LCC Airlines and GDS Integrations - Connect with industry-leading airlines

 

What Is Low Cost Carriers Airlines or LCC Airlines ?

 

Present day, low-cost airlines cover 32 percent of the worldwide airline market, with over 40 percent in Europe and 36 percent in Latin America compared to complete-service carriers. While it seemed practically impossible for online travel agencies (OTAs) and metasearch engines to offer budget airlines’ inventory, some brands managed to do so one way or another.

Low-cost carriers, also called low-cost or budget airlines, are airlines that offer lower fares—and fewer amenities—than traditional complete service airlines.

Low-cost carriers are airlines that aim to obtain a competitive advantage over full-service carriers by reducing costs. This is done in a number of ways, containing using smaller fleets and smaller aircraft, and also by offering more limited services. Their business model tends to center around promoting value for money.

For travelers, flights from low-cost carriers are often greatly cheaper. However, they tend not to offer lounge services at airports and things such as in-flight meals and baggage allowances will almost certainly not be included in the price of the ticket. Rather, where they are available, customers pay for them separately.

Low-cost carriers (budget, no-frills, or discount airlines) represent a business model that lowers ticket prices by cutting costs on customer service, distribution, and optimizing their fleet utilization, full features that make them different from traditional, complete-service airlines. 

On low-cost carriers, there is often only one class of service instead of the typical division of economy, premium economy, business, and world class (while some, like Norwegian, offer a premium class in addition to economy). 

This low-cost model can contain characteristics such as low pricing strategy, simple pricing structure, involves online & direct ticket booking (eliminating extra ground staff & vendors), preference to secondary airport, point-to-point network, single class seating arrangement, ticket fare may not include additional services (food & beverage), intensive aircraft usage, short turnaround time, dense seating arrangements, and secondary revenue sources (advertisement and onboard selling).

Furthermore, increase in purchasing power of middle-class households, especially in developing regions, and high internet penetration coupled with e-literacy notably contribute toward the growth of the worldwide low-cost airlines market.

With an increase in start-up LCCs, it is imperative that technology allows airlines to differentiate their offers and provide personalized travel experiences that will boost customer loyalty. The platform is highly customizable allowing the Airline to select their airline partners, connection parameters and the customer experience of their preference.

There are some of the famous flight suppliers in the travel industry. If you wish to add flight booking services to your travel portal, Travelopro can help you with connectivity to all of the above-mentioned best flight suppliers, as well as a robust flight reservation system. 

Providing flight services is a highly competitive market, connect with the right supplier through Travelopro.  Give your business the best chance at improving your revenue and building a stronger business.    

We have a long experience of integrating many Low Cost Carriers (LCC) across the globe into the Flight Bookings Engine developed for several customers. Apart from India, we have also got a specific exposure to African and Middle-east based LCC through our partners.

Although we have successfully executed multiple software solutions for customers in different verticals yet Travel is built-in to the DNA of Travelopro. We are far ahead of the competition when it comes to travel solution. 

Here we take pride in expressing that, with our experience and scale of operation, today we are in a position to provide you the top-notch quality of travel solution in a budget that is unbeatable and unheard of in the industry.

 

Travelopro’s solution suite helps LCCs:

 

• Drive operational efficiency & punctuality built-in Optimizers and Analytics Modules

• Increase workforce productivity with Mobility and Unified Communications

• Make no Compromise on Quality, Safety & Compliance using best industry practices

• Reduce infotech Total Cost Of Ownership (TCO) by adopting a cloud based “as-a-Service” model

Our turnkey solution for LCCs is a mix of the applications: ARMS, InfoPrompt and Delta.Net offered as a cloud-based ‘solution-as-a-service’ on an OPEX based commercial model

ARMS is a single system for full control of operations that enables operational efficiencies

InfoPrompt brings on paperless documentation and publishing, collaborative knowledge management, workforce empowerment and workflow digitalization

Delta.Net helps handle skills, knowledge and proficiency levels of your rapidly evolving workforce

 

How many Low-Cost Carriers are there ?

