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How Do Travel Companies Use
GDS?
Travelopro Global Distribution System
(GDS) is a computerized network system. It is a large computer network which is
integrated with 100s of worldwide Airlines and consolidators for enabling
transactions between travel agents and travel sites and also used by airlines,
hotels, car rentals, railways and buses. Our GDS mainly uses real-time
inventory to service providers (vendors). It is also called Automated
Reservation System (ARS) or Computerized Reservation System
(CRS).
GDS stands for Global
Distribution System and it is basically a central reservation system enables
travel agencies and their clients to access travel data, shop for and compare
reservations options and book travel. It is an online system or network that
functions across the globe and connects the travel service providers or vendors
to the travel agencies in real-time, by providing a centralized service that
covers the bookings of airlines tickets, car rental, hotel rooms and more.
What Are the Benefits of
Using GDS?
GDS combines booking,
tariffs, and service & product consolidation in all travel sectors. It is
also responsible for the growth of the travel industry. GDS system is one of the most important tools
for the travel industry. Global Distribution Systems are server-hosted web
services that offer deals in the reservation of travel products such as
flights, hotels, transfers and vacation packages worldwide.
A GDS system is a search-based
system that allows users to search for travel products from suppliers around
the world and the system will yield results with real-time pricing and
availability comparisons. It is used to access for international airlines live
data, worldwide hotel inventory, car rentals, and other travel-related
services.
Through such business
platforms as the GDS System, OTA (Online Travel Agent) can access the inventory
of hotels, airlines, car rentals reservations in
real-time. Users can book and process the travel offers that best fit their
needs.
What Is the Future of GDS In
the Travel Industry?
GDS distribution is one of
the best ways to connect with the world of travel agents globally. There are
over 650,000 plus travel agents connected via a GDS system booking multiple travel services
from airline tickets, car rental, hotel rooms, sightseeing and more.
GDS solutions have evolved
much more and they continue to do so even more. Today, Global Distribution
Systems allow users to buy tickets from multiple suppliers or different
airlines. The Global Distribution System is also the back end of most
Internet-based travel services.
How Travelopro GDS system
works?
Travelopro is a Global Brand
trusted by many for its services for Worldwide GDS content, other products and
services in order to provide travel-related services to
the end consumers. Our GDS automated reservation system can integrate your
services, rates and bookings consolidating products and services across all
travel ecosystem.
We have partnered with the
GDS systems globally are Travelport (Galileo, Apollo, and Worldspan), Amadeus
and SABRE. GDS software developed by us
typically offers whole suite of services for the OTAs, ranging from passenger
service systems (PSSs) to revenue management systems (RMSs).
The passenger’s name record
(PNR) in the airline reservations system is
maintained in the GDS system. If a passenger books an itinerary containing air
segments of multiple airlines through a travel agency, the passenger’s name
record in the GDS system would hold information on their entire itinerary, each
airline can fly on would only have a portion of the itinerary that is relevant
to them.
How GDS Integration is
Important?
In this tough competition
market, we are always looking for the better ideas to sustain. GDS integration
will lead you to better global exposure. GDS are actually computerized and
centralized services that provide travel related services and transactions. It
covers everything, from airline tickets to the hotel bookings and
car rentals.
Running hospitality business
is not easy today, knowing the guests are choosy and they have a number of
options in the market to find the services they want. And then there are agents
who are also demanding with the extremely volatile market. Hence this whole
scenario needs to be looked at a different perspective, in all different hue.
To maximize your profits and
revenue with the share in the market you will need a fine tuning in the pricing
and inventory allocation across various channel of the hospitality. This could
be done only with the GDS integration. The GDS integration
brings the much-needed support one is required to reach the masses with their
product and services.
Best GDS Systems in the
travel industry:
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Amadeus
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Galileo
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Sabre
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Travelport
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Worldspan
Why travel agents need
access to GDS System?
Travel agents require the
assistance of GDS and it is for the sake of their own profits. GDS serves as
direct sellers of the air fares travel agents get into an agreement to the GDS
and get access to a list of fares what he/she can again sell to the customers.
So, getting access to the
GDS would allow you to serve first-hand air tickets and you can draw more
profits out of them as compared to purchase tickets from travel agencies and resell them. It was
revealed that the GDS is and will remain as the most important channel of
distribution for airlines, hotels and car rental companies alike.
However, Internet also
allows the GDS companies, label providers and even the traditional travel
agents to host websites directly which access to their connections and provide
the services previously offered by offline travel agents. GDS is a computerized
web service that provides pricing, real time availability, centralized data
display with reservation functionality to the global travel industry in
a very unified process.
Key benefits of Global
distribution systems:
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A global distribution system can be used to
market your latest sales message, special offers, and discounts directly to
travel agents.
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GDS System is extensively used to broaden the
market reach. A single global travel distribution system is connected through
B2B, B2C, B2E and B2B2C websites.
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OTAs have greatly improved the travel
shopping experience & convenience for consumers and have increased pricing
transparency.
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GDS is highly effective in alluring
international travellers. This is the reason why using GDS among the travel
agents is growing exponentially every year.
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market penetration through direct marketing
efforts.
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The Use of Global distribution system shows a
rise across corporate and leisure travellers
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Travel agents can get global platform for
their business with strong market penetration
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Global distribution system is the base to
enter into corporate clients across the world
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GDSs enable the retail travel agency and OTA
business models.
For more details, Pls visit
our website:
https://www.travelopro.com/gds-system.php
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