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Electronic Global Alternative Distribution Solutions, LLC.

 

e-GADS! Electronic Global Alternative Distribution Solutions, LLC is a hospitality & travel industry consulting firm specializing in content management, channel management, and process optimization with an emphasis in central reservations, electronic distribution and e-commerce.

     The electronic distribution channels are rapidly changing and evolving.   Keeping up with these channels and your competitors is essential.    As channel shift occurs, it becomes more and more important to re-evaluate your position and objectives concerning the four major global distribution systems (SABRE, Galileo, Amadeus, and Worldspan) and alternate distribution systems (Internet travel and hotel sites) to increase your company's market share.  Whether your goal is to increase revenue, awareness, efficiency, channel profitability and strength, improve customer service, or educate, e-GADS! is your resource.  With over twenty-six years experience in the hospitality and travel industries, you can feel confident that e-GADS! has your answer.  Time is valuable.  e-GADS! will take care of your electronic distribution needs and free you to concentrate your efforts on what you do best.

 Change. It is one element you can count on. Travel is one of the fastest moving industries.  Combine it with technological changes and the results are difficult to keep up with.  Technology has enabled our industry to streamline data management of rates, descriptions and pictures (contentment) from separate database systems: hotel direct (PMS) to the 800- call center (CRS), travel agent systems (GDS) to (ADS) the World Wide Web and distribute that information seamlessly from one system to another without re-keying information.  Industry standards have finally taken root and OTA has established XML schemas and interfaces which allow for integration solutions and faster data transfer and distribution.  E-business is changing the shape of competition, the speed of fulfillment, customer relationships, and the information provided. The ability to share information also means that there is a lack of confusion as to what is being purchased.

The benefits that exist in an e-business environment are outstanding and so are the developments. Shopping on the Internet is convenient, efficient, cost effective, offers an unparalleled selection, offers great service the majority of the time and can be accessed 24/7.  I would venture to say that no physical location could meet all those factors with the huge exception of personal contact. It is hard to imagine how the Internet and online purchasing is going to improve, but, as we all know, change is constant and it is a given that change will happen at a rapid pace, and we will all be astounded by what we see next.   

 Choice.  Today’s travelers have more choice than ever before. Leisure travelers, corporate travelers, travel agents, corporate travel managers, convention and tourist bureaus, and meeting planners have the choice of obtaining travel information and book reservations via the direct location, 800 number, the Global Distribution Systems (GDS), the Alternative Distribution Systems (ADS), and Internet travel sites.

 Content.  Are you well positioned to capture market share and increase your revenue?  Do you have prudent and provocative strategies for distribution, products and services, pricing and inventory, and communication?  Be sure you’re achieving your potential.  Call e-GADS! today to find out what you can do to increase your profit potential and become more competitive in today’s burgeoning market!

 e-GADS! is committed to helping you achieve a lasting competitive advantage. 

Thank you for considering e-GADS!  Please make yourself comfortable and look through my site.  Feel free to ask questions.  As my father taught me, "You don't ask.  You don't get."  

 

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