Travel Industry
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
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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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