IATA GDS Fares And Ticketing Training - United Kingdom

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this IATA GDS Fare and Ticketing Training course.

Audience

This training is intended for those who want to gain knowledge of booking airline tickets and sorting other travel goodies. However, this training will be more beneficial for:

• Travel Agents
• Airline Fare Desk Agents
• Airline Ticket Agents

IATA GDS Fares and Ticketing Training Course Overview

A Global Distribution System (GDS) fare is the fare distribution by or on behalf of a particular airline through a GDS, excluding promotional fares, excluded fares, private fares, and opaque fares. It provides comprehensive information about each route in one location using GDS and a wide variety of rates from several airlines. This training aims to provide aspiring candidates with the gateway to attaining in-depth knowledge of managing the GDS fare and ticketing systems that makes them capable of joining the aviation industry. Obtaining required skills enables individuals to gain high profile designations in multinational corporations and claim desired earnings within a short span of time.

In this 1-day IATA GDS Fare and Ticketing Training course, delegates will gain a thorough understanding of handling the travel ticketing system and fare. During this training, delegates will learn how GDS works in travel for online booking and delivering reservation details. They will also learn about prepaid ticket advice for the issuance of prepaid transportation to another person. This course will be delivered by our highly skilled and professional trainer, who has years of teaching experience and will provide delegates with the necessary skills for working with ticketing systems. 

Course Objectives

• To obtain every detail of information from multiple carriers at the same time
• To confirm the actions to be taken to update the status of a ticket coupon
• To enable travel agents and airline staff to find the rules applicable to fare
• To capture sales and enable faster processing of electronic ticketing data
• to comprehend various air fare construction terminologies and concepts
• To control the number of seats that can be reserved at a particular fare

At the end of this training course, delegates will be able to identify the different journey types and analyse GDS displays relevant to mileage system pricing. They will also be able to provide the carriers with a voluntary refund of an unused ticket in exchange for forwarding the passengers.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Experienced Instructor