Mastering the travel intermediaries origins and future of global distribution systems, travel management companies, and online travel agencies /

This book chronicles the role of travel intermediaries: global distribution systems (GDS), travel management companies (TMC), and online travel agencies (OTA) in the distribution of travel products. The book covers the historical development of these intermediaries and explores their current state a...

Full description

Main Author: Vinod, Ben,
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online Service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2024]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxi, 478 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Series: Management for professionals.
Subjects:
LEADER 04107nam a2200529 i 4500
001 1444081431
003 OCoLC
005 20240726110326.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu|||unuuu
008 240708s2024 sz a ob 001 0 eng d
020 |a 9783031515248  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 3031515242  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9783031515231 
024 7 |a 10.1007/978-3-031-51524-8  |2 doi 
035 |a (OCoLC)1444081431 
040 |a GW5XE  |b eng  |e rda  |e pn  |c GW5XE 
049 |a COM6 
050 4 |a G154.9 
072 7 |a KNSG  |2 bicssc 
072 7 |a BUS081000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a KNSG  |2 thema 
082 0 4 |a 338.4/791  |2 23/eng/20240708 
100 1 |a Vinod, Ben,  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Mastering the travel intermediaries :  |b origins and future of global distribution systems, travel management companies, and online travel agencies /  |c Ben Vinod. 
264 1 |a Cham :  |b Springer,  |c [2024] 
264 4 |c ©2024. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xxxi, 478 pages) :  |b illustrations (chiefly color). 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent. 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia. 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier. 
490 1 |a Management for professionals,  |x 2192-810X. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a This book chronicles the role of travel intermediaries: global distribution systems (GDS), travel management companies (TMC), and online travel agencies (OTA) in the distribution of travel products. The book covers the historical development of these intermediaries and explores their current state and future prospects. Almost six decades after the introduction of computerized reservations systems and four decades after the introduction of Global Distribution Systems that allowed travel agents to make automated airline bookings, the distribution of air products is amid a major transition. A fundamental change is pricing power, which shifts from the GDSs to the airlines for the indirect channel. These changes are driven by advancements in technology, market economics, and airline cost controls, leading to the emergence of new revenue models that will permanently alter the landscape of air distribution. As a result, travel intermediaries are experiencing the effects of these turbulent times and must adopt innovative approaches and initiatives to adapt and transform their business models rather than maintaining the status quo. In addition to the ongoing transformation, over the next decade, the advancements in emerging technologies like blockchain and decentralized digital identity will further revolutionize the distribution landscape across all sectors of the travel industry. 
505 0 |a An Introduction to Travel Intermediaries -- Origins of the Global Distribution Systems (1925 {u2013} 1983) -- GDS: Platform Power (1984 {u2013} 1995) -- GDS: The Internet, New Channels and Transparency (1996 {u2013} 2011) -- Scale Matters: GDS Air Shopping -- GDS: The Turbulent Years (2012 {u2013} Present) -- The Impact of Evolving Business Models on Global Distribution Systems -- A Fast Response System: Airline Shopping in a NDC World -- Offer Management, Dynamic Pricing, and Order Management -- Origins of Online Travel Agencies -- Hotel Bookings and the Dominance of the OTAs -- Customer Trust and NDC -- The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Intermediaries -- Future State. 
588 0 |a Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 8, 2024). 
650 0 |a Tourism. 
650 0 |a Travel agents. 
710 2 |a SpringerLink (Online Service) 
830 0 |a Management for professionals.  |x 2192-810X. 
907 |a .b6789298x  |b multi  |c -  |d 240729  |e 240729 
998 |a cue  |a cu  |b 240729  |c m  |d z   |e -  |f eng  |g sz   |h 0  |i 1 
994 |a 92  |b COM 
995 |a Loaded with m2btab.elec in this month 
999 |e z 
999 |a cue 
989 |d cueme  |e  - -   |f  - -   |g -   |h 0  |i 0  |j 200  |k 240729  |l $0.00  |m    |n  - -   |o -  |p 0  |q 0  |t 0  |x 0  |w SpringerLink  |1 .i152591941  |u http://ezproxy.coloradomesa.edu/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-51524-8  |3 SpringerLink  |z Click here for access