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DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM
LECTURER:
NOR AKASHAH BINTI KASSIM
SURAYAHANIM BINTI ALI
Topic 1:
Introduction To Global
Distribution System
(GDS)
History
The airline industry created the first GDS
in the 1960s as a way to keep track of
flight schedules, availability, and prices.
GDSs were actually among the first ecommerce companies in the world
facilitating B-2-B electronic commerce as
early as the mid 1970s, when SABRE
(owned by American Airline) and Apollo
(United) began installing their propriety
internal reservations systems in travel
agencies.
History
50s Airline Reservation Centres get first terminals
60s First CRS Terminals in Travel Agencies
70s Dumb Terminals become CRS
80s CRS become GDS
90s Ownership Change: Airlines divest their GDS
Rise of direct sales through Internet
00s GDS facing new entrants, Airlines reclaim the
ownership of the channel, Low Cost Carriers, new
business models, GDS loose market share
History
Formerly known as CRS
Computer Reservation System
A passive system that only handled bookings
Now new Name:
GDS Global Distribution System
Name change because of function change :
Airline Reservation
Scope of Services
Types of GDS
ABACUS
AMADEUS
GALILEO
ABACUS
It is operated by Abacus International Pte. Ltd ,
which is headquartered in Singapore and which is
owned by Sabre and twelve Asian airlines
ABACUS
Mid 80s, 4 advanced airlines in Asia (Singapore Airlines,
Cathay Pacific Airways, Chinese Airlines & Royal Brunei)
had created ABACUS
AMADEUS
Founded in 1987 by Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa, and SAS,
Amadeus is the youngest of the four GDS companies.
Amadeus is a leading global distribution system and
technology provider serving the marketing, sales, and
distribution needs of the worlds travel and tourism industries.
The earliest system in Europe
Created by several airlines company ( Lufthansa, Air France,
Iberia & SAS Scandinavia Airlines System.)
Centered in Munich
Widely used in Eroupe
Most user friendly system
GALILEO
Invented in 1987
Centered in Colorado, USA
Complement the core functions reservation service
for all NDC (National Distribution Company)
Responsible to control computer system, database,
& worldwide communication network
Variety of products car rental, airlines ticket, cruise
For travel package coordinate with other travel
agent to create a data view system connected to
Galileo
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