Dear Jason,
I am reposting all the information I found for you below. I wish I
could have located more material; however after many extensive
searches I believe the numbers are just not available.
Best regards,
Bobbie7
?There is no exact statistics about the number of corporate and
individual travel agents in the world, but millions should be a modest estimation.?
30/04/2004
SATINE Deliverable
http://www.srdc.metu.edu.tr/webpage/projects/satine/deliverables/Deliverable_3.1.1_final.pdf
?Over a million travel industry professionals worldwide are the
potential users of TIEDGLOBAL.?
http://www.tiedglobal.com/vendors.asp
To get an idea of the number of travel agents worldwide:
800,000 travel agents worldwide
What are the Global Distribution Systems (GDS)?
?The GDS are the Sabre, WorldSpan, Amadeus, and Galileo Global
Distribution Systems. These systems reach more than 800,000 travel
agents worldwide and more than 50 million consumers who visit such
popular travel sites that are powered by a GDS such as Travelocity and
Trip.com!?
?The Global Booking Network markets and sells your inventory in
real-time through more than 3,000 popular consumer travel sites of the
WorldRes, Pegasus, and BookingCenter Networks and through more than
800,000 travel agents worldwide using the Sabre, WorldSpan, Amadeus,
and Galileo Global Distribution Systems (GDS).?
Global Booking Network FAQ
http://www.bookingcenter.com/files/Network-FAQ.pdf
?For simple and easy global distribution, BookingCenter connects your
current rates, availability, and content to over 3,100 travel networks
and websites such as the WorldRes, Yellow Pages, the Sabre, WorldSpan,
Amadeus, and Galileo GDS?s (Global Distribution Systems) used by over
800,000 travel agents around the world.?
http://www.bookingcenter.com/faq.html
500,000 travel agents operating worldwide
?The GDS sector arose in the 1960s as a means for airlines to keep
track of their schedules, seat availability, and prices. Formed by
airline leaders such as American (which founded Sabre), the GDSs were
installed in travel agencies in the 1970s, marking one of the first
successful business-to-business e-commerce ventures. A few decades
later, e-commerce travel sites like Expedia and Travelocity, using
Sabre and other GDS systems as their information engines, made travel
booking available to the masses -- at least those with a computer and
decent Internet access. In addition, the more than 500,000 travel
agents operating worldwide now have a wealth of electronic methods to
plug into and shop from.?
The Vault: Hospitality & Tourism
http://www.vault.com/articles/Hospitality-&-Tourism-23200159.html
More than 500000 travel agents from 200 countries vote on the award winners
Sabre Holdings
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/aboutUs/awards.html
?For 11 consecutive years, the Sabre GDS has been selected as the
world?s leading GDS by more than 500000 travel agents who vote in the
prestigious World??
Sabre Holdings
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/ourBrands/travelNetwork.html
?Our CRS gives you cost-effective access to more than 600000 travel
agents worldwide and the advantage of making informed decisions on how
to best manage ...?
SECURE-RES
http://www.secure-res.com/hotel-services/gdsservices.htm
500,000 travel agents and 80,000 travel agencies
10th Annual World Travel Awards (2003)
"The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge and
celebrate achievements in all areas of the world's travel and tourism
industry. Over 500,000 travel agents and 80,000 travel agencies were exposed to
this year's email campaign, which generated voting online in more than
170 categories."
http://www.antigua-barbuda.com/news_archive/newsletter82.asp
From CNG TRAVEL GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2004:
Page 9
?Most agents use the well-established GDS providers to book flights and hotels.?
http://www.cngtravel.com/investors/annualReports/CNGAnnualReport_04.pdf
?All travel agents are affiliated with a Global Distribution System
(GDS) such as Worldspan or Galileo.?
http://www.migrationforunix.com/downloads/success/Carlson_Leisure_CS.doc
OR here:
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:SRaAl29ZrHIJ:www.migrationforunix.com/downloads/success/Carlson_Leisure_CS.doc+percent+of+travel+agents+use+Global+Distribution+System)&hl=en&gl=cl&ct=clnk&cd=11
?Over 20% of all reservations are currently made via the GDS, with an
increasing percentage each year.?
http://www.resortdata.com/RDPConnect/RDPConnect.htm
Galileo
Generating 65 percent of its revenues outside the U.S., Galileo
connects approximately:
52,000 travel agency locations
425 airlines
23 rental car companies
68,000 hotel properties
A wide array of tour operators and cruise lines
Solutions for Travel Agencies and Travel Providers
http://www.travelport.com/about_travelport/business_group/
?Today, 65 percent of Galileo's revenues are generated outside the US
and it maintains more than 26 percent global share of the market?
http://support.galileo.com/NR/rdonlyres/6F68BB73-F1AB-4ACD-9521-A7A5564D9341/0/Galileopastandpresent.ppt
?Amadeus is the number one GDS in. India with 45 percent of the market.?
http://www.dobsystems.com/WebtoolsSite/News/Documents/Air%20News%2025%20-%20MAR03.pdf
Travel agent bookings remained the dominant source of hotel
e-commerce, representing 95% of all GDS booked rooms in 2002
http://www.overlook.se/news.asp?Id=478&archive=true |
