The new-look tool also features "enriched access to airline branded fares and improved shopping for air, hotel and car options:.

Sabre said its user experience team conducted hundreds of qualitative usability research sessions to evaluate what travellers and travel managers wanted and needed out of an online booking tool.

The newly redesigned GetThere applied the results to create "a new modernised travel experience that empowers travellers to make smarter in-policy booking decisions", Sabre added

“Today’s business traveller wants the convenience of self-service solutions. Our new traveler-centric design in GetThere puts the user first with new mobile capabilities and relevant content that’s essential for a smarter travel program,” said Wade Jones, interim president of Sabre Travel Network. “Travel managers and travellers will also have access to more content and the ability to differentiate various fare offerings from airlines including branded fares – helping business travellers get the exact services and features that they need to be productive.”

Visa, a recent adopter of GetThere as its preferred online booking tool, generated the company’s highest adoption rate and bookings in compliance. 

Caroline Boggess, senior director of Global Travel for Visa, added: “The collaboration and relationship you build really is key. That’s what set GetThere apart from their competitors. I felt they had the knowledge needed and spoke my language as far as travel industry best practices and employee behaviour."