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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2015, 06:19:09 PM »
Lighten up, you two.
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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2015, 06:20:12 PM »
Though I am curious if there is a way for us "regular folk" to gain access to the system.
So was OP. And now we have come full circle.

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2015, 06:21:28 PM »
Though I am curious if there is a way for us "regular folk" to gain access to the system.

So was OP. And now we have come full circle.


These days there appears to be GDS's in everyone's house  ;D

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #23 on: April 18, 2015, 02:04:10 PM »
Actually, I'll tell you what it actually sounds like. It sounds like OP just found out that the way that travel agents have access to availability that is not open to the general public is by using a GDS. Then somebody sent him a link to the Amadeus training book (which can be found by google search.) https://www.google.com/#q=amadeus+gds+manual

This made OP think, "Hmmm, I wonder if this could be exploited somehow? I know, the guys at DDF probably know." So instead of just posting, "Guys, can Amadeus be exploited by a non-TA?" he was more subtle and just said, "Let's talk about how travel agents book tickets..." He then threw in some info (sort of) -- "as of my knowledge, travel agents book tickets through a booking program called "Amadeus" -- thereby presenting himself as someone who was bringing info to the table and not merely grasping at straws and fishing for others to cough up all the info. Oh, and then he threw in some proof of his insider knowledge -- "I have got a link to a training booklet of the program" -- which echoes his opening words of "let's talk about...." which makes it sound as if a conversation were to actually start, OP would be able to contribute to it further.

Just my take. 
What a way to decipher a simple post

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #24 on: April 18, 2015, 10:37:56 PM »
Actually, I'll tell you what it actually sounds like. It sounds like OP just found out that the way that travel agents have access to availability that is not open to the general public is by using a GDS. Then somebody sent him a link to the Amadeus training book (which can be found by google search.) https://www.google.com/#q=amadeus+gds+manual

This made OP think, "Hmmm, I wonder if this could be exploited somehow? I know, the guys at DDF probably know." So instead of just posting, "Guys, can Amadeus be exploited by a non-TA?" he was more subtle and just said, "Let's talk about how travel agents book tickets..." He then threw in some info (sort of) -- "as of my knowledge, travel agents book tickets through a booking program called "Amadeus" -- thereby presenting himself as someone who was bringing info to the table and not merely grasping at straws and fishing for others to cough up all the info. Oh, and then he threw in some proof of his insider knowledge -- "I have got a link to a training booklet of the program" -- which echoes his opening words of "let's talk about...." which makes it sound as if a conversation were to actually start, OP would be able to contribute to it further.

Just my take.  :P
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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #25 on: April 19, 2015, 12:08:18 AM »
What a way to decipher a simple post
Thank you.
Ever considered a career as a kollel yungerman? That Perush really required Rashi, Tosafos, Rishonim, Achronim and some kabbalah.
Thank you as well.

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #26 on: April 21, 2015, 01:11:00 AM »
Actually, I'll tell you what it actually sounds like. It sounds like OP just found out that the way that travel agents have access to availability that is not open to the general public is by using a GDS. Then somebody sent him a link to the Amadeus training book (which can be found by google search.) https://www.google.com/#q=amadeus+gds+manual

This made OP think, "Hmmm, I wonder if this could be exploited somehow? I know, the guys at DDF probably know." So instead of just posting, "Guys, can Amadeus be exploited by a non-TA?" he was more subtle and just said, "Let's talk about how travel agents book tickets..." He then threw in some info (sort of) -- "as of my knowledge, travel agents book tickets through a booking program called "Amadeus" -- thereby presenting himself as someone who was bringing info to the table and not merely grasping at straws and fishing for others to cough up all the info. Oh, and then he threw in some proof of his insider knowledge -- "I have got a link to a training booklet of the program" -- which echoes his opening words of "let's talk about...." which makes it sound as if a conversation were to actually start, OP would be able to contribute to it further.

Just my take.  :P
hahaha you are funny! the link I actually googled... but the rest is something sharp

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #27 on: April 21, 2015, 01:18:14 AM »
So was OP. And now we have come full circle.
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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2015, 01:22:12 AM »
Its actually a DOS type of game, ah, the good old times
why are GDS having command line interface and not graphical user interface (GUI)??

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2015, 02:20:01 AM »


why are GDS having command line interface and not graphical user interface (GUI)??

Upthread, someone said because it looks more professional

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2015, 02:25:06 AM »

Upthread, someone said because it looks more professional
don't believe this

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #31 on: April 21, 2015, 06:38:12 AM »
lets talk about How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets.
as of my knowledge, travel agents book tickets through a booking program called "Amadeus", I have got a link to a training booklet of the program:
http://www.amadeus.com/web/binaries/1332970199128/blobheader=application/pdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=attachment%3B+filename%3DTraining_Manual_1A_PK.pdf


OK, what is your goal here?

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Re: How Travel Agents Book Flight tickets
« Reply #32 on: April 21, 2015, 07:48:20 AM »

Upthread, someone said because it looks more professional
more powerful
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