Galileo GDS
Galileo is part of the Travelport group of companies and as of 2006 had a worldwide market share of 22% for airline bookings. In addition to airlines Galileo can be used to book trains, cruises, car rental and hotel rooms. Travelport is a global, broad-based business services provider that serves companies in every segment of the travel industry. As one of the world’s largest travel content aggregators and distributors, and a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions, Travelport powers the travel industry on a global scale by connecting buyers and sellers through agency, online and corporate travel channels.Travelport is predominantly a global distribution system (GDS) business, which operates in approximately 170 countries and includes the internationally recognized Worldspan™ and Galileo™ GDS platforms.
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Videcom VRS is fully integrated with Galileo GDS with Type A Edifact links which give travel agents interactive functionality. Both Videcom and Galieo Eticket databases are fully integrated providing airlines hosted on Videcom with full IATA BSP Eticket distribution.
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