Benefits of Global Distribution Systems - Provide a Seamless Ticketing Experience and Expand Business Worldwide

What is a Global Distribution System? What are the Major GDS Systems?

The Global Distribution System (GDS) is an automated network that connects travel companies and organizations to flight, hotel, vehicle rental, vacation packages, and other service suppliers/aggregators. GDS stores the most recent data from several vendors, allowing travel businesses to give more current information to their customers.

It is advantageous for travel companies to obtain services from various providers such as hotels, airlines, and vehicle rental companies on a single platform. Online travel agents may expand their business by accessing a larger audience by integrating a single GDS API.

The majority of travel companies rely entirely on GDS for real-time database access. The GDS enables travel firms to collect data on airline, hotel room availability, ticket availability in other modes of transportation such as buses or car rental, and cost, among other things. API interface with GDS like Sabre and Amadeus allows data from several suppliers to be accessible in the booking engine.

The global distribution system enables travel businesses to offer numerous appealing travel options and relevant data to their consumers at reasonable pricing. The travel technology company specializes in GDS integration with the booking engine system or travel portal. GDS works as a reservation system, allowing travel agents to book, modify, or cancel tickets. Travel agents may book hotel and car reservations using GDS.

The benefits of a global distribution system include a single point of contact for consolidated travel inventory and pricing. Millions of agents have access to such data and handle bookings for their end clients. Travel GDS systems provide information such as inventory, pricing, availability, and details in real-time, which minimizes the overall execution time per booking for travel agencies, resulting in increased sales and profitability.

Significant Features Of GDS

• GDS is responsible for distributing real-time data connected to the travel sector.

• Keeps the record of what the customer is looking for.

• GDS allows for more ticket booking and allocation.

• Maintenance of sales records in terms of hotel or airline booking.

• Helps in maintaining administrative control for travel companies.

Groupy, a prominent travel portal development company, provides the best GDS Software development services to the travel industry. To provide exceptional services to our clients, we have established relationships with GDS vendors Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, WorldSpan, and Travelport.  Our GDS software meets the needs of both B2B and B2C clients. We have benefited from various online travel agencies and travel organizations, among other things.

We enable our clients' booking engines to accept a wide range of flights, hotel reservations, car rentals, and holiday packages. We provide a platform for booking various travel services from the world's main GDSs. 

Through API integration, our clients may market travel products from airlines, hotels, low-cost carriers (LCCs), and other companies. The Global Distribution System is the most successful way for travel businesses to distribute services to the global market.

A single platform for all travel service booking needs benefits end-users tremendously. Travelers receive real-time information while utilizing a GDS-integrated booking engine. It also helps them with travel arrangements. GDS integration has changed the role of travel for both businesses and travelers. From passenger management to revenue optimization, we take care of everything when developing a travel technology solution for our clients. 

Groupy provides fully functioning solutions to multiple clients. Aside from GDS booking services, we provide a range of additional solutions. We offer a complete suite of GDS software development services. We work with leading GDS providers like Amadeus, Travelport, Galileo, and many more. All of the solutions we offer include a reliable API that links to the vast data of the GDS provider.

Major Global Distribution Systems are

Amadeus GDS

Amadeus GDS integration is a complete GDS Flight API integration that assists travel companies and agencies in offering attractive rates and commissions on flights, hotels, transfers, and sightseeing. Amadeus GDS aggregates all travel agents in one location with a core. Amadeus GDS, in turn, lowers expenses, generates commissions, and provides a global experience of improvement.

• Fast seat confirmation facility.

• Synchronized real-time flight information.

• Secured customer information with frequent flier status.

• Cost-effective solution.

Sabre GDS

Sabre is a global travel and tourism technology solutions provider. Sabre provides data-driven business intelligence, mobile, distribution, and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to travel suppliers (airlines, hotels, car rental outlets, railways, cruise lines, and tour operators). And travel suppliers (travel agencies, travel management companies, and corporate travel departments) to help them plan, market, sell, serve, and operate their businesses.

• Quick setup and speedy access.

• Affordable pricing

• Ready to use comprehensive technology.

Galileo GDS

Travelport owns the Galileo global distribution system. In addition to airline bookings, the Galileo CRS is used to purchase rail tickets, cruises, car rentals, and hotel rooms.

Galileo is a member of the International Air Transport Association, the Open Travel Alliance, and SITA. Travel agencies can book and issue tickets directly. Galileo paved the way for flights, hotels, vehicles, tourism, cruise ships, etc. It serves tourists, travel agencies, tour operators, and TMCs.

How Does Global Distribution System Play an Important Role in the Travel Industry?

GDS plays a significant role in the travel industry since it has revolutionized the complete picture of the industry. Global distribution systems serve as online booking platforms for travel companies.

At Groupy, we provide the most exceptional GDS integration services to a wide range of clients in the travel sector. With our years of experience, we can determine the exact requirement of your organization. We set up GDS software for IATA-approved travel agencies, allowing them to sell tickets online via their B2C, B2B, B2B2C, and B2B2B portal interfaces. 

