TH210: Travel Technology Systems Unit ThreeIntro to the Passenger Name Record (PNR)

Note: This seminar will be recorded by the instructor.

TH210-01: Travel Technology Systems

http://www.viasinc.us/sysaccess/download/index.xml

TH210-01: Travel Technology Systems

http://www.viasinc.us/sysaccess/index.xml

First: You should login using the User name and password given to you on the card

located in the back of your book.

Objectives:

•What is a GDS?•Practice basic PNR fields•Obtain flight availability  •Decode and encode airlines, cars and hotels

Questions?

What is a Global Distribution System?

• Computer Reservation System

• High Technology provides real time availability

• Interconnects all travel sectors

• Centralize & Store Mass Amounts of Data

• Apollo GDS User Guide

Name Also used byUS Market

share*Amadeus •Online travel agencies including

• ebookers , Expedia , Opodo , Flights , Anyfares •Over 500 individual airlines •Over 120 individual airline websites •Over 90,000 travel agencies •Over 76,000 hotels

9.2%

SABRE •Expedia , Travelocity , Godard , Mobissimo •Over 20 individual airlines

44.7%

Galileo/ Apollo: Travelport •Orbitz , CheapTickets , ebookers 19.7%

Worldspan: Travelport •Orbitz , Hotwire , Priceline , Hotels 26.5%

Major Market GDS Systems

What is a PNR field?

• Computerized Travel Record

•Stored in a GDS database

•Personal Information (Privacy)

•Systems Among Suppliers & Agents are synchronized in real time

P- R - I - N - T-

What are Action

Codes?

Discussion:

Did you find any particular sections of the workbook helpful as a reference in completing the

first 3-4 lessons?