How to start OTA (Online Travel Agency)
Existing opportunities for creating a travel booking website 01. Direct database: Direct database is when you manually create your own travel database. This is usually done when the host is creating a website. For example, a hotel chain or a tour company that only wants to sell their own hotels or tours, or an airline that is selling their flight tickets direct to consumers. A direct booking portal can also be created if a company establishes contracts with host travel suppliers to manually list and upsell specific deals/products. 02. Global distribution system Integration : GDS integration is for OTAs (online travel agencies) to access full inventory of travel solutions to sell to their customers. GDS stands for the global distribution system that allows travel suppliers to distribute travel products, rates and relevant information for travel agents to sell. Some commonly known GDS providers are Amadeus, Sabre and Galileo, which is also known as TravelPort. G...