Galileo GDS System

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Galileo GDS System
Email us at contact_at_flightslogic.com
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• Why Do Travel Companies Need to Have Galileo GDS
  Integration for Effective Travel Management
  Solutions?
• FlightsLogic global distribution system
  (GDS) serves as a network for allowing service
  providers in the travel industry to carry out
  transactions.
• The systems are almost exclusively used by travel
  agencies or similar companies, to access
  real-time information about hotel room
  availability, airline ticket availability and
  similar products.
• Our travel agents then use this to book products
  or services for their customers. Our GDS
  system remains one of the most important
  distribution channels for those in the hotel
  industry because it provides opportunities for
  global reach and can increase the number of hotel
  room bookings generated, resulting in larger
  revenue.
• FlightsLogic is a leading travel technology
  company based in India. We merge global
  distribution systems including Galileo GDS to
  travel agencies globally. Our widely using travel
  software includes a flight reservation system, a
  hotel booking system, a car reservation system,
  and an insurance module.

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• FlightsLogic is known as one of the best Galileo
  Booking System and Software Development Company
  in India. We provide development, consulting for
  all the aspects of B2B B2C Galileo GDS /
  Travelport GDS / Galileo API Integration.
• Our Galileo software includes a reservation
  system for booking of the airline, hotel, travel
  packages, bus, rail, insurance, and Galileo CRS
  system.
• Our Galileo is a member of the International Air
  Transport Association, of the Open Travel
  Alliance and SITA. For hotel owners, the primary
  benefit of the Galileo GDS system is the ability
  to distribute hotel rooms to travel agencies and
  customers on a global scale.
• This is achieved by providing travel agents with
  24-hour live access to inventories and pricing
  information, allowing them to book rooms at the
  hotel for their customers. FlightsLogic is a
  global, broad-based business services provider
  that serves companies in every segment of the
  travel industry.

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• Galileo is a computer reservation system
  (CRS) owned by Travelport. Online Booking Engine
  by FlightsLogic is the best solution for Galileo
  API integration or Travelport UAPI integration.
• The Galileo system was moved from Denver,
  Colorado, to the Worldspan datacenter in Atlanta,
  Georgia, on September 28, 2008, following the
  2007 merger of Travelport and Worldspan Galileo.
• FlightsLogic powers the travel industry on a
  global scale by connecting buyers and sellers
  through an agency, online and corporate travel
  channels as one of the worlds largest
  distributors, travel content aggregators and, a
  leading provider of critical transaction
  processing solutions.
• FlightsLogic is predominantly a global
  distribution system (GDS) business, which
  operates in approximately 170 countries and
  includes the internationally recognized Worldspan
  and Galileo GDS platforms. It has a worldwide
  market share of 22.

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• Why Is Galileo GDS the Most Preferred GDS?
• Our Galileo system commands a leadership position
  in airline software and connected to almost all
  the leading airlines. For connecting the core
  databases this provides solutions to travel
  agencies by offering desktop solutions (search
  book) and web services XML.
• Galileo GDS offers flights, hotels, cars, cruise,
  and holiday packages among others. Our Galileo
  GDS gives you access to a world of content and
  functionality through web services APIs and
  desktop connection.
• The most common process for connecting a hotel to
  our Galileo GDS is to go through our websites
  you will then connect the hotel to all major
  global distribution systems at the same time.
• Galileo GDS forms the part of Travelport and is
  regarded as one of the 3 major global
  distribution systems (GDS).
• Apollo was the first computerized central
  reservation system created by United Airlines. A
  significant proportion of airline tickets were
  sold by travel agents during the 1980s and early
  1990s.

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• And by inference, the commercial airline market
  due to the high market penetration of the Sabre
  and Apollo systems, owned by American Airlines
  and United Airlines, respectively.
• Nine European carriers are the forces behind the
  formation of Galileo in 1987-- Swissair, British
  Airways, Olympic, Sabena, Alitalia, Austrian
  Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air Portugal,
  and Aer Lingus were those carriers.
• United Airlines spun off its Apollo reservation
  system, which was then controlled by Covia in
  response and to prevent possible government
  intervention.
• At the time of Covia acquired Europe's Galileo
  and merged it with the Apollo system in 1992,
  Galileo International was born. The Apollo
  reservation system has been used till March 3,
  2012, by united airlines, when it switched to
  SHARES, a system used by its former Continental
  Airlines subsidiary.
• Apollo is still used by Galileo International
  travel agency customers in the U.S, Mexico,
  Canada, and Japan. Galileo UK was originally
  created from Travicom which the worlds first
  multi-access reservations system was using the
  technology developed by Videcom.

