Iyini i-GDS (Global Distribution System)?

Incazelo ye-GDS

Izinhlelo zokusabalalisa zomhlaba wonke (GDSs) ziyi-computer, amasevisi aphakathi okunikeza ukuthengiswa okuhlobene nokuhamba. Bahlanganisa yonke into kusuka kwamathikithi ezindiza kuya ekuqashiseni imoto emakamelweni ehhotela nokuningi.

Amasistimu wokusabalalisa emhlabeni ekuqaleni ayevame ukusethwa ukuze asetshenziswe izindiza ezindiza kodwa kamuva ahanjiswe kuma-agent okuhamba. Namuhla, izinhlelo zokusabalalisa zomhlaba zivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bathenge amathikithi abahlinzeki abaningi noma izindiza eziningana.

Izinhlelo zokusabalalisa zomhlaba nazo ziphela ekupheleni kwemisebenzi eminingi yokuhamba nge-inthanethi.

Nokho, izinhlelo ezahlukene zokusabalalisa zomhlaba zisasebenza ngenani elilinganiselwe lezindiza. Isibonelo, iSaber isetshenziswa yi- American Airlines , PARS yi-USAir, i-TravelSky nge-Air China, i-Worldspan nge-Delta, njll. Ezinye izinhlelo ezinkulu zokusabalalisa emhlabeni zihlanganisa: Galileo, TravelSky, ne-Worldspan. I-Global Distribution Systems nazo ngezinye izikhathi zibizwa nge-Computer Reservation Systems (CSRs).

Isibonelo Sohlelo Lomhlaba Wokusabalalisa

Ukuze ubone ukuthi izinhlelo zokusabalalisa zomhlaba wonke zisebenza kanjani, ake sihlole ngokucophelela enye yemigodi: Amadeus. U-Amadeus wadalwa ngo-1987 njengombutho ohlangene phakathi kwe Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa neSAS futhi uye wanda kakhulu eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nanhlanu edlule.

I-Amadeus isetshenziselwa izindawo ezingaphezu kuka-90,000 zezinkampani zokuhamba nezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-32,000 zokuthengisa izindiza zokusabalalisa nokuthengisa izinsizakalo zokuhamba.

Insizakalo isebenza okungaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-480 zokuthengiselana ngosuku, nokubhuka okungaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-3 ngosuku (lokho okuningi!). Abahamba ngezebhizinisi bayazuza ku-Amadeus ngokukwazi ukuthenga uhambo oluphelele konke ngesikhathi esisodwa, kunokuba baxoxisane nabahlinzeki bezinkonzo ngabanye. Amarekhodi angama-74 wezigidi zabagibeli angasebenza ngesikhatsi esifanayo.

Ngokuphathelene nabalingani bezindiza, izinsizakalo ze-Amadeus zihola izindiza ezinjenge- British Airways , i-Qantas, i-Lufthansa, nokuningi.

Ikusasa Lezinhlelo Zokusabalalisa Emhlabeni Wonke

Akungabazeki ukuthi izinhlelo zokusabalalisa zomhlaba zizodlala indima ebalulekile ekuhambeni kweminyaka eminingi, kodwa indima yabo yendabuko ishintsha futhi inselele ngazo zonke izinguquko ezenzeka embonini yezokuvakasha. Izingqinamba ezimbili ezibalulekile ezithinta indima yezinhlelo zokusabalalisa emhlabeni jikelele ukukhula kwamawebhusayithi okuhamba nge-intanethi enikeza ukufaniswa kwezindleko kanye nokunyuka okuvela e-airline nakweminye imisebenzi yokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ukuphoqa abathengi ukuba benze ukubhuka ngokuqondile ngamawebhusayithi abo. Isibonelo, ukubuyisela imali eyengeziwe, eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule izindiza ezindizayo ziye zaphoqa abahambi ukuthi bathenge amathikithi ngokuqondile kumawebhusayithi e-airline. Ezinye izindiza zifaka ngisho nemali eyengeziwe yamathikithi abanjwe ohlelweni lokusabalalisa emhlabeni, kunokuba iwebhusayithi yezindiza.

Ngenkathi izinguquko ezinjalo zizophazamisa amathuba okukhula esikhathini esizayo zezinhlelo zokusabalalisa emhlabeni jikelele, ngikholelwa ukuthi kuzoqhubeka nokuba yindima enkulu kubo eminyakeni engamashumi amabili ezayo okungenani.