The ratings for Sabre Holdings Corp. reflect the firm's solid competitive position within its major businesses and its strong financial profile. Sabre is a major provider of electronic distribution and information technology services, primarily to the travel and transportation industries. Sabre owns the leading computerized reservations system (CRS), responsible for booking 39% of the world's travel agency reservations. It also provides approximately 10% of outsourced information technology to travel providers, including several of the world's major airlines. In addition, Sabre owns 70% of Travelocity.com, the largest on-line travel booking site (and third-largest e-commerce site). In March 2000, Travelocity merged with Preview Travel, another large on-line travel booking site. GetThere Inc., a competitor on-line travel platform for corporate customers, was acquired
