Sabre's CEO Won't Say if He's Selling Hospitality Unit - He's Talking Up Its Growth
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Kurt Ekert says there's a lot of potential to grow Sabre's hotel and airline tech businesses, so no, it's not fully focused on distribution.
Sabre said last month that it plans to sell its business-travel booking tool, GetThere. And in September, we reported that the company is trying for a second time to sell its hospitality arm.
But for now, Sabre CEO Kurt Ekert says he's focused on the growth of all the company's divisions, particularly the two IT businesses for airlines and hotels.
Sabre's core business is its global distribution system (the intermediary between airlines and travel agents), which makes up around 70% of revenue.
Ekert, who spoke Wednesday at the Phocuswright confe
