5 years
21.9%
GDS contract length
1 year
5%
2 years
8.6%
6 years
13.2%
3 years
47.4%
Halifax, NS
Zion National Park, UT
4 years
4%
ricing plans, 2005-2009
No-minimum’ pricing plan Other
Vacation
planning
made easy.
Helena, MT
2007
Half Moon Bay, CA
2008
2009
GDS functions/abilities that are
most important when selecting a GDS
of respondents
69%
29.7%
68.4%
11.1%
37.3%
17.4%
41.8%
24.1%
25%
48.4%
28.2%
Figure 5
GDS air content
GDS nonair content
GDS functionality
GDS corporate booking tool
Access to Internet fares
Internet booking engine
Financial incentives
Short contract lengths
Relationship with GDS staff
Technical support
Training
Note: Respondents could select all that applied.
Victoria, BC
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