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GDS
600,000 Travel Agents
use the GDS to find and book hotels & flights
Used by IATA approved Travel Agents world wide
40,000 Internet Distribution Systems (IDS) may use GDS *
Expedia, TraveloCity etc
* IDS “May” pull content from GDS
giving a single point of control for multiple channels
This very powerful feature is however being depreciated as
IDS opt for direct contracts with hotels
Global Exposure!!
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GDS
Started By American Airlines to let travel agents book flights (1964*)
Worlds airlines joined. All system networked together
Expanded to include hotels (1988 chains via Thisco switch)
Travel agents search for hotels using a
secure computer terminal connected to
one of the 4 GDS channels
- Amadeus – Galileo – Sabre – Worldspan
Each GDS displays your hotels
current rates and availability
300 million reservation per month
The reservation is sent to the hotel. It is immediately available to the travel agent via the GDS
and to the hotel via the GDS agent CRS (Generares and partner system (arcRes)
1964* SABRE: Semi-Automated Business Resrch Environment.
The larges non government database in the world
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GDS information is also available to display and book
on 1,000’s of travel sites like Travelocity
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GDS NETWORK
600,000 Travel Agents use the GDS
to find and book hotels & flights
40,000 Internet Distribution Systems
(IDS) may use GDS *
GDS-CRS Rep
Eg: Reserv, Unirez, Utell (Pegasus)
Synix.. etc… and Genares
Interfaced to your back office
management/accounting and
front office reservation and web
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GDS BENEFITS
A Global Bookings Channel
Global Marketing
– exposing you to the global travel market
Administration
– manages rates on multiple channels
- integrates with backoffice, front office
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GENARES GDS-CRS
Combining over 35 years of experience
in the hospitality reservation technology
industry, GENARES has developed the
first truly integrated third party
central reservation system for
the twenty-first century
.
Complete open specification
and interfaces
for 3rd party integration,
using XML format
The youngest and fasting growing
GDS integration company
Highly recommended by existing clients
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GENARES RECOMENDATIONS
Hi Ian,
GenaRes is one of the best GDS providers I’ve worked with within my 27 year in the industry!
In over two years now, our volume of business percentage has grown through bookings via the GDS.
I have been assigned my own support account manager and we have over the years established such
a great working relationship. She is always here for me and also when I’m out of the office she is the
contact person regarding any issues with loading rates, opening/closing the system etc. Although the
property can control basically everything own their own through the easy GenaRes system; my account
manager has always proven to be our second hand person.
This is what I call a great support team!!
.
Thanks Ian and I’ll be on my way to Barbados to pick up that Rum Punch!!
Call on me anytime and be well.
Best Regards,
Clayton C.Channing
Reservations/Revenue Manager- flatotel.com
646-756-7952
And many more
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Genares
- full featured CRS
Reporting
.
Agents Commission Tracking
Integration
RoomMaster, IQ Ware, RSI, AutoClerk,
* Opera,* Check Inn,
PMS Solutions/Innkeeper,
Expedia Quick Connect, ezyield
& arcRes
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Integrated with AXSES ArcRes
for fast, easy setup
& management
RoomMaster, IQ Ware, RSI, Check Inn
Expedia Quick Connect
AutoClerk*, Opera,*
PMS Solutions/Innkeeper*
* In development
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GDS and arcRes
– easy to use & powerful
.
Easy navigation on your arcRes home page
.
Just a click
away
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arcRes – GDS Setup and Load easy as 123
.
.
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arcRes - Register GDS with a Click
.
Registering – switch and contract
online for easy access and process
.
Automatically generate letter and contracts with a click – no paperwork!
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Load GDS rates
and Content using arcRes info
.
Takes all info in arcRes
and formats it for GDS
Allows you to save an edit
for as long as you want
.
