TOUR 58 Chapter Notes - Chapter Intro and Lesson 1 of Sabre Training : Global Distribution System, Car Rental, Travelport
Document Summary
Gds: global distribution system: researching, booking, storing travel reservations, focuses on travel transactions. Airlines use crss which is connected to gds. Shop/book different forms of travel: flights, rail, rental cars, hotels, cruises, tours. Traditional source of revenues for gds is a booking fee. Aggregators curating travel data and feed it out through sales channels. Eg: oag (official airline guide) schedules sent to gds, atpco (airline tariff publishing company) fare data base. Gds gets a local copy, crs gets a private copy. The pricing and packages are different for a travel agency and an independent travel advisor. Pnr passenger name record: basic traveller info, previously booked trips, stored in crs and gdp. Airline in sabre: create new reservations and to process reservations, manage reservations, assign seats, traveller details, baggage, special requirements, manage departure, control and to notify travellers, coordinate with airport personnel.