 

There are a range of low-cost carriers around the world, serving various populations and routes. The top 25 are ranked here, according to the number of passengers moved each year:

• Southwest Airlines

• Ryanair

• easyJet

• Air Asia Group

• Lion Air Group

• Gol Transportes Aéreos

• JetBlue

• IndiGo

• Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA

• Vueling

• Pegasus Airlines

• WestJet

• Wizz Air

• Cebu Pacific

• Spirit Airlines

• SpiceJet

• Transavia

• Allegiant Air

• Flydubai

• Flybe

• Virgin America

• AirArabia

• Jet2.com

• Mango

• Fastjet

 

Why Choose Travelopro For LCC Airlines ?

 

Travelopro is one of the leading best flight api booking solution for travel agencies providing cheapest fares from LCCs and GDS airlines. We integrate with NDC Airlines, LCC, and GDS APIs and directly distribute your content to enhance the flight booking capabilities via our highly scalable and secure platform.

We are specialised in travel website designing, developing and managing travel portals for all types of businesses such as B2B, B2C, B2B2C and B2E. With deep expertise in travel domain, Travelopro is unique of its kind in developing web based online booking system for its worldwide customer’s integration with suppliers such as Sabre, Travelport, Apollo GDS, TravelFusion, Carsolize, TBO, Arzoo, Yatra & etc.

We develop API for flight booking that comprises several LCCs and FCSs. Our flight API collects data from several airlines, merges them into one solution, and permits travel agencies to browse, book and manage all the travel service content for customers. 

We aim to offer powerful solutions to airlines that help them in managing their product sale through any channel such as B2B and B2C etc. Our Flight Booking System contains multiple sources such as GDS Integration (Global Distribution System) like Amadeus, Sabre & TravelPort, LCCs (low-cost carriers), NDC API Integration (New Distribution Capability) business fleets, hybrid airlines, etc.

We design and develop advanced, powerful, scalable flight booking software using the latest tools and technologies. We integrate GDS Systems, LCCs and third party consolidators based on the customer’s demands. Business modules we support involve B2B & B2C.

We integrated multiple supplier like GDS and LCC flights in our API. Client can also provide Flight API from his side. We did so many flight integration ex. TBO API & GDS API as well as Amadeus and Galileo API also integrated us.

We have has created the largest LCC & NDC distribution platform that helps global travel organizations grow in a fast changing industry. We permit OTAs, TMCs, & OBTs to seamlessly integrate their platforms with our travel content from hundreds of global LCC & NDC suppliers, in a single API.

At Travelopro, we offer you access to our flight and hotel API’s, and once it is integrated into your travel website (Online Travel Portal), it will enable your customers and your business access to the GDS, LCC flights and all leading global hotel suppliers inventory.

 

What Is GDS Integrations ?

 

Travelopro is a GDS integration company specialized in integrating global distribution systems and we have performed successfully on GDS systems such as Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, Worldspan and travelport .

Travelopro is integrated with GDS Flight API integration allowing travel agents and travel portal websites to book flights online. We have also designed and developed booking engine which are integrated with GDS functionalities which are very helpful for airlines.

We offer travel agency software integrated with these travel inventory supplying GDSs allowing end customers to book flights from different LCCs and airline companies. Therefore, adding to the business growth of our partner travel agents and OTAs.

For several Domestic and International customers, we have implemented the GDS of Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport (Galileo, Worldspan) through our partners. We also have the thorough understanding of the web compliance needed by the LCC or GDS APIs. 

Our GDS software development professionals are highly experienced in building web services such as booking engines, custom websites, front-office systems for travel agencies, and corporate self-booking tools. 

Our API integrated solutions support all the devices that make them accepted by most of the customers. We use advanced technology in developing our solution that empowers flexibility to adjust features.

Our professionals deploy the best-in-class GDS development and integration services that enable you to handle and scale up your travel business efficiently, reduce cost, and increase ROI. 

Our first class GDS software development professionals have vast experience in developing web services including custom websites, online booking engines, front-office systems for online travel agencies, and self-booking tools.