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• FlightsLogic and its Galileo GDS are just one of
  the major global distribution systems available
  to those within the travel industry. This system
  will help you to reduce the cost of support, cost
  of development, and the cost incurred by the
  hardware and telecommunication system.
• Our expert team of developers will deliver
  integrated XML solutions to seamlessly combine
  with the existing solutions. In fact, Galileo
  plays a commanding role in airline software.
• Sabre GDS is a global distribution system that
  can be traced back to the 1960s. It is based in
  the United States, and it is estimated to serve
  around 60,000 travel agencies around the world.
• However, it is regarded as being especially
  strong within the North American market. It is
  estimated that Sabre currently has a total market
  share of around 35 percent.
• The system also attracts a larger proportion of
  hotel bookings than its main rivals in the travel
  industry. Amadeus platform is recognized as the
  largest GDS system in the world, as measured by
  total market share, with around 40 percent of
  travel agency bookings going through its network.

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• The system was established in 1987 and it puts
  travel agents in connection with hotel rooms,
  airline tickets, and various other travel
  services. Amadeus company headquarters is
  located in Spain, and its central database is
  housed in Germany.
• As a result, it is considered to be the strongest
  global distribution system within the European
  market.
• Through our Galileo API, domestic international
  ticket booking of our Web-based application will
  be linked to the Galileo flight reservation
  system. It is used to fetch the online inventory
  on Air Tickets from the backend and to publish it
  on the front-end of the application in GUI
  format.
• Hotel Booking System in Our Application will
  search on the Hotels from the Galileo GDS
  system of Galileo Hotel and will find out the
  lowest tariffs available with hotels. On the
  selection of a particular hotel, it will be
  redirected to the payment gateway for payment
  processing.
• A car booking facility in our application will
  search the Galileo GDS and will find out the best
  possible option available in a particular city as
  per the search by the user.

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• Forex (Foreign Money Exchange) This is an
  application that will be designed for the admin
  to put the latest rates of currencies, on what
  price they can purchase and sale, etc.
• It can be processed through the payment gateway
  if somebody wants to make the payment through a
  credit card.
• Payment Gateway Integration is through the online
  payment gateway and it will be integrated to make
  the online payments by the customer. Online
  Payment can be through Credit Card or the Net
  Banking System.
• On SMS Gateway, SMS API will be incorporated to
  send the SMS to the client at the time of
  confirmation of booking or PNR creation. The
  login facility will be given to the agents to add
  funds in their accounts with a certain cutoff
  limit.
• By logging in on the portal, within the cut off
  limits and deposit amount agents can book the Air
  tickets and hotel deals. And if they will reach
  their cutoff limit, they will not be able to book
  tickets and rooms from their deposit account.

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• Then they can book by using their credit cards.
  Agents will get the different options i.e. to
  create sub-users, check different types of
  reports of bookings, check the booking status,
  can cancel the booking (if available with API),
  can check the vouchers and Invoices, and
  commission generated.
• Some of the features regarding Galileo Global
  Distribution System are Travel agents can book
  and issue the tickets directly Galileo paved its
  way in the fields of airlines, hotels, cars,
  tourism, cruise, etc., serves tourism agents,
  travel companies, tour operators, hospitality
  agents, etc., and Galileo has developed an online
  search tool called ASK Travelport where
  registered users can go and find out the answers
  to their frequently asked questions and queries.
• Unlike others, the Administrator can view the
  reports of the different bookings on Air and
  Hotels by the visitors, the detailed report on
  different bookings of Air and Hotels by agents.
• Our Administrator will find the daily report of
  the agent, airline and agent wise, monthly report
  and accordingly and he is fixing the percentage
  to be offered to an agent and accounts part he
  can generate the bills for the customers.

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• Our user login facility will be given to the
  users for a corporate account to see our previous
  bookings and new offers. The design for the
  Administrative Control Panel will be in a web
  form format.
• Flights by the airline owning the reservation
  system had a preferential display on the computer
  screen. In an attempt to gain market share in the
  computer reservation system market, airlines
  created Worldspan and Galileo.
• Our expert team of developers gives a set of
  solutions e-power suites, web services, APIs and
  several other values added services. The expert
  team of developers works in tandem with your
  travel agency to deliver comprehensive travel
  portal solutions efficiently and effectively.
• Our developers provide top-notch solutions by
  utilizing their expertise in the XML live
  certification process, user/sub-user modules and
  web service integration.
• These systems are used to connect hotels with
  travel agents, who can use access to real-time
  inventories to sell hotel rooms to their
  customers. This can expand the reach a hotel has,
  resulting in a greater number of bookings.

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• Galileo GDS System allows
• Agents to book flights, sell desks, book rental
  cars and hotel accommodation
• Shows the availability of seats, rooms and prices
  in real time
• On-time, dedicated customer service facilities
• User-friendly and up-to-date computer reservation
  system
• Integrated payment gateways with secure payment
  options
• Promotes low fare shopping with branded fares

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