The ratings on Sabre Holdings Corp. reflect its leading position within most of its major businesses and its relatively strong financial profile. Sabre is a major provider of travel marketing and distribution services to the travel industry. Sabre owns the leading computer reservations system (CRS), responsible for booking over one-third of the world's travel agency airline reservations. In addition, Sabre owns Travelocity.com, one of the largest consumer on-line travel booking sites; and GetThere, a leading provider of web-based travel reservations systems for corporations. The travel industry began to be affected by reduced levels of travel bookings beginning in early 2001 due to the economic slowdown, a trend that was exacerbated by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the war
