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Travel Industry

Associate Business Analyst

GDSs and LTDs

GDS - Global Distribution System

l GDSs use the one stop shopping integrated business model

l More complex and high transaction fees

l Capable of processing up to 17000 travel related messages per sec during peak times, with response times of a fraction of sec

LTD - Limited Travel Distributors

l LTDs use a model where many companies provide the services

l Simple and less transaction fees

Services offered by GDSs

l One way and roundtrip airline seats

l Hotel rooms

l Rental cars

l Tours and packages

l Cruises

l Insurance

l Restaurant reservations

l Theatre tickets

l Itinerary changes

l Complex international routings

l Rail

l Ferry

l Limousines

l Training to Travel agents, suppliers

l Office helpdesk to customers

Services offered by LTDs

Services:

l One way and Round Trip airline seats

Scope:

l Working with handful airlines and agents

l Limited geographic area covered

l Limited transactions

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