Intro to Travel Tech

1. Travel 101
Intro to Travel Tech

2. US Airways vs Sabre

4. 1. Full content

6. itinerary PNR/bookref
PNR/bookref
PNR/bookref

7. 2. Passenger Name
Record (PNR)

8. 3. Passenger
Service System (PSS)
Central
Reservation System
(CRS)
Airline
Inventory
System
Departure
Control
System (DCS)
schedules
fares
PNRs
flights
seats
booking class
boarding passes
APIs
aircraft weight
optimisation

10. 4. Codeshare vs
interlining

11. WTF?
MIA - IAH - LAX: $300
MIA-IAH: $400

12. 5. “Married”
segment

13. 6. Passive segment

14. MIA IAH LAX
24/6/4 hrs

15. 7. Stopover
(connection)

16. Airlines want direct bookings
No GDS fee, full content,
transparent demand, dynamic pricing
direct
Sabre,
Amadeus,
Travelport
GDS
book GDS feesearch & pay
travel agent
passenger airline

17. 8. NDC

18. Questions?