FORT WORTH, TX Sabre Holdings Corp., a travel marketing and distribution company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire GetThere, Inc. in an all cash tender offer. The deal calls for Sabre to buy all outstanding shares of GetThere common stock at $17.75 per share, or $757 million. The acquisition will bring together two players in the online B2B corporate travel channel and the business-to-consumer e-commerce channel for airlines, travel suppliers and travel agencies. Upon closing of the transaction, the new Sabre company will operate under the GetThere name and will be based in Menlo Park, CA. (8/28/00)
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