Airline Reservation System – Global Distribution System Web Services APIs / XMLs

Time is advancing and so is the travel technology. People need faster and better services for their needs, which are near at hand and easily accessible. When it comes to airline reservation, there are so many first time or less frequency users, there are many price sensitive users. In case of more frequent users the booking process should be quick and transparent giving more and more options and control to the user while selecting and booking an airline. To improve the efficiency of the primitive booking system, where there were reservation systems for a particular airline with travel agents subscribed to them, online airline reservation system is introduced, connected with the GDS systems (Global Distributed System) to provide better deals and strong inventories to global users.

Airline Reservation System

Airline Reservation System is an online booking system connected with global GDS systems including Amadeus, Galileo and Sabre, which consolidates the data from all the airlines. The booking engine connected with GDS system provides better inventory and rates to end customers as the number of airlines operating on the same routes will be many. Thus to beat the competition, airlines provide special fares and discounts to be one step ahead.

Airline Reservation Systems have gone through multiple stages of development since these were introduced. From a simple process of booking and flight schedules management, to a complete travel assistant for passengers, taking care of all of their needs from suggesting batter options, booking the travel tickets till the end of their journey.

For a particular airline operating in any specific geography, developing a robust and flexible ARS is fundamental for maintaining a competitive airline. It is a critical factor for deciding the sales and reputation of an airline. An ARS usually contains information regarding airline schedules, fare split ups, previous reservation records for that passenger and future deals and discounts if there.

A global distribution based airline reservation system connects to several airlines and bring the data of availability and pricing at one common window. It also provides the information to various distributors and travel agencies working simultaneously round the world. Airline reservation systems are dealing B2C, B2B, corporate and white-label modules today.

Leading GDS systems are Amadeus GDS, Travelport GDS, Sabre GDS and Abacus GDS.

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Author is a travel technology expert and has been involved in several travel portal development projects. 

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PROVAB TECHNOSOFT (provab.com) is a specialized travel technology provider, which has been providing powerful, easy-to-use travel software to travel agencies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by integrating the GDS systems and third-party consolidators. We handle both B2C and B2B travel portal development projects.

Online Travel Reservation System

For the past 11 years, we’ve been providing travel portals to travel agencies in Riyadh and other cities in Saudi Arabia, such as Jedda, Al-Ahsa, Ta’if, Dammam, Khamis, Buraidah and Khobar. Due to this unmatched experience, we are aware of all the unique needs of the Saudi travel industry. We give importance to all the favorite destinations of Saudi nationals. As per statistics, Saudi citizens spend a whopping 40 billion Riyals a year for their international travels.

Apart from usual features for airline reservations, hotel bookings, domestic & international tours, cruise reservations and car rentals, our softwares also comprise modules for Hajj and Umrah services, inbound and outbound travel packages, arranging approved tourist guides at destinations, etc. Expatriate employees in Saudi Arabia can also book budget airlines for through the travel portals we supply you.

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For travel agencies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we include medical tourism products too in the travel portals for them. Natives can book hospital rooms, consultation, surgeries, etc with the travel software. With travel software from PROVAB TECHNOSOFT, travel agencies in Saudi Arabia can also provide all booking facilities to students going abroad.

We have also developed travel software for travel agencies in other countries in the Gulf region.

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What are the benefits of OTA travel technology solutions over direct booking system?

The key to successful usage of the direct booking strategy increases site’s customization to ensure that visitors have access to direct booking rewards when it means the most. When a website visitor comes directly from an Online Travel Agency (OTA), hotels have the opportunity to give a unique and special experience which makes them place the booking.

Online Travel Agency

There is no doubt that the reservation giants consolidate and display travel information related to pricing. The main problem for hoteliers is that these sites have a primary purpose of booking rooms than to please the travelers. OTA is the ideal choice to book quickly, but many forget the hidden benefits of booking directly with hotels.

If customers choose to search directly on the hotel website and book ahead, they will be looking for a personalized experience. Independent hotels can provide great flexibility regarding the choice of rooms available, re-booking and price negotiations. The hotel's agent knows the system inside and outside to provide the best recommendations for restaurants and local attractions and accommodation for guests. The marketing benefits of direct booking is not a new concept to travelers, but many hotels continue building on their own websites.

The key is to capture the attention of visitors quickly when they visit websites, by marketing the benefits of direct booking on the site, which are best for them. By understanding the interest of the visitors from their first visit to the site, many agents have been able to engage visitors to build the value of booking directly with third parties.

Direct Booking Website

Meanwhile, at least one travel agency prices jumped on OTA, the possibility of using the value to promote and decry OTA’s use of customers. Travel agencies are using data of the customers to provide customized services. OTAs that act as marketing organizations are not sustainable for long term. The brand message will be lost when consumers realize that there is no real advantage to use their products. If metasearch provides a superior products and best prices and operations are intuitive and smooth the sites through the party.

From a customer perspective, by an OTA reservation makes no difference, because they see the same speed in the hotel room, as they do in OTA. However, there are several additional benefits directly to consumers to get the booking, but consumers won't get these advantages, unless the hotel knows about the reservation.

Driving Traffic: OTA vs Direct Hotel Booking

One of the benefits of OTA which is little-known is that it really drives traffic to the hotel reservation website. According to a study by Google, 52% of travelers visit the hotel’s website and view the available room or space before they place the booking. Towards the end, using OTA for the first time or to quickly fill vacant rooms is worth the cost of the commission. However, the purpose is to display the required information to the website visitor and place the booking. It helps in balancing satisfaction and expectation level of the customer. In that case OTA acts fast than a direct booking website.