Bryan Journ B.

Belaras
BSHM 2A
HMPE 2

LEARNING ACTIVITIES Learning Activity 2 for Module 2 (20 points)

COMPUTERIZED NON-COMPUTERIZED
RESERVATIONS RESERVATIONS
COMPARISON - Gathering all the information - Gathering all the information
(SIMILARITIES) given given
- saving data - saving data
CONTRAST - Computerized booking is put on - A human writes manual booking
(DIFFERENCES) improvised calendar but may be in a makeshift calendar that can
seen by many people within the only be seen in person.
workplace via computer screen
PROS (ADVANTAGES) - It enables quicker and more - Undeletable
effective accommodation - It gives privacy
reservations, as well as the
opportunity to quickly check
availability and modify current
reservations.
CONS (DISADVANTAGES) - Cite, Links and Application may - It takes too long on taking the
occur some errors data manually

- Not all Customers have an - can’t write the data accurately as

Internet Connection the customers talking about the
information given
ASSIGNMENT

Assignment 2 for Module 2 (50 points)

Research the features and the similarities and/ or differences of the following Global Distribution Systems and
explain how they are being used in the hospitality/ tourism industry. Write your answers in tabular form. Write
your output in a yellow paper.

• SABRE (Semi-Automated Business Research Environment)

• Amadeus Computer System
• Galileo Central Reservations System
• Worldspan
• Scandinavian Multi Access Reservation for Travel Agents (SMART)
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
SABRE (Semi- Amadeus Galileo Worldspan Scandinavian
Automated Computer Central Multi Access
Business System Reservations Reservation
Research System for Travel
Environment) Agents
(SMART)
Similarities reservation the reservation Used to book Executing the Scandinavian
platform tool travel train travel, car aspects of Multi Access
through which agents use when rental, and hotel expansion, Reservations for
travel & making an rooms. flexibility, and Travel Agents,
tourism airline, hotel, collaboration is a
professionals’ car or other through computerized
access & book travel service technological system for
travel suppliers booking implementation ticket
(airlines, hotels, reservation.
car rentals,
transfers,
holiday
packages,
sightseeing)
inventories for
their clients.
Differences Specialized in Amadues is a Galileo gives Interactive providing a
travel portal multi-GDS access to shopping tools single interface
development, service that worldwide low- that help travel over the public
travel software shares your cost carriers companies to data network
development, inventory and high-speed rail reduce the cost, Datex. These
travel website content with the providers and increase the would emulate a
development, worlds global multi-source productivity and number of
travel API and distribution content build revenues. terminals,
GDS integration system translate the
and more messages, codes
and addresses,
wrap them in
SMARTs own
communications
protocol, and
provide the
interface over
Datex to the
various travel
agencies.