Table of contents
TOPIC PAGES
INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-2
ABACUS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
GALILEO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
AMADEIUS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
WORLDSPAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-7
APOLLO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-9
SABRE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-11
CONCLUSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12
REFERENCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
1.INTRODUCTION
Global Distribution System is a Travel Agency Network that enables interconnectedness between Airline Computer Reservation Systems and travel agency terminals. It 's distinct from a Computer Reservation System which is a reservation system used by Airlines. The Global Distribution System (GDS) is used by travel agents to make reservation on various airline 's reservations systems. A Global Distribution System (GDS) differs from an airline CRS in one critical aspect, a GDS holds no inventory of it 's own. The inventory is held in various airline reservation systems. The GDS system has links to all major airline CRS, when a travel agency terminal requests a reservation on the service of a particular airline the GDS
References: http://www.videcom.com/abacus-gds.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacus_(GDS) http://www.airmoldova.md/news-records-en/2340/ http://hotel-online.com/News/PR2002_4th/Oct02_GDS.html 10. Photos