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msoma003

What Will Change in the Future of Global Distribution for Airline Travel? - 1 views

www.tripsavvy.com/ems-for-airline-travel-3252519

shared by msoma003 on 27 Jan 18 - No Cached
  • have to compare flight costs on every reservation website or call each airline separately
    • msoma003
      msoma003 on 27 Jan 18
       
      Not effective. Millennials will not spend the time searching multiple websites
  • American Airlines airfares can no longer be found on Expedia or Orbitz websites, or any site powered by Orbitz.
  • American suggests that distribution companies begin using Direct Connect, powered by Farelogix
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  • Southwest Airlines are not available in most systems for booking reservations
  • They claim they have the lowest American Airlines prices guaranteed, and they have no online booking fees.
  • Then travel companies would be charged to have the Direct Connect system, in the long run, thus paying for the opportunity to sell American flights.
    • msoma003
      msoma003 on 27 Jan 18
       
      Is it really worth the extra fee? Each agent will need to examine the ROI
  • Southwest is self-contained and stands on their own, as far as distribution methods go.
    • msoma003
      msoma003 on 27 Jan 18
       
      This could help lower the cost paid to third party sites but also lowers company visibility.
  • then travel companies may have to forward their costs to travelers, hence driving up the price of airfares.
  • While the airlines are all in one distribution system
  • companies are able to offer comparison reports on travel expenses
  • There is also the possibility that more consumers will begin relying on travel agents to locate the best airfares. This will remain to be seen.
    • msoma003
      msoma003 on 27 Jan 18
       
      This will be interesting because travel agencies have been on the decline due to advancements in technology.
  • msoma003 on 27 Jan 18
     
    The article discusses how American Arlines (AA) flights could not be found on Expedia or Orbitz because the company could not reach an agreement with Expedia. AA then suggested customers book flights directly via their website or via Direct Connect, a new system. Southwest airlines is another company that does not sell via third party or GDS sites, they only sell on their on site. When companies begin to remove themselves from traditional GDS systems it changes the way consumers and travel agents begin to book flights. It will make more difficult because we will spend more time comparing multiple sites and we we will never be sure if we are getting the best deal.
marvahb

British Airways Adds a Fee That Could Weaken Airline-Ticket Middlemen - Skift - 0 views

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middleman fee GDS arlines

shared by marvahb on 28 May 17 - No Cached
  • On Friday, International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of British Airways and Iberia, said that it will add a fee of £8 (about $10.63) per leg of a trip on tickets that are booked through the three largest middlemen for distributing tickets to travel agencies: Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport.
  • marvahb on 28 May 17
     
    In their attempt to cease the use of "middlemen", British Airways and Iberia will attempt something so bold that not many other airlines have done. The airline plans to add surcharges to the tickets consumers purchase through GDS's in hopes that they will book directly through them. Although many predict that they will fail, they originally got the idea from the airline Lufthansa, which implemented this approach back in the summer of 2015 and have not seen a loss in revenue since. Sabre did try to sue the airline for this however the case remains in limbo.
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