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Airfare Disparities Remain In GDSs.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 22-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Two years after the major global distribution system providers struck new deals with U.S.-based legacy airlines to deliver their "full content" to travel buyers, questions still swirl over whether content has been adequately defined and consistently delivered.

Audits conducted by Topaz International show wide fare disparity in content pulled from the four major global distribution systems. The audits in some cases show differentials between the lowest fares available on the same citypairs among various GDSs in excess of $200 on domestic fares and $1,000 on international fares.

The most recent audit, conducted earlier this year, examined 250 "typical business" citypairs with seven-day, 14-day and 21-day advance purchase options. Topaz CEO Brad Seitz said the firm strived for apples-to-apples comparisons--inputting the same citypair, booked at the same time with the same number of connections for the same schedule.

The prices, however, were not the same. Seitz said Sabre returned the lowest fare...

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