search qualifiers

DEMO – Graphical View Air Shopping

value Air Shopping Reference Resources

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https://agencyeservices.sabre.com/

Or in Sabre Red Workspace

value Air Shopping Reference Resources

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value Air Shopping Reference Resources

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value Air Shopping Reference Resources

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Available online or in Sabre

Red Workspace

value Air Shopping Reference Resources

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Air Shopping Reference Resources

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Quick Reference Guides:

value Recap: Search Made Simple

1. Gained general understanding of what Air Shopping capabilities are available to you

2. Gained general understanding of how Air Shopping works

3. Understanding of differences between Air Shopping product capabilities

4. How to make the most of the options available to you

5. Where to find reference for Air Shopping capabilities

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Thank you !! From: the Sabre Air Shopping Product Marketing Team

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