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www.travelweekly-asia.com | 29 Roshan Mendis, Senior Vice President, Sabre Travel Network Asia Pacifi c BEST GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Sabre Photo: Timothy Tan, Director, Global Accounts, Channel Management Division, Sabre. Your thoughts on winning the award? It is fantastic to have the recognition of the Travel Weekly Asia readers. 2015 has been a pivotal year for the business with Abacus becoming part of its long-term technology partner, Sabre. The award is recognition of the achievements in the past, but is motivation to continue our work to help our customers with world-class technologies so that they can compete in global markets and win! The one thing you want to do to improve your business in 2016? Our partners operate in an intensely competitive world. I want to do the things necessary for them to view Sabre as essential to competing well and winning. That means giving them the right products, technologies and service components so that the Sabre partnership is a competitive differentiator for them. What is the future of travel booking? Travel booking of the future is where a traveller (via an agent or directly) can access the best travel options with minimal effort, is able to transact through a medium that is frictionless and can count on pervasive service that surrounds them throughout their trip. Sabre is building to this future. Travel Weekly Asia Readers Choice Awards 2015 Our partners operate in an intensely competitive world. I want to do the things necessary for them to view Sabre as essential to competing well and winning.