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Central Reservation System

BookingXML provides Central Reservation System, Global Distribution System, GDS System to travel agencies, tour operators and travel companies globally.

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Central Reservation System

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  1. The Difference Between CRS and GDS in the Travel Industry

  2. How do GDS and CRS work in Hotel Industry? BookingXML specializes in providing Global Distribution System (GDS) connections to independent hotels and small chains. A CRS is beneficial for a hotel because it enables reservations to be checked and booked with a simple search. It enables for optimum management of distribution on the property’s website, on new media, and GDSs, covering all areas of the market and it is very easy to use. It's a kind of mission control software for the distribution of hotels. A CRS provider with the right connectivity and representation can drive more GDS bookings at higher than average rates to your property to generate revenue. The Global Distribution System is not just a single system. It is a set of five major Global Distribution Systems. A Global Distribution System provides reservation channels for booking hotels, cars, and more. BookingXML provides a seamless connection to all of these different Global Distribution Systems (GDS).

  3. How do GDS and CRS work in Hotel Industry? BookingXML connects your hotel to the GDS via a robust database that you can control via your PMS, channel manager or manually. In addition to connecting to the Global Distribution System, BookingXML provides distribution via direct connections to most online travel agents. The term CRS is not much used as it became part of a bigger system known as the Passenger Service System (PSS) which consists of CRS, an Airline Inventory System, and the Departure Control System (DCS). Computer Reservation System (CRS) is one of the most widely used software tools in the Tourism and Travel Industry. In fact, it has revolutionized the whole business. The central reservations system helps hotel managers in marketing and sales on the internet. In online distribution channels, there are numerous travel agencies and other websites which facilitate hotel bookings. The central reservations system connects your hotel with the GDS and makes your visibility among the thousands of travel agents scattered all over the globe. This gives you an unparalleled advantage that allows you to increase your sales. The Central Reservation System provides you with software tools to reach a wider audience across the globe. BookingXML CRS only provides information about airlines whereas by using GDS you can reserve a ticket, a room in a hotel, and also a rental car. GDS systems also support high-traffic portal travel websites.

  4. Why Travel Agents/tour operators and travel management companies should use GDS? Global Distribution Systems (GDS) is the major Computer Reservations System (CRS) that book and sell tickets to travel suppliers. Airlines divest (opposite of invest) most of their direct holdings of dedicated GDS sectors, who make their system accessible to consumers through Internet gateways. GDS allows users to book a hotel, rental cars, airlines tickets as well as a cruise line. CRS System is a computerized system used to store and retrieve information and conduct transactions related to air travel. BookingXML was originally designed and operated by airlines. A CRS (Central Reservation System) is a software tool created to connect a property or chain to the GDS (Global Distribution System), which connects over 600,000 Travel Agents, and Corporate Customers all over the world, the IDS (Internet Distribution Systems) consisting of online travel portals, online Wholesalers and the leading Tour Operators, and connected to the hotel. All this in a single system, which also includes the Online Booking Engine for the hotel’s official website. CRS and GDS seem to have the same functions but the major difference between these two systems is that CRS only provides information about airlines whereas by using GDS you can book a ticket, a room in a hotel, and also a rental car.

  5. Why Travel Agents/tour operators and travel management companies should use GDS? CRS is a platform used by hotels to centrally manage and distribute room inventory, rates, and reservations. The CRS typically receives inventory from the PMS, then distributes rates and availability in real-time to direct and third-party channels, including the hotel’s own website booking engine and direct channels, as well as channel managers, OTAs, GDS, and metasearch (third-party channels). Reservations from these platforms are sent back to the CRS and subsequently synced into the PMS for room allocation. BookingXML Central Reservation System allows you to access the property data via an interface. A CRS allows hotels to distribute their rates and inventories and receive reservations through a unique system. A CRS allows hotels to connect to a broad network of travel distributors, allowing the hotel to expand its reach to different types of sellers (OTAs, travel agents, etc.) in many different markets around the world. The CRS system is used in the hospitality sector and specifically in hotel management to manage room rates and availability and to share this information across different distribution channels, such as online travel agencies and the GDS.

  6. Contact Us To know more about us Please visit our website: https://bookingxml.com/

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