Among the four major global distribution systems, Sabre is the most widely used among U.S. travel agencies, although Amadeus is the fastest growing.
Those are some of the findings in the just-released American Society of Travel Agents’ Global Distribution System (GDS) Report, which surveyed 400 ASTA agency owners and managers between January and October 2009.
In 2009, according to the survey, Amadeus grew its 2009 market share 17.8% to a second place 26.8% share among ASTA member agencies.
The most widely used system, Sabre, saw its hold on the market decrease 4.5% in 2009, when compared with the previous year, to 31.5%.
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