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Which GDS has the most extensive range of services?
Which GDS has the most extensive range of services?
- Sabre
- Amadeus (correct)
- None of the above
- Travelport
What are the basic application criteria for obtaining IATA or ARC accreditation?
What are the basic application criteria for obtaining IATA or ARC accreditation?
- High school diploma, driver's license, and clean criminal record
- Social media presence, marketing skills, and customer service experience
- College degree, professional certification, and fluency in multiple languages
- Industry experience, business license, and meeting financial requirements (correct)
Which company offers business travel services?
Which company offers business travel services?
- Amadeus (correct)
- Both Amadeus and Sabre
- Neither Amadeus nor Sabre
- Sabre
Which GDS has the most airline partners?
Which GDS has the most airline partners?
Which region is Amadeus' main area of distribution?
Which region is Amadeus' main area of distribution?
How long does the accreditation processing typically take?
How long does the accreditation processing typically take?
Which company has descended from American Airlines' computer reservation system?
Which company has descended from American Airlines' computer reservation system?
What is the purpose of GDS terminal training?
What is the purpose of GDS terminal training?
Which GDS offers cruise booking only to travel agents?
Which GDS offers cruise booking only to travel agents?
What is the importance of negotiating competitive deals with suppliers?
What is the importance of negotiating competitive deals with suppliers?
Which company unites over a million hotel properties?
Which company unites over a million hotel properties?
Which GDS has several APIs for car rentals?
Which GDS has several APIs for car rentals?
Which company offers full cruise content?
Which company offers full cruise content?
Which GDS has limited hotel data availability?
Which GDS has limited hotel data availability?
What types of businesses do GDSs connect?
What types of businesses do GDSs connect?
Which GDS offers support discounts for corporate clients?
Which GDS offers support discounts for corporate clients?
Which GDS has 69 car rental companies?
Which GDS has 69 car rental companies?
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Study Notes
Amadeus:
- Consolidates 490 airlines, 770,000 hospitality properties, 69 car rental companies, 43 railway carriers, and 53 cruise and ferry lines.
- Main area of distribution is EMEA region, but equally popular in North and South America and APAC region.
- Offers flight search and booking, business travel services, packaged rail and air booking, basic hotel booking, car rentals with rich visual content and airport shuttle/transfer options, extensive cruise booking availability, acceptable rail bookings, and insurance shopping along with booking.
Sabre:
- Descended from American Airlines' computer reservation system, mostly serves for the Americas.
- Unites 440 airlines, 50 railway carriers, 37 car rental companies, 20 cruise lines, and over a million hotel properties.
- Offers extensive functionality for flight booking, basic hotel data availability, several APIs for car rentals, full cruise content, and standard railway features.
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