Saves time and
improves content
We don’t know of a GDS
that is as easy and as
cost effective to setup
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Generes GDS Marketing – Key Partners
40,000 travel Sites (IDS)
May pick up GDS content
Participation in worldwide
trade shows
–NBTA
–HITEC
–HEDNA
–All (GDS) conferences
–WTM (World Travel Mart),
attendee only
–ITB, attendee only
–ResExpo
•RFP consortia participation
•Private GDS chain level
branding programs
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GDS as Channel Manager
40,000 travel Sites (IDS)
May pick up GDS content
IDS pull from GDS (sometimes exclusively *)
Some have Direct (net rates) contacts
Many do both
IDS Net Rates Contract 25 - 35%
Barbados Hotels pay for placement
(loss of contract = loss of position)
Being on GDS may not eliminate
need to manage direct contract
(net rates) with companies like Expedia
Genares offer ‘IDS Direct’ like Expedia Quick connect
* priceline
Marketing Constraints
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AFORDABLE GDS ….. 5% GDS rep fee
GDS Setup
$150
- arcRes time saver load
$ 50
-Pass through
-GDS Rep (Genares)
- minimum monthly maintenance fee is
- ODD monthly connection fee is
Travel agent Commission
US
$ 5.75 US
5%
$25.00
$25.00 *
10%
OPTIONS *
.
Agent Commission (TACS)
per reservation to GDS rep
per reservation to Perot Systems
Expedia connect
$ 0.45
$ 0.55
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AFORDABLE GDS ….. Just Got Better!!
Combined with arcRes for
- one of a kind marketing
- full service
.
- easy GDS setup
- savings
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arcRes
Interactive services Increase bookings by 25%
.
Reservations Booking engine
BookingsBarbados channel
Search engine
Comparison Shopping
Dynamic packages
Themes
Specials channel
Pre-made packages
Groups management
Dynamic rates & accom.
CMS
Affiliate marketing
* Bookable Advertising!
GDS Global Distribution
750 3000 / 1500 3750
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Dynamic Bookable Advertising –
rates
quotes
.
Full shopping cart cost and compare
**** huge increase in bookability***
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Dynamic Bookable Advertising –
Cost Compare of all point select.
Quotes, invoice, save, book
quotes
.
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Dynamic Bookable Advertising –
NOT Bookable xx

Linked to website if advertising
.
- no rates
- no quotes
- no shopping
- no consistent information
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Dynamic Bookable Advertising –
>>>>>>
.
Soon. A bookable map for every arcres advertisier.
everywhere!!
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Advertise - Search – Shop – Buy …. Blur >> The Perfect Storm
“Each
element in the search-shop-buy triumvirate is undergoing a period
of intense innovation, making each increasingly significant, yet
interdependent. In fact, searching, shopping and buying – once distinct
terms describing different behaviors – are blurring at a furious pace”. Philip C. Wolf, President and CEO, PhoCusWright Inc.
.
AXSES is there. We have already integrated
advertising with all phases of the shopping
cycle. This gives you complete flexibility in
revenue and marketing models; including any
mix of transaction, commission and
subscription.
Focus direct sales – facilitating distribution
Interactive advertising works! Travelers stay longer and use all options
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arcRes-GDS PACKAGE
- twice as affordable
Pay gds setup/ we credit it and give 50 % off on balance
GDS setup Credit $300
PACKAGE Discount $700
Bookable-ads on Barbados.org
RealHolidays Dynamic Packaging (RH)
Setup
.
Annual
BookingsBarbados (BB)
ResortSearch, Comparison Shopping
Quotes and Bookings
Own Bookings engine (no commissions)
You can’t be without it
Interactive advertising works! Travelers stay longer and use all options
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arcRes GDS PACKAGES -
Booking Engine, BookingsBarbados
Search, comparison shopping
quotes, reservations, bookings
Dynamic packaging, Bookable-ads
Saves $1000
Applies full GDS costs $300
Full RH Cost $500
Plus 50% on remainder
combinations
BookingsBarbados
Search, comparison shopping,
quotes, reservations, bookings
Dynamic packaging, Bookable-ads
Saves $450
Applies full GDS costs $300
Plus 50% on remainder
Non hosted - clients pay additional $250 setup and $250 pa – 50%
$250
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Turn on the light
Bookable-Ads
New Destination Channels
GDS exposure/bookings
.
Fully automated setup