Distribution platform integrating diverse content and providing a single processing flow

摘要

The embodiment described herein refers to airline content distribution but is applicable to any kind of content distribution, wherein the content may come from various sources, may be distributed by various points of sales and of which the methods of processing can differ, depending on specific parameters. Airlines wants to gain more control on their offer and promote other distribution channels than a Global Distribution System (GDS) such as distribution via their direct channel, NDC or aggregators. This results in a fragmentation of the content of airlines and a lower coverage by the GDS. On the other side, travel agents are increasingly using these alternative sources of air content to the GDS which use new technology and different business models, notably a Subscriber (Agent) pay model versus the GDS Provider (Airline) pay model.