A Breif History of Travel Technology
1. Travel Technology – What is this ?
2. When & How Travel Technology Started?
3.Travel Technology Evolution- Supply Mgmt
1950- No Automation but Systemized Operations
– Initially developed systems were able to manage Trip Components but were missing in streamlining inventory & Passengers Management Challenges. And this process takes an agent 90 minutes & More per customer per booking to complete
1952 – American Airlines installed the Magnetronic Reservisor ,
– An electromechanical system of vacuum tubes and magnetic storage drums that allowed airlines to store seat availability on a centralized platform.
◦Helped in reducing the time to complete the booking
◦Availability can be checked quickly for airline seats.
-Upto 2000 Flights were available –
- But – Only 31 Days Availability is Possible
- Still Manual Process
- Also need Reservisor Agent to Book run the system
1952 -World First Computerized Reservation System (CRS)– Reservec
– Same Time in 1952 TCA- Trans Canada Airlines also launched World First – Computerized Reservation System – Reservec- Reservation Electronically Controlled.
1953- The First GDS Sabre
– The First GDS Sabre development started, As American Airlines invested in the development of Own Computer Reservation System in partnership with IBM ◦Till 1960 other airlines were also running on computer reservation systems.