Talk:Computer reservation system

message: "Computer reservation system" is too vague as it can cover a multitude of reservation systems and not just Air Travel. Suggest the current article is merged into Airline_Reservations_System then this article can be converted into a disambig. which includes online booking systems (generic) and then lists of specific booking systems used either industry by industry or application by application
--Martin Dower (talk) 14:51, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title Vagueness 

message: Somewhere in the article, there is a broken link on the name Thomas Watson, Jr. Does this possibly refer to Thomas J. Watson, Jr?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.56.28.189 (talk) 14:29, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Typo? 

message: Does anyone have more information to offer on the "new generation" of CRS that offers reservations for activities and events, such as Viator and Adventure Central?
They all do this now. The GDSs have all kinds of products for optional sales and services. It is a new generation functionality in the same old system. 
Envie (talk) 12:10, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: New generation of CRS?

message: There are a number of open, non-mainframe CRS systems available for low-cost, budget, regional carriers that are not listed here. Chief among them is Navitaire, which has features used by major carriers such as American Airlines and Continental, regional carriers Airtran and Jetblue in the US, as well as international carriers VirginBlue, Ireland's RyanAir, and Canada's WestJet to name only a few.
Other players in this arena include SkyVantage and AccelAero. Can we add others? Who does Spirit Airlines out of Fort Lauderdale use?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bullrich 66 (talk • contribs) 08:57, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Open" CRS systems 

message: if i'm correct Pegasus Solutions is a GDS too, how come no one hasn't noticed it missing here!?!?! 
Pegasus Solutions
They dont provide airline reservations (they are limited to hotel only), The four main players listed offer car hire/flight/hotel reservation facilities.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marma1 (talk • contribs) 14:45, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Pegasus? 

message: The article says Amadeus uses both browser based and vpn based access. I thought that Galileo does the latter
They all do this. 
Envie (talk) 12:31, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mistake? 

message: The link "Consumer Web Watch: Computer Reservations System (CRSs) and Travel Technology" seems outdated; web page no longer available.
The link "Anderson, Karen. "Evolution of the GDS" (PDF), Press.com" seems outdated. Removed Wake 05:27, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Outdated links

message: I am searching the web now for 'central reservation system'. The abbreviation for this is CRS as well. Does this mean both terms are abbreviated with CRS? And what is the exact definition of a central reservation system?
: Read The Fine Acronym? ;-) ClementSeveillac 22:26, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong? 

message: This article either needs to be renamed or updated or improved.  I'm not sure which.  CRS is generic and this article is only about airline systems.  Hotels and other businesses use these.  Vegaswikian 07:57, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  rename or rewrite? 

message: The new systems of CRS/GDS, called GNE (GDS, new entrants), pronounced "genie", are internet-based access and distribution systems not requiring data in the system to be stored in the system in advance for usage, unlike traditional CRS/GDS antiquated mainframes which operate over dedicated telephonic systems and required advance storage in order to book (and where they made most of their revenue in the past.)
The GNE can search multiple individual travel sites (airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, tour operators, cruise lines, etc.) as well as other consolidated travel sites (Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, etc.), and other airline/car/hotel/tour/cruise consolidators/wholesalers/discounters, etc., all at the same time; create a virtual data set for use in the GNE, and then present the data under many different parameters/filters for the purpose of creating a travel arrangement, i.e. a Passenger Name Record (PNR.)
Unlike traditional CRS/GDS systems, elements of the PNR do not have to be booked thru the same supplier of data; each element can be booked directly with each individual supplier, thus lowering data storage costs.
The GNE then creates a master record of the arrangements booked, i.e. a Super PNR (SPNR), and provides a summary of the arrangement for the traveller.
Appendments, changes, cancellations, etc. work in the same way.
thx//ajp
woah! we do have two GNEs .... but they don't search websites. There are metasearch engines such as Kayak, etc., that have a functionality similar as you describe. What GNEs do is access the same fare tariffs and rules feed as the GDSs do (there is only one available). But GNEs have coded a modern system to parse airfare rules and schedules, using server farms, etc. - instead of mainframes programmed in Cobalt as is appropriately called out above. 
BUT
the GNEs do not and cannot book PNRs. They server up fare and schedule data to be taken into a GDS to be booked and ticketed. Agencies build GUIs on top of this and code in between the GNE search results and the GDS booking fulfillment. All the bookings are with the origiinal supplier only in a certain sense. Agencies build the algorithms to search "airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, tour operators, cruise lines" and a GUI on top to consolidate the bookings into a database. 
Envie (talk) 12:30, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Generation of CRS/GDS 

message: According to this link http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/x26292.html
Amadeus' marketshare has passes 30%
This needs to be defined as Amadeus always qoute terminals as their market share which they have a large number of due to airlines also using their systems, should this not be based on segments as they are the true revenue generator?
marma1 06/09/2007  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marma1 (talk • contribs) 14:48, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Someone please update this article 

message: Whats a flight sector?  I think it should be flight segment, but I'm not sure..  Anyone else know what its supposed to be? —Cliffb 02:07, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  flight sector? 

