Internet training class for GDS
Apr 19, 2014 | 10:54 am
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Internet training class for GDS
Hi...I'm looking for information for on-line GDS- Sabre- Amadeus- Nexion- ICtravel- comparisons and advice on where to start training to work at home. I was a corporate travel agent for 14 years but have been out of the business for the last 15. I've read info on sabretravelnetwork and briaini academic. All advice and information on the best way to get started would be greatly appreciated ! Thanks.
Apr 19, 2014 | 1:56 pm
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Hi...I'm looking for information for on-line GDS- Sabre- Amadeus- Nexion- ICtravel- comparisons and advice on where to start training to work at home. I was a corporate travel agent for 14 years but have been out of the business for the last 15. I've read info on sabretravelnetwork and briaini academic. All advice and information on the best way to get started would be greatly appreciated ! Thanks.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ds-access.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...-bookings.html
Not exactly on-topic for your question, but they may provide some resources to get you pointed in the right direction.
I actually have (non-ticketing) SABRE access but for the most part have no clue how to use it. It really is far, far more difficult and less intuitive--actually, not intuitive at all--than I'd imagined it possibly could be. If you encounter some good, low-cost (ideally free) documentation or anything, please do post back...
Apr 19, 2014 | 2:16 pm
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Lots of resources on ITA scattered around FT. One of the projects in the Information Desk is to collect those resources and point people towards them. It's on our to-do list. Here are a couple I found with a quick search:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...tures-ita.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...-code-ita.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...-code-ita.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...-software.html
And of course, any thread this guy has ever posted in:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/ita-hacker.html
Apr 22, 2014 | 7:41 am
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You probably need to find a host agency then ask them which system they use.
In reality the three major ones in the USA are very similar - Sabre, Travelport (Worlldspan and Apollo/Galileo) and Amadeus.
I believe most GDS's all now also have a windows interface though those who learned the "shorthand" can do that much faster.
In reality the three major ones in the USA are very similar - Sabre, Travelport (Worlldspan and Apollo/Galileo) and Amadeus.
I believe most GDS's all now also have a windows interface though those who learned the "shorthand" can do that much faster.
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(and maybe I could do some tutoring for either gds....lol)
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