We have developed and designed various Internet Booking Engines (IBE) integrating multiple GDS functionalities for many travel startups previously. Our experience and superior expertise in designing and developing several types of IBE's and integrating them with various GDS API has made us a worldwide leader in this service area.

The GDS/ API integration facilitates your customers to access large inventories on single platform rather than going to multiple platforms to make different bookings. Therefore, to engage and retain customers, it is a must to integrate GDS/API with your travel portal.

It connects a broad network of the providers that helps the travel agents make online computer-based reservations system. Travelopro raises your business level by providing the excellent of the solutions using GDS Integration Technology.

Basically, GDS was developed to help the travel agents track flight and hotel schedule, the availability of flights and hotels, prices and to book Hotel and flight tickets airlines. They were later prolonged to travel agents to provide a fully travel and tour packages like car rentals and hotel rooms and many more.

 

As a leading GDS integration company, we can provide our customers with a comprehensive flight booking system, providing the following benefits:

 

• Control of live inventory

• Real-time pricing

• Automatic content update

• Several channels for distribution and utilization

• Easy GDS connectivity

• Receive bookings 24/7

• Broaden your market reach

• Widen your distribution network

 

How Does GDS API Integration Play an Important Role in the Travel Industry ?

 

GDS is a worldwide "Global Distribution System" computerized reservation network used as a one point of access for accommodating airline seats, hotel rooms, rental cars, and other travel related items by travel agents, online reservation sites, and big corporations.

We are completely specialized in Travel Portal Development, offering Travel software, Travel Agency software with integrated leading GDS such as Amadeus, Travelport UAPI, Galileo & Sabre web services Integration and Non GDS (Third Party/Consolidators) web services (APIs) for Flights, Hotels, Holidays, Cruises, Sightseeing, Cars, Transfer. 

We offer a unified reservation system that can search, book, and process the traveling experience. With changing travelers’ choice and growing of luxurious experiences, we concentrate on services within a single product or as per the client’s demands.

Being experts in our field, we understand our customer’s requirements better and develop a dynamic solution for them. We offer consultation at each step to online and offline travel agencies, suppliers/ Aggregators/ distributors, holiday packages providers, etc.

It covers all things from airline tickets, car rentals, hotel booking and vacation packages. It allows customers to purchase tickets from multiple different providers or airlines.

We offer white label GDS XML API Integration in SOAP and REST service. Expertise in integration of worldwide GDS suppliers like Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo and worldspan to create B2C & B2B travel portals.

By accessing the GDS system, travel agents obtain the ability to access inventory information in real time. Our GDS Integrated Services assisting 100+ travel agencies to book hassle free thousands of airlines, hotel rooms and holidays online day to day.
 
We have proven records in integrating GDS systems for bookings of Airlines, Hotels, Car rental and Holiday with the choice of B2B & B2C as well as admin module. Our GDS Integration Service will assist your travel company book thousands of airlines, hotel rooms and holidays online.

We at Travelopro give powerful integration of third party Web Services / XML API into your existing application. As an API integration company we are giving integration services for Flight booking, Hotel reservation, car rental reservation, payment gateways and SMS gateways. We furnish hassle free integration of both SOAP and REST APIs.

We have years of experience and expertise in Travel API Integration, having integrated over 85 XML API Suppliers on behalf of our customers globally, including all leading GDSs, 130+ LCCs, Air Consolidators, Hotel and Activity Wholesalers, Car Rentals and Channel Managers.

 

GDS API Integration - Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, Worldspan:

 

Amadeus Global Distribution System: 

 

Amadeus is a leading transaction processor for the worldwide travel and tourism industry, providing transaction processing power and technology solutions to both travel providers (involving complete service carriers and low-cost airlines, hotels, rail operators, cruise and ferry operators, car rental companies, travel insurance companies and tour operators) and travel agencies (both online and offline).

Amadeus has an inventory of approx. 58,000 hotels and 50 car rental companies from 24,000 multiple locations and also other provider groups, including ferry, rail, cruise, insurance, and tour operators. 

