Global Distribution Systems (GDS)（英文版）(ppt 60页)

Global Distribution Systems (GDS)（英文版）内容提要：
Timeline GDS
50’s: Airline Reservation Centers get first terminals
60’s: First CRS Terminals in Travel Agencies
70’s: Dumb Terminals become CRS
80’s: CRS become GDS
90’s: Ownership Change: Airlines divest their GDS
90’s: Rise of direct sales through Internet
00’s: GDS facing new entrants, Airlines reclaim the ownership of the channell, Low Cost Carriers, New business models, …
So let's start with some history
Global Distribution Systems
Formerly known as CRS:
Computer Reservation System
Now GDS: Global Distribution Systems
Name change because of function change:
Airline Reservations  All Travel Services

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