There’s a dozen GDSs in the world, but 98 percent of the market is shared between the big three - Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport - companies with different histories, geographic coverage, and technical capabilities.

0:00 Southwest isolation from GDSs
1:21 How Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport dominate travel distribution
3:41 Comparing three core GDSs
5:16 GDS APIs
6:30 NDC (New Distribution Capability)
8:37 Applying for GDS acceptance
10:10 GDSs are here to stay

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[ 8 ] https://www.travelport.com/products/t...
[ 9 ] https://lhgroupairlines.com/ndc/
[ 10 ] https://www.phocuswire.com/Lufthansa-...


More about GDSs in our articles:
1) How to Choose a GDS: Amadeus vs Sabre vs Travelport https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/travel...
2) History of Flight Booking https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/travel...

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