Along Amadeus GDS API integration, travel companies got the freedom to grow their business globally. They can retain their existing customers and engage new one by offering the best deals. So, Amadeus GDS takes full control of your business such as cost reduction and wealth maximization.

 

Features:

 

• In Inventory Management

• Reservation process

• PNR Generation

• Passenger Profiling

 

Sabre Global Distribution System: 

 

Sabre is the supreme provider of technology, distribution and marketing services for the travel industry. Over 56,000 Sabre connected agencies around the world are linked to the Sabre system with instant access to content from airlines, hotels, car rental companies and more. 

Sabre is present in 45 countries and one of the leading providers of technology & API for the travel industry and provides innovative products that enable travel commerce and services, and enhance airline/supplier operations. 

Sabre GDS software greatly supports offering the best travel services and real-time assistance to end-customers. With time, B2B and B2C travel booking portal Sabre GDS software, gaining popularity globally. Not only travel companies but also travel-related suppliers got the advantage of GDS. They have got a platform to market their services to clients.

 

Features:

 

• Sabre GDS is supported (travel inventory) by more than 400 flight carriers, 125000 hotels, 200 tour operators and several car and cruise providers.

• Sabre GDS system is connected to more than 400,000 travel agents worldwide, who are serving to end users

• Sabre system processes more than a million travel booking transactions per minute during the high season.

• Sabre GDS also provides great support to travel agent through the online chat, call and email support.

• Sabre’s new mobile friendly, sub-second response time shopping and intelligence APIs allow developers to build new capabilities for the travel industry.

 

Galileo Global Distribution System: 

 

Galileo GDS system, offered by TravelPort, is one of the most experienced global distribution systems used by agents, aggregators & hospitality companies.

One of the major GDSs, Galileo, is a part of the Travelport business that offers a seamless booking system for flights, hotels, Car Rental API Integration, holiday packages, and much more. It also provides options such as B2B and B2C dashboard management. 

Gives access to the database, Galileo GDS software development offers a state-of-the-art booking solution compatible with all devices. It takes XML API integration to link with GDS.

Galileo GDS gives solutions to travel agencies by offering the desktop solutions (search & book) and web services XML to link to core database. Galileo GDS offers flights, hotels, cars, cruise, holiday packages among others. Galileo GDS provides you access to a world of content and functionality through web services APIs and desktop connection.

 

Features:

 

With Galileo GDS (web services integration), we offer following: 

 

• Online Travel Agent Software (including B2B, B2C, B2B2C, Corporate module)

• Single or Multiple PCC interface

• Flight Reservation System

• Hotel Booking System

• Car Reservation System

• Bus Reservation System

• Modules for Rails / Visa / Cruise / Holiday Packages Learn More About Travelport Distribution System

 

Worldspan Global Distribution System: 

 

Worldspan is a provider of travel technology and content and a part of the Travelport GDS business. It gives global electronic distribution of travel data, Internet products and connectivity, and e-commerce capabilities for travel agencies, travel service providers and corporations.

As a superior global distribution system (GDS), Worldspan provides travel distribution, technologies and services for thousands of travel companies globally, involving travel agencies, corporations, travel suppliers and travel Web sites. 

Worldspan converts global travel distribution and transaction processing with industry-first fares, pricing, shopping and booking technologies, and a portfolio of interactive shopping tools that allow travel companies to reduce costs, increase productivity and build revenues.

Implementing the aspects of expansion, flexibility and collaboration through technological implementation.
The various types of online booking procedures involve airline booking, hotel booking, rail booking, car-rental, transfers booking, cruise booking, vacations etc.
Implementing a worldspan GDS software in the travel agency software business assists in reducing the implementation cost.
Worldspan airline reservation system assists in increasing the revenue and creating a brand name for the organization.

Wrapping Up: 

The popularity of GDS has increase in recent years as it eliminates the need to search through multiple websites for different travel needs. It makes the booking process easier for both travelers and travel agents by providing every data in real-time. 

Although, getting access to and using GDS can be a lengthy and tiresome process. At Travelopro, we provide you with a worldwide inventory of hotels and airlines at the best prices using GDS. 

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