Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) is a global travel technology company providing the AI-native Sabre Mosaic platform, GDS distribution, airline passenger service systems, and payment infrastructure to airlines, travel agencies, OTAs, and hoteliers across approximately 160 countries.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersSouthlake, United States
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Sabre Corporation does
Sabre Corporation is a publicly traded travel technology company (NASDAQ: SABR) that provides software, distribution, and payment infrastructure to the global travel industry, serving customers in approximately 160 countries. Its core offering is the AI-native Sabre Mosaic platform, a cloud-native, microservice-based architecture organized into five integrated suites — Experience, Retail, Payment, Service, and Insight — that consolidates previously separate airline and agency operational and retailing systems. The platform is powered by Google Gemini AI models and Sabre IQ, trained on 50+ petabytes of proprietary travel data, and features a proprietary Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling agentic AI workflows. Sabre also offers the SabreSonic Passenger Service System for airline reservations and the SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace, which connects travel sellers with content from 420+ airlines, 2M+ hotel properties, and 42 NDC carriers. The company earns revenue through transaction/booking fees from GDS processing, subscription and licensing fees for platform suites, payment processing (over $20 billion annually via Sabre Direct Pay), and marketplace commissions. The customer base spans full-service and low-cost airlines, travel management companies, online travel agencies, hoteliers, and corporate travel buyers, with go-to-market executed through direct enterprise sales, developer/partner ecosystems, and channel partners. In 2025, Sabre generated $2.77 billion in revenue with $536 million in Normalized Adjusted EBITDA, divested its Hospitality Solutions business for $965 million, and repaid over $1 billion in debt; in 2026 it unveiled the rebuilt Mosaic platform and took on a 12.7% strategic shareholder in Constellation Software.
Sabre Corporation firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sabre Corporation
- Legal name
- Sabre GLBL Inc.
- Website
- https://sabre.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) is a global travel technology company providing the AI-native Sabre Mosaic platform, GDS distribution, airline passenger service systems, and payment infrastructure to airlines, travel agencies, OTAs, and hoteliers across approximately 160 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Sabre Corporation is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Southlake
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Sabre Corporation business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Transaction/Booking Fees: GDS transaction fees from airline bookings, hotel reservations, and other travel transactions processed through the platform. Core GDS business model with per-transaction pricing.
- Platform/SaaS Subscriptions: Subscription and licensing fees for airline technology solutions (SabreSonic PSS), agency platforms, and Mosaic modules including Experience, Retail, Payment, Service, and Insight suites.
- Payment Processing: Sabre Payments processing over $20 billion in annual transactions through Payment Suite solutions for acceptance, disbursement, and management.
- Marketplace Commission: Revenue from content aggregation and distribution through SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace connecting travel sellers with global supplier content.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Enterprise platform with modular suites |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Sabre Corporation product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Sabre Corporation provides software, technology, and distribution solutions that power the global travel industry. Its offerings include the SabreMosaic AI-native platform, the SabreSonic Passenger Service System (PSS) for airlines, a global distribution system (GDS) marketplace connecting 420+ airlines and 2M+ hotels with travel sellers, payment solutions, and developer APIs. The company sells primarily to airlines, hotels, travel management companies, online travel agencies, and corporate travel buyers across 160 countries.
Product overview
Sabre Corporation operates as a travel technology platform provider with its core Sabre Mosaic platform at the center of a comprehensive product portfolio. The platform is organized into five interconnected suites: Experience Suite (customer-facing AI assistants and booking interfaces), Retail Suite (network planning, content management, offer management), Payment Suite (payment acceptance, disbursement, and management processing over $20B annually), Service Suite (order management, delivery, disruption handling), and Insight Suite (analytics and intelligence). For airlines, Sabre provides SabreSonic Passenger Service System (PSS) for core reservation and operational management. For agencies, SabreMosaic Agency Workspace enables unified search, book, and manage capabilities. The ecosystem is powered by Sabre IQ AI trained on 50+ petabytes of travel data and complemented by developer tools (Developer Hub, Partner Hub, Sabre Store marketplace), training programs (Sabre Mosaic Academy, Agentic U), and acquired capabilities (Conferma Pay for payments, Nuvola for hotel operations). The platform integrates with Google Gemini AI models and supports agentic AI workflows through proprietary Model Context Protocol.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Sabre Mosaic: AI-native, cloud-based travel technology platform providing retailing, distribution, and payment solutions for airlines and travel agencies
- Sabre IQ
- SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace
- Sabre Direct Pay
- SabreSonic
- Sabre Media
Products and services
- SabreMosaic Platform An AI-native, open, modular, cloud-native platform unifying retailing, distribution, fulfillment, and operations across air, hotel, and ancillary content for airlines, agencies, TMCs, and OTAs.
