Sabre and Gulf Air celebrate fruitful decade of joint venture STNME in the region
Sabre Corporation and Gulf Air have marked the 10 year anniversary of their longstanding joint venture partnership of Sabre Travel Network Middle East (STNME).
“Over the past decade, we’ve made significant investments in innovative products and solutions that empower the travel industry to grow and better serve travelers. Our expansion across the region is built on a having a strong customer-first culture and a genuine passion for helping our customers grow, innovate and succeed.” said Daniel Naoumovitch, CEO, STNME
Some of the key highlights of the past are; regional expansion from its home in Bahrain to the entire MENA region, strategic agreements with the top agencies across the region to help grow their business, including ITL Travel, Kanoo, Dadabhai Travel, Alshamel, Fursan and DNATA. In addition, Sabre expanded its relationship with leading airlines in the region including Oman Air, Etihad, Royal Jordanian, Egypt Air MEA and many others, launch of Sabre Red App Centre, the first B2B app market place, launch of TripCase, etc.
“Gulf Air’s partnership with Sabre and the success of our joint venture, STNME, have seen us work together to deliver solutions that make travel even more convenient to passengers.Built on a strong customer focus, this has been our driving force over the first 10 years and will lead us in the future” Said Dr. Jassim Haji, Gulf Air Director of Information Technology.
The milestone was celebrated with employees and customers across the region, and at a reception held at Gulf Air headquarters attended by Sabre Vice President Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Dean Bibb, STNME CEO Daniel Naoumovitch, Gulf Air A/Chief Executive Officer Maher Al Musallam and Gulf Air Director of Information Technology, Dr. Jassim Haji.
