Galileo Reservation System Software
Galileo GDS provides global distribution services for the travel industry with advanced computer reservation software, top of the line travel system and web services XMLs. B2B and B2C travel software with Galileo Distribution System are surging in India, United States, Mexico, Europe, South Africa and Malaysia. By selecting Videcom as your airline reservation system you can connect your airline to Galileo travel agents all over the world quickly and easily.
Galileo is a (CRS) owned. As of 2002, it had a 26.4% share of worldwide CRS airline bookings. In addition to airline reservations, the Galileo CRS is also used to book travel, rental, and rooms. The Galileo system was moved from Denver, Colorado, to the datacenter in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 28, 2008, following the 2007 merger of Travelport and Worldspan (although they now share the same datacenter, they continue to be run as separate systems). Galileo is subject to the and its successor program for the selection of passengers with a risk profile. Galileo is a member of the, of the and of. Contents.
History Galileo traces its roots back to 1971 when created its first computerized central reservation system under the name Apollo. During the 1980s and early 1990s, a significant proportion of airline tickets were sold by travel agents. Flights by the airline owning the reservation system had preferential display on the computer screen. Due to the high market penetration of the Sabre and Apollo systems, owned by American Airlines and United Airlines, respectively, Worldspan and Galileo were created by other airline groups in an attempt to gain market share in the computer reservation system market and, by inference, the commercial airline market. Galileo was formed in 1987 by nine European carriers -, and. In response and to prevent possible government intervention, United Airlines spun off its Apollo reservation system, which was then controlled by Covia. Galileo International was born when Covia acquired Europe's Galileo and merged it with the Apollo system in 1992.
The Apollo reservation system was used by United Airlines until March 3, 2012, when it switched to SHARES, a system used by its former Continental Airlines subsidiary. Apollo is still used by Galileo International (now part of GDS) travel agency customers in the, and. Galileo UK was originally created from which was the world's first multi-access reservations system using the technology developed.
Was a company launched by, and CCL in 1976 which in 1988 became Galileo UK. Developments. now also book on the system and issue the tickets directly. has entered into a marketing agreement with Apollo/Galileo and travel agents are now able to book reservations on Southwest. These direct connects offer the possibility to sell ancillary services and to differentiate oneself from the competition. The development team at Travelport 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.
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