specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Sabre
providerId: sabre
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Travel
  - GDS
  - B2B
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps placeholder for Sabre: GDS / NDC API access is sold under enterprise
  contracts with no public unit pricing or invoice schema. Meters and FOCUS columns reflect a contracted-spend
  posture rather than usage-based billing.'
sources:
  - https://developer.sabre.com/
notes: Sabre publishes no public per-call prices, plan tiers, billing meters, or FOCUS-friendly invoice
  mappings. This file is a Contact-Sales placeholder.
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Sabre GLBL Inc.
serviceCategory: Travel / GDS
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Enterprise GDS Contract / Contact Sales
  billingFrequency: Per-Contract
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Sabre
  ServiceCategory: Travel / GDS
  ProviderName: Sabre
  PublisherName: Sabre GLBL Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Sabre GLBL Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: contracted_segments
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
  - name: shopping_calls
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Visibility comes from Sabre's contracted reporting (segment / booking statements, PCC
      activity reports). Combine those with internal app-side telemetry to attribute API consumption.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate by PCC, agency branch, line of business, or product (air / hotel / car), aligned
      to the Sabre contract's billing dimensions.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize shopping-to-booking conversion, cache low-volatility content where contractually
      permitted, and consolidate PCCs where billing dimensions align to reduce contracted minimums.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Operations and procurement jointly own the Sabre contract; reconcile segment / booking
      meters against monthly statements and review at contract renewal.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com