Innovative Network Systems (INS) is about to revolutionize the travel industry by bringing into existence the long-sought next generation comprehensive global distribution platform.

Recently, the travel industry has been undergoing radical changes that are putting pressure on all its sectors:

• The appearance of low-cost travel suppliers offering extremely competitive fares.
• The rise of Internet Distribution (ID), bypassing legacy Global Distribution Systems (GDS).
• GDS deregulation.
• Modern travel consumers expecting more flexibility and lower travel expenses.

Such changes result in a whole new set of challenges that the travel industry will have to face:

• Low-cost travel sellers need to go beyond ID to significantly expand their customer base.
• Legacy travel suppliers cannot afford the high costs of legacy GDS systems while competing with low-cost travel suppliers.
• GDS will start offering disparate content as a consequence of deregulation. Accessing all GDS to ensure total content to travel consumers will become too expensive for middle to small travel sellers.
• Legacy GDS are cumbersome, rigid, limited and old technology based systems that cannot sustain low-cost solutions.