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TRM1101 Applied Business Tools and Technologies in Tourism
TRM1101 Applied Business Tools and Technologies in Tourism
1960
First recorded instance of American Airlines together with
customer relationship IBM Invested the SABRE
management in the field of (computerized reservation
hospitality. system) ; 84,00 transactions per
Industrial Revolution expanded; day; 90minutes to seconds.
more roads and railways in The first SABRE system was
Europe installed in oly 2 IBM 7090
Beginning of mass transportation computer in NY
Thomas cook manage to handle SABRE- Semi-Automated Business
the tour with pen and paper in Research Environment
1840 (90mins) SABRE created a monopoly of
American in airline reservation
1900s-1980s systems; Delta Airlines , United
Airlines rapid growth began in Airlines and PANAM Airlines
1920s ; Delta Airlines, Pan developed their own.
American world Airlines, 1976 - American Airlines (AA) and
Queensland and Aerial Services United Airlines (UA) started selling their
(QANTAS) reservation system to agents who buy in
Due to this, water transportation Airline and Sell to customers and they
shifted to cruise industry for get commission.
attraction
Cars were mass produced ; Joe
The Airline Deregulation Act
Saunders started an “ Automobile
for Hire” (First recorded car
1978
Federal Law enacted 1978 by the
rental)
US
John hertz introduced the Hertz
Lifted restrictions on fares,
“Drive yourself system”
route coverage, and market entry.
1930s rapid growth in airline
Not require new city routes
industry ; systemize their
entry/exit approval from the Civil
operations without the advantage
Aeronautics Board
of computerization
Allowed A/Ls to add entry/exit
Air Travel grew dramatically
with 90days notice
after world war II ; managing
Started A/Ls to add new city
reservations in 1940
pairs having high traffic and
1946 - American Airlines introduced
dropping with less traffic—
Reservisor ( Automated reservation
passenge
system)
1952 - Installed magnetronic reservisor
(centralized platform)
1953 - Sheraton Hotel first introduced
hotel reservation “ Reservatron”
Ferranti Canada developed
RESERVEC ( Reservations
Electronically Controlled)