FAQ
What does it mean to be "Sabre Connected"?
What is a "GDS"?
What is IATA?
How do I make money in the travel industry?
Answers
What does it mean to be "Sabre Connected"?
"Sabre Connected" is our way of referring to travel agencies that require full access to the Sabre® GDS for air, car, hotel, and rail reservations and ticketing. They are connected to the broadest array of product selection for professional travel retailers.
What is a "GDS"?
Global Distribution System. This is the industry’s name for a system that lets travel suppliers distribute their travel products’ rates and information for agencies to market and sell. The complexity of managing myriad supplier connections and numerous agency point of sale has limited the industry to only four GDS companies.
What is IATA?
International Air Transport Association is an airline trade body. IATA provides accreditation for Airline Appointed ticket stock-holding locations.
How do I make money in the travel industry? Who pays me?
Travel agencies earn their compensation through service fees paid by their travelers and through commissions paid by suppliers for certain products.