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g- Management functions for travel agents e.g. reporting
and accounting for airlines as well as decision
support systems for yield management.
CRSs have re-engineered the entire marketing and

distribution process of airlines. They have become
strategic business units in their own right owing to their
ability to generate income to boost airlines sales. The
premier global distribution systems are Amadeus,
Sabre, Galileo, and Worldspan. They are owned and
operated by major airlines, travel agencies, and hotel
groups. They are also called 'automated/airline'
reservation system (ARS):
1- Sabre:

Saber is a computer reservation system, which was
developed to automate the way American Airlines booked
reservation. Sabre is owned by Sabre Holdings and its

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