message: A recent edit  changed "Sabre, Galileo and Worldspan have full browser based solutions while Amadeus still utilizes a VPN based system." to "Sabre, Amadeus and Worldspan have full browser based solutions while Galileo still utilizes a VPN based system." Since the edit was unsourced, I'm concerned about the accuracy of this information. Does anyone know which version is true? -Harmil 12:49, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amadeus vs Galileo 

message: Much of the market information is blatantly incorrect.  For example, mention of US going to Amadeus with the America West merger and Continental being on Amadeus. One major N American system missing is SHARES which is owned by EDS.  Both of the previously mentioned airlines use Shares. The "old" US Airways uses Sabre, also owned by EDS 
This article requires a complete re-write just to correct the facts, let alone the format.
Guilden NL 05:52, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Forgot a major NAmerican Res System 

message: I have made an attempt to clean up this section, as requested. If you think it is now good enough, pls remove "needs clean up" template. --Dutch-Bostonian 21:22, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section about code sharing 

message: Some of this article seems to be copied from http://www.du.ac.in/coursematerial/ba/tourism/Lesson01-20.pdf. I didn't see an explicit copyright, perhaps it could be considered plaguerism. Wake 05:23, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't load that document at all (link doesn't respond) so I can't say for sure, but I certainly can say that this article needs to be re-written, especially since we've had a rash of large, anonymous edits with no edit summaries on a number of CRS-industry-relate pages recently. -Harmil 02:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: CopyVio?

message: Somebody knows where the article Galileo (CRS) went ? Mion 21:14, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: True, but the system is still widely known as Galileo, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon.--Dmol (talk) 22:04, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Galileo (CRS) 

message: Somebody else tagged Airline Reservation System to be merged here, but didn't tag this article or create the subsection here, so I'm doing that.  I'm also voting support - this would give a nice historical perspective to online reservation systems.  Other opinions? Torc2 (talk) 13:54, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger 

message: Important though the US experience is in many matters to do with the air industries, there is no reference to ay work outside the US, such as the systems built in the 1980s by British Airwys.  I propose the name of this article is changed to refect its lack of worldwide perspective.
Chasnor15 (talk) 07:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: US bias

message: Although the article is named Computer Reservations System the actually technology described is that of the Global Distribution Systems (GDS).  This is the common name of said systems.  One thing to keep in mind is that a CRS (CENTRAL Reservation System) is the first line in the distribution cycle.  The CRS holds all information on a given property, be it hotel, resort, etc., which is then fed (in most cases) to the GDSs via "next-generation-real-time connections".  Travel Agents book via GDS Terminals NOT via a CRS.
Missing from this article is information on "chain codes", an important piece of the GDS system.
Hi,
I believe the article is called "Computer reservation system" because that's what they were originally called.  Both their ownership and their capabilities evolved overtime, and the industry began to refer to them as Global Distribution Systems (GDS).  The firt line in the distribution cycle depends on your perspective.  For an airline, the GDS is the host of their reservation system.  Chain codes are hotel specific.  Car companies have 2 letter codes which they refer to as a "vendor code" vs. a "chain code" (because they are not hotel chains), and airline 2 letter codes are referred to as airline codes.
Thanks,
Keith  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kthhrrsn (talk • contribs) 03:04, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name change and clarification 

message: Although the article is named Computer Reservations System the actually technology described is that of the Global Distribution Systems (GDS).  This is the common name of said systems.  One thing to keep in mind is that a CRS (CENTRAL Reservation System) is the first line in the distribution cycle.  The CRS holds all information on a given property, be it hotel, resort, etc., which is then fed (in most cases) to the GDSs via "next-generation-real-time connections".  Travel Agents book via GDS Terminals NOT via a CRS.
Missing from this article is information on "chain codes", an important piece of the GDS system.
Themeehan (talk) 21:01, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name change and clarification 

message: What is Patheo doing there? It's not even a Minor System, let alone a Major System.
Bladkin (talk) 09:13, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Patheo in the Major System list? 

message: I found out about the Confirm Project following a discussion on Slashdot, and it seems that the page is something of an orphan. Perhaps it should be linked from this article, even if just as an indication that such things haven't always paid off? —Donal Fellows (talk) 18:31, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links to failures? 

message: hi, i am parminder jit singh now in italy want to work in travel agency . can anyone tell me which operating system have lot of demand in italy. I have full knowledge of amedeus and galileo.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.75.73.91 (talk) 13:24, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  galileo and amadeus in italy 

message: What sort of technologies do these systems run on?  Are the data structures still the same as they were in the 1960s?  To what degree are they interoperable?  Which airlines don't participated in GDSes?  Do web sites aggregate results, or do most airlines participate in most GDSes? -- Beland (talk) 06:40, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Details 

message: Substituted at 12:08, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: Air New Zealand has their own system(mainframe) hosted for reservations named CARINA and does not use SABRE as CRS.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhavikdodia (talk • contribs) 03:34, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Air New Zealand

message: This article is entirely about airline reservation systems. Wikipedia already has an article Airline reservation system.  I propose we merge this article into the one with the better title, which would be improved by the addition of some of the historical background here. This article's list of airline reservation systems could either be included in the merge or else separated into a list-article List of airline reservation systems. As suggested at WP:MERGE, I will propose this at the destination talk page, but I am also raising it here for the benefit of those who have this on a watchlist. HouseOfChange (talk) 01:25, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge to Airline reservations systems 

message: I'd like to get rid of most of the table because at least 90% of it is unsourced, possibly largely outdated, advertising. Largoplazo (talk) 00:35, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  The table