Global Distribution System (GDS)

From docs.websky.tech
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The Global Distribution System (GDS) is a specialized computer reservation system (CRS) designed for search, booking and sale of services. Initially, GDSs were developed by airlines for their own needs, but as the market developed, they spread among travel agencies, becoming an important tool for real-time sales of services. Modern GDSs have the ability to sell air and rail tickets, provide services for arranging insurance contracts, hotel bookings, car rentals, etc.

GDS in Websky

Websky unifies work with various GDS and other air content providers, automates the majority of template operations, adds customizable management options and logic for working with suppliers like:

How to connect to the GDS

For searching, booking and other agency operations, the agency must contract with one or more GDSs and obtain connection IDs from them.

The agency connects to the GDS through the Nemo Connect server, which unifies access to content from different airline providers and provides a single set of features for flight searches and bookings. GDS connection requisites are set and stored directly in Nemo Connect. Administrator in Websky creates an agency account, enters the connection requisites for working with the GDS in Nemo Connect, informs the agency of the Login, Password, UserID for connecting to the Nemo Connect project and the numbers of requisite packages for working with the GDS.

To connect an agency to GDS:

  1. Establish a contract with GDS for a list of supported services and their settings. GDS generates PCC and other identifiers and sends them to the agency.
  2. Pass the PCC identifier and specific GDS interaction settings (region of operation, currency, GDS requests and versions, restrictions, etc.) to the Websky administrator. Based on this data in Nemo Connect, Websky staff will enter Nemo Connect GDS connection requisites and Nemo Connect requisite packages. It is assumed that at this point, Websky administrators have created an agency account and given you Login, Password and UserId (agency ID number).
  3. Set up Websky GDS connection requisites via the Nemo Connect connector, using the profile identifiers in Nemo Connect. You can learn about how to properly create connection requisites in GDS connection requisites in Websky
  4. Create a requisite package in Websky where you select the GDS connection requisites for the search, booking and ticketing process you created in step #3.
  5. Select the requisite packages for searching (for the whole agency or for an individual user) in the section Product control → Avia tickets→ Processes→ Search process → Fine tuning.

See also

Useful links

Retrieved from "https://docs.websky.tech/index.php?title=Global_Distribution_System_(GDS)&oldid=322"