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CRS

CRS

1 6.8
A computer system travel agents and airlines use to book flights and hotels
  • noun
  • Specialized
: 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
1 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
1 7.4
CRS
  • Specialized
1 6.8
travel agency
21 2.4
booking
21 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.