W2 GDS Sub-hosting
Outsource all the cost and complexity to us and we’ll distribute your airline’s content on all major Global Distribution Systems worldwide.
Overview
Own the essentials, outsource the important.
Facilitating GDS sales has never been easier. We do the heavy lifting for you.
No Budget? No IATA code or IT department? No problem. The days of needing both just to get into Global Distribution Systems are long gone. Instead, W2 GDS Sub-Hosting can be the ideal solution, taking long implementation times, upfront investments, and complex requirements off your hands, so you can focus on what’s essential.
Once you publish all your airline inventory on the GDSs, you still have complete control to select markets, set pricing, and define all the commercial rules surrounding ticket distribution. It’s just way easier when you don’t have to take care of all the complexity of GDS sales.
Be seen to get booked
If travel agents and potential passengers can’t find or book your flights, you’re leaving money on the table. That’s where GDSs come in: no matter how remote the travel agency, GDSs ensure your flights are visible and accessible to customers everywhere in the world.
However, accessing GDSs isn’t always easy. Getting the right accreditation, and integrating your technology, can make GDS access both complex and expensive. That’s why carriers of all shapes and sizes are relying on W2 GDS Sub-Hosting to achieve the same, just via one contract.
This express connection to the GDSs gets you on sale in the markets of your choice using our infrastructure—without added cost or complications. With our own IATA codes, we act as both the marketing and validating carrier, eliminating the need for you to operate a costly and complex e-ticketing database or bear the financial burden of joining and maintaining global BSP membership, while also mitigating risks related to currency volatility and money repatriation.
Use Cases
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Sell in any market, without complexity.
The more markets you’re in, the quicker you’ll notice new patterns emerging. Naturally, being present in more markets has traditionally meant more headaches – more contracts to sign, more regulations to manage, more payments to figure out, and ultimately the challenges of global money repatriation.
With W2 GDS Sub-Hosting we do the heavy lifting for you, taking care of filing your schedule and fares, testing, and go-live.
Optimise load factor at the drop of a hat
When speed matters, W2 GDS Sub-Hosting gets you into the GDS faster than ever. We’re fully set up, so you’re ready to launch with very little setup effort and marginal setup costs.
The conventional process for an airline to publish its inventory on a major GDS can take upwards of six months. Our airline partners have been able to set up distribution and ticketing with us in less than a week, meaning they can be in new markets quickly.
Peer Winter, Chief Distribution Officer at GO7
Focus on your core markets
Selling in remote markets can be up to four times more expensive than selling in your core markets. With our solution, you can experiment in new markets without wasting precious resources and budget.
Once you are live on W2 GDS Sub-Hosting, you will be visible under one of our marketing codes—W1 or W2— in all the major GDSs and be ticketable by travel agencies in over 190 BSP markets on W2-365 ticket stock.
Product benefits
Global sales with one contract
With our exclusive marketing carrier codes–-W1 and W2—our solution offers the quickest path into the GDS. Choose where you’re visible, with the option to be ticketable in over 190 BSP markets worldwide.
Marginal upfront investments, no long setup
Skip the need for large investments in GDS distribution. Take advantage of our pre-negotiated, cost-effective GDS rates for a smooth and affordable setup.
Generate additional revenue, without the extra work
Boost your revenue and optimise your load factor by integrating indirect sales channels, which typically deliver higher returns, into your distribution strategy. Access a network of over 100,000 travel agencies (including global OTAs and TMCs), who can book your flights under W1 or W2 codes and issue them seamlessly on a W2-365 ticket.
Zero extra costs. Maximum coverage
One simple contract covers all your fixed and variable costs—completely cost-neutral for you.
Flexibility that works for you
Our solution is built to adapt to your needs. You can temporarily use our solution while awaiting GDS implementation or choose permanent, cost-neutral sub-hosting with your code. Planning to partner with a single GDS supplier? No problem — you can outsource sales in the remaining GDS to us for seamless coverage.
You fly, we handle the rest
Focus on flying, we ensure 100% secure and stable revenues on any ticket sold in hard currency. Moreover, as a member of the IATA Clearing House, we provide fully scalable settlement according to IATA standards.
At a glance
GDS sales made easy. Ready to jump in?
Cost Neutral
PSS-Agnostic
Sell through our IATA Code or yours
Access to over 190 BSPs
Revenue accounting covered
Outsourced GDS sales, while keeping full airline control
Partnership Connectivity
IATA Member
IOSA Certification
Testimonials
Trusted by more than 60 Airlines
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“As part of our commitment to providing affordable and accessible air travel options, we are delighted to join GO7’s W2 Network. This partnership aligns with our mission to offer travellers a seamless and enjoyable travel experience while maintaining our focus on affordability and convenience.”
Tatiana Shirokova, Head of Distribution, PLAY Airlines
“Multichannel distribution is important as it goes hand-in-hand with our network expansion plans for summer 2023. Thanks to our marketing partnership with GO7 and its global distribution technology, Aeroitalia services are now closer to the travel agency community to the benefit of our customers.”
Krassimir Tanev, CCO of AeroItalia
“Working with GO7 allows us to grow our passenger base, access a wider array of travel options for customers, and generate additional revenue.”
Adel Dauletbek, VP Marketing & Sales of Air Astana
“For a regional carrier like PNG Air, GO7’s W2 ticketing solution is a key tool to help us expand our footprint, become competitive in all potential markets, and extend our principle of consumer-centricity to new audiences. GO7 is helping to optimize our GDS sales in non-strategic markets through its global reach, enabling travel agents all over the world to issue PNG Air fares on W2-365 documents, which our airline would not be able to achieve on its own.“
Simon C. Pitt, Chief Commercial Officer of PNG Air
“Our new relation with GO7 will help us to find new revenue streams and enter into new markets as we broaden our network and connectivity across the globe.”
Gibson Preziuso, Director of Industry Affairs and Communications of Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas
“We are excited to reach this important milestone on our path to expansion. The successful integration with GO7 represents a significant step that will allow our passengers more and better connection options.”
Felipe Gutierrez, Chief Commercial Officer of Air Century
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