- SabreSonic PSS (Passenger Service System)
Quantifiable outcome
- Look-to-book ratio reduction of up to 28% with Cache-powered Intelligent Shopping
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Sabre Corporation
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Sabre Corporation technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration11 records
AI capability11 records
Feature7 records
Sabre Corporation partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.
- Linex Travel (formerly Ultra Group)coreLandmark technology deployment deploying Sabre's MCP server and Mosaic platform to power Linex Travel's global expansion. One of first commercial MCP deployments enabling autonomous AI agents for ticket reissues, dynamic exchanges, and servicing.
- Emirates AirlinescoreAI-powered dynamic pricing and customer service chatbot partnership through Sabre Middle East. Part of broader NDC content integration expanding airline coverage.
- FareportalcoreExpanded long-term partnership for distribution, analytics, and AI-driven tools. Fareportal leveraging Sabre's AI-native technology for refined search, improved merchandising, and NDC capabilities as part of agentic AI strategy.
- TNS GlobalminorExtension of distribution representation agreement to cover Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Enables TNS Global to represent Sabre to travel agencies throughout East Africa with access to Mosaic Agency Workspace platform.
- Niklas Andréen (new CCO)coreAppointment of travel technology veteran as Chief Commercial Officer for Airline Tech to accelerate customer adoption following platform rebuild. Brings 30+ years experience from Carlson Wagonlit, Travelport.
- PayPal HoldingsflagshipStrategic partnership to build the travel industry's first end-to-end agentic AI booking experience. Combines Mindtrip's conversational platform, PayPal's digital wallet and payments, and Sabre's Mosaic infrastructure into a single conversational interface for Q2 2026 launch.
- MindtripflagshipStrategic partnership to develop AI-powered conversational travel booking platform. Mindtrip provides conversational AI interface while Sabre contributes enterprise travel technology and Mosaic platform infrastructure.
- WestJet AirlinescoreRenewal of SabreSonic Passenger Service System agreement extending 25-year technology partnership for multi-year period. Enables WestJet access to Sabre's next-generation Offer and Order technologies through SabreMosaic platform.
- Shanghai Fuxun Information Technology Co. LtdcorePartnership adding 100,000+ domestic Chinese hotels to SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace. Makes Sabre the only global travel marketplace with domestic lodging content from China including major Chinese hotel chains.
- Lao Airlinescore10-year agreement for digital transformation using SabreSonic PSS and SabreMosaic to enable offer-order-based retailing. Positions airline for network expansion and improved customer experience.
- Lleego, Vibe, TPConnects, Ypsilon.net, MeshcoreFive travel technology providers connected to SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace to access NDC airline content from 42 carriers. Enables integrated access to modern airline content including NDC, bundling, and continuous pricing.
- BizTrip AIcoreStrategic partnership and minority investment to develop AI-powered corporate travel assistants combining Sabre's agentic APIs and MCP server with BizTrip AI's Travel LLM and multi-agent architecture. General availability planned for Q2 2026.
- Google CloudcoreStrategic cloud partnership powering Sabre Mosaic platform. Sabre migrated CPU workloads to AMD-based instances on Google Cloud and leverages Google Gemini AI models for AI capabilities.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Sabre Corporation competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Amadeus: Amadeus is Sabre's largest direct competitor in the global GDS and airline IT markets, operating the Amadeus Travel Platform serving airlines, travel agencies, and hotels worldwide. Both companies compete head-to-head in PSS, NDC distribution, and travel agency technology, with Amadeus holding stronger European market share.
