GDS
Stock, for short
GDS stands for Global Distribution System, the computerized networks that connect travel agents and booking sites to airlines, hotels, and car rental companies.
When you search for flights, you're typically querying a GDS.
The major systems—Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport—handle billions of travel transactions annually.
The airline updated its fares across all GDS platforms.
Travel booking infrastructure
- AmadeusLover of God
- GalileoRenaissance astronomer from Italy
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- PegasusDivine airborne horse
CRS · inventory management · B2B · middleware · legacy system
Advance arrangement to hold
- ticketingIssuing entry passes
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- availabilityState of being obtainable
scheduling · pricing · fare · cancellation · modification · e-ticket · quote · hold
Software communication standard
- interfaceShared connection point
- interoperabilityCross-platform functional harmony
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- real-time updatesImmediate data transmission
Commercial flight operators
- hotelsCommercial lodging establishments
- travel agenciesBusinesses arranging trips
- tour operatorsBusinesses arranging packaged holidays
- OTAsOver-the-air updates
corporate travel · consolidators · aggregators · suppliers · travel agents · subscribers
Passenger positions on planes
- car rentalsTemporary automobile leasing
- availabilityState of being obtainable
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- rate plansSubscription cost structures
Sabre
Travel booking infrastructure
Pegasus · CRS · inventory management · B2B · middleware · legacy system
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- ticketingIssuing entry passes
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
availability · scheduling · pricing · fare · cancellation · modification · e-ticket · quote · hold
API
Software communication standard
- interfaceShared connection point
- interoperabilityCross-platform functional harmony
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
airlines
Commercial flight operators
- hotelsCommercial lodging establishments
- travel agenciesBusinesses arranging trips
- tour operatorsBusinesses arranging packaged holidays
OTAs · corporate travel · consolidators · aggregators · suppliers · travel agents · subscribers
airline seats
Passenger positions on planes
- car rentalsTemporary automobile leasing
- availabilityState of being obtainable
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
rate plans · ancillaries · packages · dynamic pricing · capacity