The primary GDSs are Sabre, Galileo, Amadeus, and Worldspan, and they provide a comprehensive travel ecommerce system and reservation platform to OTAs globally. Our GDS integration solution gives travel agents an easy platform to manage reservations. 

Through our GDS API integration services, we provide a platform for B2C and B2B clients to access global content on any device. We provide a platform that is compatible with all devices. 

We have integrated Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport API for our numerous clients throughout the years. Our GDS software enables travel service providers to upload their data into GDS and provides travel businesses access to utilize it for reservations. This setup satisfies the needs of all users.

Groupy can integrate with major Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Flight Consolidators, and Single Source API suppliers to meet your travel booking and ticketing needs. It is perfect for travel agencies, internet travel agencies, tour operations, and travel management companies.

GDS, or Global Distribution System, connects millions of suppliers to give a common platform for reservations (flights, hotels, packages, and vehicles) to users across the globe. As a leading GDS integration provider, we can offer our clients a comprehensive flight booking system that includes the following advantages:

• Control of live inventory

• Real-time pricing

• Automatic content update

• Multiple channels for distribution and utilization

• Easy GDS connectivity

• Receive bookings 24/7

• Broaden your market reach

• Widen your distribution network

Global Distribution System Services, we offer 

Airline Reservation System

Groupy provides an Airline Reservation System (ARS) and a GDS booking system with cutting-edge travel technology capabilities. We provide fully integrated flight bookings engine features such as Online Booking Engine, customized Airline Booking System, and GDS Booking System (Galileo, Amadeus, Sabre, Mystify, Travelport UAPI) for travel agencies and travel corporations worldwide. Our reservation system features include options to view booking details & print e-tickets, allow passengers to choose their own seats, display fare rules and baggage information, support frequent flyers programs, and the ability to book multi-city flights.

Hotel Reservation System

Groupy is a leading provider of travel technology solutions, providing online hotel reservation systems and hotel reservation software to clients all over the world. We provide services to hotels, motels, hostels, lodges, and guest homes of various sizes. Our Hotel Reservation Software enables offline distribution of hotels through tools such as a booking engine, channel manager with payment gateway, and reservation system. In addition, it manages both online and offline bookings.

Car Rental System

We create bespoke car booking systems for rental car companies, car rental agencies, vehicle booking businesses, and taxi operators. Our Car Booking Engines generally assist in handling bookings, tracking available vehicles, automatic maintenance and servicing notifications, checking vehicles in and out, and so on. Integration of car rental booking software with API not only increases the visibility of your travel portal's Car Booking Engine but also allows your clients to view inventories from numerous car rental booking companies and suppliers.

Online Bus Booking System

We provide real-time bus booking engines, bus booking systems, and online bus booking services to travel firms. Bus Reservation System is intended to automate online ticketing using an easy-to-use online bus booking system. Integrate our online bus ticketing system into your website, and your consumers will be able to order tickets for a variety of locations. The bus ticket reservation system allows you to manage bookings, and traveler information, plan routes, and determine seat availability, among other services.

Vacation Package Software

We provide advanced vacation packaging software for tour operators to help you create a package, manage inventory, group travel, handle clients and travel agents, fully automate your sales process, improve service orders, manage accounts, and receive complete insights into your travel business. With our vacation booking system, you can convert website visitors into confirmed, commission-free reservations. We design booking engines using innovative technology and tools to assist travel agencies and tour operators in maximizing their revenues.

Tour Booking Software

We also provide tour bookings software services such as API integrations, GDS connections, XML integrations, and payment gateway integrations. We work with all sizes of travel firms and OTAs and have a short response time. Tour booking software assists in automating the tour booking process, selling packages through a web portal, and establishing and improving a better online travel business.

Sightseeing Booking Engine

Groupy is a travel technology company that creates sightseeing booking engines, online ticket reservation systems, online travel agency software, ticket booking engines, and travel portals for travel agencies and tour operators all over the globe. We integrate with all the major suppliers including GTA, Tourico, HotelBeds, and Miki Travel for a sightseeing booking engine.

Benefits Of Global Distribution Systems

• The use of global distribution systems is increasing among both business and leisure visitors.

• GDS is quite efficient in attracting international travelers. This is why the use of GDS among travel agencies is increasing exponentially every year.

• OTAs have substantially enhanced the customer travel purchasing experience and convenience and increased pricing transparency.

• GDSs support the retail travel agency and online travel agency business models.

• The GDS allows travel agencies to make their travel services available to consumers across the globe, where they would not be able to achieve effective global market penetration through direct marketing efforts.

• Booking through a global distribution system is the best option for business travel agencies when it comes to booking vacations, flights, hotels, and rental vehicles.

• Travel agencies may benefit from a worldwide platform with significant market penetration.

• The global distribution system provides a base for reaching out to corporate clients across the globe.

• GDS is the ability to update inventory status in real-time. The ability to update inventory status in real-time is known as GDS. Due to real-time status updating, organizations may easily alter pricing points or create special offers. Agents can view all the changes instantly and will be able to suggest new updates and offer to clients without any interruption to make the deal.

• The unique selling feature of GDS is that it can deliver the best rates to your visitors, which no other system can. Your guests can choose packages that include a hotel stay, air transport, and car rental.