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Introduction

3150 Sabre Drive
Southlake, Texas 7609
U.S.A.
Telephone: (682) 605-1000
Fax: (682) 605-8267
Web site: http://www.Sabre-holdings.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1996
Employees: 9,000
Sales: $2.13 billion (2004)
Stock Exchanges: New York
Ticker Symbol: TSG
SIC: 561510 Travel Agencies; 518210 Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services

Sabre Holdings Corporation is a leading distributor of electronic travel-related products and services in the world. The company provides information technology (IT) solutions to the travel and transportation industry which allow travel agents worldwide to electronically access booking information for airlines, railways, cruises, tours, hotels, and rental cars. In doing so, Sabre operates one of the largest privately owned real-time computer systems. The company also offers individual customers the option to set up travel reservations on the Internet through its easySabre and Travelocity services.

1. Introduction
2. The Early Years
3. Growth in the 1980s and 1990s
4. Independence from AMR in 1996
5. Innovations in Technology: 1996–98
6. Development Strategies in the Late 1990s
7. Record Years Round Out the 20th Century
8. Changing the Way the Travel Business Is Done
9. Principal Subsidiaries
10. Principal Competitors
11. Further Reading
12. Copyright Page
13. About Page