{"id":5031,"date":"2010-11-18T11:41:36","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T17:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=5031"},"modified":"2010-11-18T11:41:36","modified_gmt":"2010-11-18T17:41:36","slug":"branson-airexpress-goes-global-travel-agents-may-book-branson-airexpress-airfare-through-gds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2010\/11\/18\/branson-airexpress-goes-global-travel-agents-may-book-branson-airexpress-airfare-through-gds\/","title":{"rendered":"BRANSON AIREXPRESS GOES GLOBAL Travel Agents May Book Branson AirExpress Airfare Through GDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRANSON, MISSOURI – Branson AirExpress reservations are now available to travel agents through Sabre, Worldspan, Apollo and Galileo Global Distribution Systems (GDS) ticketed through Hahn Air, allowing agents to book connecting flights from all over the world.<\/p>\n

A GDS is a worldwide-computerized reservation network where agents may book airfare, hotel rooms, rental cars and other travel related necessities from a single point of access. FlyBranson Travel, located at the Branson Airport (BKG) manages Branson AirExpress, a scheduled public charter that began service in April of 2009, offering seasonal nonstop flights to Austin, Chicago, Des Moines, Gulfport-Biloxi, Houston, Indianapolis, Shreveport and Nashville.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunities that will arise from worldwide accessibility are endless,\u201d said Jeff Bourk, executive director at Branson Airport and President of FlyBranson Travel. \u201cOur goal is to provide convenience and low fares to and from Branson, Missouri the \u201cLive Music Show Capital of the World and now it\u2019s even easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis puts Branson AirExpress on track to begin partnerships with online travel agents in the upcoming season,\u201d stated Penny Stegeman, vice president of FlyBranson Travel Services. \u201cWe are extremely excited about the new doors that will be opened to this great vacation destination, Branson, Missouri.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHahn Air, which has been specializing in global sales and distribution for many years and operating the industry\u2019s leading universal ET (E-Ticketing) platform is pleased to offer Travel Agents the ability to issue HR\/169 tickets on Branson AirExpress flights to and from Branson, Missouri,\u201d said Steve Knackstedt, Hahn Air, Director Airline Business Group. \u201cBranson AirExpress joins 229 other carriers which use the Hahn Air platform in generating extra revenue for its airline partners through global accessibility to all IATA travel agents using any GDS in all key BSPs worldwide and ARC in the US.\u201d Steve said.<\/p>\n

Individuals and travel agents may also book online at http:\/\/www.BransonAirExpress.com or by calling 1-888-FLY-BKG1 (1-888-359-2541) or 417-334-8857.<\/p>\n

About Branson Airport: Opening its doors May of 2009, Branson Airport LLC is the first privately developed and operated commercial service airport in the United States. Currently serviced by AirTran Airways, Frontier Airlines and Branson AirExpress; additional carriers and destinations are on the horizon. Located in the heart of the Ozarks and centrally located in the Midwest, the airport also boasts a state of the art FBO, Branson JetCenter and a full service travel agency and public charter operator, FlyBranson Travel LLC d\/b\/a Branson AirExpress. For more information on Branson Airport LLC and any of its subsidiaries please visit FlyBranson.com.<\/p>\n

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BRANSON, MISSOURI – Branson AirExpress reservations are now available to travel agents through Sabre, Worldspan, Apollo and Galileo Global Distribution Systems (GDS) ticketed through Hahn Air, allowing agents to book connecting flights from all over the world. A GDS is a worldwide-computerized reservation network where agents may book airfare, hotel rooms, rental cars and other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}