Sabre GDS hotel bookings rise 8% as corporate returns (hospitalitynet.org)

Sabre booked about 12 million hotel reservations in Q2, up 8% year over year, with corporate travel reaching 45% of its distribution volume versus 25-30% for the industry. About 35% of Sabre's air bookings now include a hotel, and 43% of surveyed agents say they use the GDS more than two years ago, the highest share of any booking channel. Most bookings now arrive through software connections rather than terminals, with Travelport reporting connections carried 63% of its transactions, up from 43% in 2022.