Sabre Hospitality Solutions and Carlson Hotels Improve Agency Booking Process Using New Direct Connect Technology
SOUTHLAKE, Texas May 6, 2010 – In an effort to increase the speed and efficiency of their technology platform and enable travel agents a simple, flexible and advanced process to book their hotel brands, Carlson Hotels recently became Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ beta customer for its Direct Connect XML (DCX) direct connect booking platform. Sabre Hospitality’s DCX platform is based on the Open Travel Alliance’s advanced, open XML technology standards. The technology will allow  Carlson Hotels to increase the content, product, and promotions it offers its direct consumers and the more than 55,000 travel agent locations globally who are connected to the Sabre Global Distribution System (GDS).
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