Galileo is a computer reservations system (CRS) owned by Travelport. As of 2000, it had a 26.4% share of worldwide CRS airline bookings.[1] In addition to airline reservations, the Galileo CRS is also used to book train travel, cruises, car rental, and hotel rooms.
The system was originally known as Apollo, launched in 1971 by United Airlines as their in-house booking system. In 1976, UA began installing Apollo terminals in travel agent offices. Apollo, and the competing American Airlines system Sabre, quickly took over much of the booking market. In response to possible government intervention due to antitrust concerns, UA spun off the system to become its own company in 1992, Covia. That same year, Covia purchased a competitor, Galileo, which had been created by a consortium of European airlines. They merged operatations under the Galileo name. UA remained major customers for Galileo until 2012, when they introduced a new in-house booking system, SHARES.
Galileo was later purchased by Travelport, which also purchased the competing Worldspan in 2007. On 28 September 2008, Galileo system was moved from Denver, Colorado, to the Worldspan datacenter in Atlanta, Georgia. Although they now share the same datacenter, they continue to be run as separate systems. Galileo is subject to the Capps II and its successor Secure Flight program for the selection of passengers with a risk profile. Galileo is a member of the International Air Transport Association, of the OpenTravel Alliance and of SITA.
Galileo traces its roots back to 1971 when United Airlines created its first computerized central reservation system under the name Apollo. During the 1980s and early 1990s, a significant proportion of airline tickets were sold by travel agents. Flights by the airline owning the reservation system had preferential display on the computer screen. Due to the high market penetration of the Sabre and Apollo systems, owned by American Airlines and United Airlines, respectively, Worldspan and Galileo were created by other airline groups in an attempt to gain market share in the computer reservation system market and, by inference, the commercial airline market.[2] Galileo was formed in 1987 by nine European carriers -- British Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Alitalia, Swissair, Austrian Airlines, Olympic, Sabena, Air Portugal and Aer Lingus.[3]
In response and to prevent possible government intervention, United Airlines spun off its Apollo reservation system, which was then controlled by Covia. Galileo International was born when Covia acquired Europe's Galileo and merged it with the Apollo system in 1992.[3]
The Apollo reservation system was used by United Airlines until 3 March 2012, when it switched to SHARES, a system used by its former Continental Airlines subsidiary. Apollo is still used by Galileo International (now part of Travelport GDS) travel agency customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Japan.
Southwest Airlines has entered into a marketing agreement with Apollo/Galileo and travel agents are now able to book reservations on Southwest. These direct connects offer the possibility to sell ancillary services and to differentiate oneself from the competition.[8]
The development team at Travelport has developed an online search tool called ASK Travelport where registered users can go and find out the answers to their frequently asked questions and queries.
Klein, S.; T. Langenohl (1994). (PDF). Proceedings. International conference on Information and communications technologies in tourism. Springer Verlag New York, Inc. pp. 262–270. ISBN0-387-82543-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-09.
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Travelport ViewTrip.com, public site for viewing reservations made through Galileo computer reservations system.
Galileo.co.in, Galileo in India
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Galileo is a computer reservations system CRS owned by Travelport As of 2000 it had a 26 4 share of worldwide CRS airline bookings 1 In addition to airline reservations the Galileo CRS is also used to book train travel cruises car rental and hotel rooms The system was originally known as Apollo launched in 1971 by United Airlines as their in house booking system In 1976 UA began installing Apollo terminals in travel agent offices Apollo and the competing American Airlines system Sabre quickly took over much of the booking market In response to possible government intervention due to antitrust concerns UA spun off the system to become its own company in 1992 Covia That same year Covia purchased a competitor Galileo which had been created by a consortium of European airlines They merged operatations under the Galileo name UA remained major customers for Galileo until 2012 when they introduced a new in house booking system SHARES Galileo was later purchased by Travelport which also purchased the competing Worldspan in 2007 On 28 September 2008 Galileo system was moved from Denver Colorado to the Worldspan datacenter in Atlanta Georgia Although they now share the same datacenter they continue to be run as separate systems Galileo is subject to the Capps II and its successor Secure Flight program for the selection of passengers with a risk profile Galileo is a member of the International Air Transport Association of the OpenTravel Alliance and of SITA Contents 1 History 1 1 Developments 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editGalileo traces its roots back to 1971 when United Airlines created its first computerized central reservation system under the name Apollo During the 1980s and early 1990s a significant proportion of airline tickets were sold by travel agents Flights by the airline owning the reservation system had preferential display on the computer screen Due to the high market penetration of the Sabre and Apollo systems owned by American Airlines and United Airlines respectively Worldspan and Galileo were created by other airline groups in an attempt to gain market share in the computer reservation system market and by inference the commercial airline market 2 Galileo was formed in 1987 by nine European carriers British Airways KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Alitalia Swissair Austrian Airlines Olympic Sabena Air Portugal and Aer Lingus 3 In response and to prevent possible government intervention United Airlines spun off its Apollo reservation system which was then controlled by Covia Galileo International was born when Covia acquired Europe s Galileo and merged it with the Apollo system in 1992 3 The Apollo reservation system was used by United Airlines until 3 March 2012 when it switched to SHARES a system used by its former Continental Airlines subsidiary Apollo is still used by Galileo International now part of Travelport GDS travel agency customers in the United States Canada Mexico and Japan Galileo UK was originally created from Travicom 4 5 6 7 which was the world s first multi access reservations system using the technology developed by Videcom Travicom was a company launched by Videcom British Airways British Caledonian and CCL in 1976 which in 1988 became Galileo UK Developments edit Travel Agents now when also book Amtrak Rail on the system and issue the tickets directly Southwest Airlines has entered into a marketing agreement with Apollo Galileo and travel agents are now able to book reservations on Southwest These direct connects offer the possibility to sell ancillary services and to differentiate oneself from the competition 8 The development team at Travelport has developed an online search tool called ASK Travelport where registered users can go and find out the answers to their frequently asked questions and queries See also editCodeshare agreement Passenger Name Record Sabre Galileo Open DestinationsReferences edit United States Department of Transportation Computer Reservations System CRS Archived 2008 05 27 at the Wayback Machine Salpukas Agis July 10 1987 United Air In Venture In Europe The New York Times Retrieved May 3 2010 a b Two top airline reservations systems to be merged Baltimore Sun 1992 03 04 Retrieved on 2013 08 20 Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Books Google com Travicom and Galileo User Group Leisure Marketing Books Google com Flight Global Flithglobal com Strauss Michael 2010 Value Creation in Travel Distribution https www amazon com dp 0557612462 Klein S T Langenohl 1994 Coordination Mechanisms and Systems Architectures in Electronic Market Systems PDF Proceedings International conference on Information and communications technologies in tourism Springer Verlag New York Inc pp 262 270 ISBN 0 387 82543 6 Archived from the original PDF on 2008 12 09 External links editTravelport com Galileo Travelport ViewTrip com public site for viewing reservations made through Galileo computer reservations system Galileo co in Galileo in India ITQ in 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