Global Distribution System - Types, Characteristics and Functions

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1. Introduction of Global Distribution System
GDS, commonly known as Global Distribution System is basically a system of
computerized network that is operated and owned by companies, who are capable of
establishing transaction in between the service providers of travel industries. The travel
industries that use Global Distribution System are the airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, and
the travel agencies (Taneja, 2017). GDS uses real-time inventory for getting the actual number
of rooms that are available presently, and the real number of cars that is presently available with
the service providers. The travel agencies support the GDS system so that they can provision
the services that are related to traveling to their customers. GDS is a computer network as well
as a reservation tool that is needed for the hotel inventory and rates for the travel agents. The
GDS helps all the agents to make online booking. GDS also known as Automatic Reservation
System or as Computerized Reservation System (CRS) that helps various travelling segments
as well as serves different companies such as hotels, airports, airlines, railways, cruise lines,
and companies of car rental.
2. Types of GDS
History and uses of Galileo
Galileo is identified as an international global technology leader that is diversified. The
main business of Galileo GDS is to provide global distribution electronically for travel industries
by computerized automatic reservation system, that leads to innovative solutions based on
internet and products that are leading edge. The technology of Galileo is a very innovative
technology (Law et al., 2015). With the increase of more demand of web-based travel, Galileo
has established new relationships withal the tools in internet and all the services that are related
to the corporate world. Galileo is known as value added distributor of the travel inventory that is
dedicated to the supporting travel agency and the corporate customer by expanding the choice
of the traveler.
History and uses of Amadues

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Amadues was founded in the year 1987 by Iberia, SAS, Lufthansa and Air France, is the
youngest companies of all four companies that serves GDS. This is the leading GDS system as
well as technology provider that serves the sales, distribution needs, and sales that are related
to world tourism and travel industries (Shaw, 2016). The comprehensive database and network
data of Amadues is one of the largest company in Europe that serves more than 87,000
locations of travel agencies and serves almost 12,500 sales offices of airlines in about 250
markets globally. The system provides access to about 80,000 hotels and about 60 car agency
companies that serves about 54,000 locations as well as other groups that provide rail, cruise,
tour operators, and insurance companies.
History and uses of Sabre
For almost 40 years, there are many innovations that are developed by the Sabre and
then transforming the their business to travel. For Sabre reservation system that was
established in the year 1960, the company implemented management system in the year 1980.
Sabre also leads to websites of travelling today around world and has implemented all the travel
industries (Gillespie & Riddle, 2015). In the year 1996, Sabre became the parent company of
AMR with legal entity that is followed initializing public offering successfully. The Sabre
company represented almost 45 countries with a leading provider of reservation technology for
travelling industries as well as provides many innovative products that enables travelling
services and commerce. Sabre also enhances operations for airlines. Sabre has an online
traveling website known as Trevelocity.com. Sabre is also a provider of travel procurement that
is web based that includes purchasing of airplanes, cars, and hotels and also provides services
such as planning and meeting.
History and uses of Worldspan
Worldspan was founded in the year 1990 on 7th Feb that was originally possessed by
Delta Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc., and Northwest Airlines. By the tear 1995, the internet
technology was greatly advanced by the travel industry (Wensveen et al., 2018). By then,
Worlspan has developed all the strategies of travelling, services that were needed and the
solutions to ensure the long-term success of the company. Electronic distribution for informstion
on trvelling, internet products, and the connectivity are all provided by the Worldspan. The
Worldspan also provided e-commerce capabilities for providers of travel services and the
corporations involved.