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CRS

CRS

1 6.8
A computer system travel agents and airlines use to book flights and hotels
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : sistema de reservas
  • When booking flights, most agents check several options through their CRS system.

Examples

  • You also may want to consider if your channel management provider at its roots is a distributor (like a CRS or a booking engine).

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  • Travel agents rely on a powerful CRS to manage bookings and reservations seamlessly.

  • The CRS allows users to quickly compare prices and schedules for various airlines.

Synonyms

GDS
vsCRS
  • Jargon
7.4

An online system travel agents use to find and book flights and hotels

is used by airlines and agencies to manage bookings for flights hotels and services

How Comprehensive

GDS
  • Jargon
7.4
CRS
  • Specialized
1 6.8
travel agency
20 2.4
booking
31 1.0

Surface Forms

CRS singular
CRSs plural

Etymology

CRS comes from the first letters of computerized reservation system, a name given when travel companies began using computers to make bookings. So a CRS is the computer system travel agents use to 'book' flights and hotels.