- Travelport: Travelport (now owned by Aurora Technology following the 2023 Siris Capital/Apollo deal) is the third major global GDS provider and a direct competitor to Sabre in airline distribution and travel agency technology. Both serve similar travel seller customers with comparable booking and content aggregation capabilities.
- Navitaire (Amadeus subsidiary): Navitaire, owned by Amadeus, provides passenger service systems (PSS) primarily to low-cost carriers and hybrid airlines. It directly competes with SabreSonic PSS in the airline IT market, particularly for new-entrant and LCC airline customers.
Emerging players
- IBS Software: IBS Software is a travel technology provider specializing in airline operations, crew management, and passenger services. It competes with Sabre in the airline IT segment with a focus on cargo, operations, and crew solutions for major carriers globally.
- PROS Holdings: PROS provides AI-powered pricing, revenue management, and offer optimization solutions for airlines. It competes with Sabre's Retail Suite in dynamic pricing and offer management capabilities, serving major carriers with modern retailing technology.
- Hopper: Hopper is an emerging travel technology and OTA company with AI-driven pricing and prediction capabilities. It competes indirectly with Sabre's agency-side solutions through direct consumer-facing AI booking experiences that could disintermediate traditional agency channels.
Broad incumbents
- Salesforce: Salesforce is a broad enterprise software platform that increasingly competes in customer experience and AI agent capabilities relevant to travel suppliers. While not a direct GDS competitor, its agentic AI platform and CRM scale represent a potential alternative or adjacent offering for airline and hotel customer engagement.
- Expedia Group: Expedia Group operates major OTAs (Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo) and uses GDS platforms including Sabre's. While a customer rather than direct competitor, Expedia's direct-connect strategies with hotels and airlines represent both a commercial relationship and a structural threat to GDS intermediation.
- Booking Holdings: Booking Holdings operates the world's largest OTA (Booking.com) and uses GDS platforms including Sabre. Similar to Expedia, it represents both a major customer and a structural disintermediation risk to GDS-based travel distribution.
Others
- Google Cloud: Google Cloud is a strategic infrastructure and AI partner powering Sabre Mosaic with Gemini models. As a broader AI/cloud platform, Google represents both a critical enabler of Sabre's AI transformation and a potential competitor if it expands further into vertical travel AI applications.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Sabre Corporation leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Sabre Corporation subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
Sabre Corporation funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds11 records
Investors6 records
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Sabre Corporation M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A14 records
Investments6 records
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Frequently asked questions about Sabre Corporation
What does Sabre Corporation do?
Sabre Corporation provides software, technology, and distribution solutions that power the global travel industry. Its offerings include the SabreMosaic AI-native platform, the SabreSonic Passenger Service System (PSS) for airlines, a global distribution system (GDS) marketplace connecting 420+ airlines and 2M+ hotels with travel sellers, payment solutions, and developer APIs. The company sells primarily to airlines, hotels, travel management companies, online travel agencies, and corporate travel buyers across 160 countries.
Is Sabre Corporation a public or private company?
Sabre Corporation is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Sabre Corporation founded?
Sabre Corporation was founded in 2003. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Sabre Corporation based?
Sabre Corporation is headquartered in Southlake, United States, in the North America region.
How does Sabre Corporation make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Transaction/Booking Fees are the primary driver. The others are platform/SaaS Subscriptions, payment Processing and marketplace Commission.
Who are Sabre Corporation's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Amadeus, Travelport and Navitaire (Amadeus subsidiary). Emerging players are IBS Software, PROS Holdings and Hopper. Broad incumbents are Salesforce, Expedia Group and Booking Holdings. Google Cloud is listed as an others.
Does Sabre Corporation have an API?
Yes. Sabre offers agentic APIs, modular components, and enterprise infrastructure through its Developer Hub and Partner Hub. The company provides agentic AI-ready APIs launched in September 2025, enabling travel agencies to automate real-time flight and hotel booking workflows through its SabreMosaic platform. Sabre also offers a proprietary Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables integration of AI tools with aviation, hotel, and post-booking services. APIs are available for both airline and agency developer segments. The company has launched intelligent shopping APIs and provides access to its travel marketplace through developer APIs. Developer documentation is at developer.sabre.com.