Hertz Upgrades Connectivity to Sabre Direct Connect Availability; Travel Agents Gain Real-time Access to Shop Worldwide Inventory

    FORT WORTH, Texas and PARK RIDGE, N.J., April 18 Sabre
Holdings Corporation , the leading provider of technology,
distribution and marketing services for the travel industry, and The Hertz
Corporation, today announced that they have upgraded Hertz' Sabre system
connectivity level to Direct Connect Availability.  This "seamless"
connectivity gives Sabre Connected travel consultants direct access to shop
within the Hertz reservations system worldwide for the most current rate and
availability information.
    Direct Connect Availability, Sabre's highest level of connectivity,
ensures that the travel professional will receive the most up-to-the-minute
rate information for all Hertz requests.  Other key benefits include the
ability to quickly and easily shop Hertz limited availability rates, one-way
rates and corporate rate programs.  By upgrading to this connectivity level,
Hertz offers Sabre Connected travel agents worldwide immediate access to
Hertz' fleet in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia Pacific.  Coupled with
Direct Connect Sell, travel professionals booking Hertz vehicles now have full
capability to interactively shop, sell, and modify reservations, and receive
an automatic confirmation to their reservation messages prior to end
transaction.
    Frank Camacho, staff vice president, Marketing, for The Hertz Corporation,
commented, "We're pleased to announce Hertz' participation in Sabre's Direct
Connect Availability.  The capabilities of Sabre's Direct Connect Availability
allow Hertz to provide seamless offerings to travel agents, ensuring that they
can provide their customers with the most up-to-date and complete information,
adding an additional level of comfort when booking Hertz."
    "Sabre's Direct Connect Availability enables travel consultants to provide
car rental booking for their customers faster, more accurately and more
efficiently than ever before," said Scott Alvis, senior vice president, Travel
Supplier Distribution, for Sabre.

    About Hertz
    Hertz, the world's largest car rental company, operates from approximately
7,000 locations throughout the United States and more than 140 countries.

    About Sabre
    Sabre is the leading provider of technology, distribution and marketing
services for the travel industry.  Headquartered in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas,
the company has nearly 10,000 employees worldwide who span 45 countries.
Sabre reported 2000 revenues of $2.6 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent from
1999.  Sabre maintains an ownership interest of approximately 70 percent in
Travelocity.com , the world's leading online B2C travel site.
More information on Sabre is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.sabre.com.  Sabre and the Sabre logo are registered trademarks of
an affiliate of Sabre Inc.