How to Use Worldspan
Worldspan is a Global Distribution System (or GDS) used by travel professionals to book travel real-time in live availability with the airlines and most major hotel chains. This tool can help streamline the arduous tasks of searching availability and both electronic and paper ticketing. Using Worldspan correctly will prevent problems with airline classes of service being unavailable to others, as well as confirmation errors.
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Instructions
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Visit the website to initialize your access to Worldspan:
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Enter your login credentials. These must have been set up by your Worldspan coordinator or local business group manager.
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Use the format BSI$ and your unique ID to log into the live availability system.
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Double-click on the "Scripts" button at the top of your browser-based Worldspan system. This will bring up the installed scripts that are used for availability and ticketing purposes.
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Click the script you wish to execute. Use the Availability search first and the ticketing options once completed.
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Log out using the format BSO$ once you are finished using the system to prevent unauthorized access. Also, click on the "Log Out" button in the upper right-hand corner.
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Tips & Warnings
While the initial installation of Worldspan includes many scripts that help to automate the ticketing process, it is best to tailor these to fit your specific business needs.
Worldspan should only be used by trained travel providers, as it is dealing with live availability and can cause many problems for airlines and agencies alike if abused.
