Sabre advances in the hotel trade with the acquisition of Nuvola

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading provider of software and technology that powers the global travel industry, today announced the acquisition of Nuvola, a leading provider of hotel service optimization and guest engagement software for hoteliers worldwide. The transaction includes Nuvola's technology and guest enablement software, as well as the integration of Nuvola employees with Saber. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Leveraging Nuvola's solutions, Saber hopes to advance its hospitality sales and marketing strategy, as well as expand its ownership and operations capabilities. Nuvola's capabilities will help address on-property enforcement challenges created when hoteliers offer a wide variety of add-ons and attributes. Solving this critical need will allow hoteliers to expand their offerings through Saber's comprehensive sales, marketing and fulfillment capabilities.

"Our vision for the future of hospitality commerce goes beyond the current industry focus of selling the room with a limited set of accessories," said Scott Wilson, president of Sabre Hospitality Solutions. “Today's hoteliers need new sales strategies and solutions that allow them to offer memorable and meaningful experiences for their guests. Leveraging Nuvola's capabilities will help us deliver the "last mile" in the sales process, enabling our clients to create and, more importantly, deliver on the sale of differentiated guest experiences."

Created by hoteliers who have a first-hand understanding of the select-service, full-service, resort-style property processes, Nuvola equips hotels with intuitive and scalable cloud-based solutions that include task management capabilities, messaging for guests and conserjería services, and advanced cleaning management solutions.

“Together, we will be able to offer a greater benefit to hoteliers, not only in the operations space, but also in retail,” said Juan Carlos Abello, founder and CEO of Nuvola. “Current Nuvola stand-alone offerings will continue to improve on-property efficiencies for hoteliers. More importantly, the integration of Nuvola's capabilities into Sabre's existing property sales and management solutions will open up new opportunities for hoteliers to deliver a seamless and differentiated experience for guests."

Through this acquisition, Sabre Hospitality is enhancing its sales and operations portfolio to help ensure that its hotel customers can differentiate themselves and care for their guests efficiently.