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The market share of travel bookings by retail agents bookings is still massive. http://bit.ly/9FJgcr

TDS has released ARENA a global reservation distribution system specifically for the Travel Industry .

ARENA's backend for travel suppliers wishing to input inventory into ARENA's database. For su...

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The market share of travel bookings by retail agents bookings is still massive. http://bit.ly/9FJgcr

TDS has released ARENA a global reservation distribution system specifically for the Travel Industry .

ARENA's backend for travel suppliers wishing to input inventory into ARENA's database. For suppliers with in-house booking systems, ARENA's APIs will allow integration. Or TDS's technical staff can integrate to other systems with APIs. ARENA is able ramp up for handling global operations with a grant to establish an office in UK

The frontend of ARENA is for Travel Agents, and as well as making bookings ARENA provides a system which keeps records of all their customers booking status, financial records, itinerary generation, and customers' passport and other details as well as managing staff use of the system. And there is a mobile booking interface that travel agents can supply to their customers which is unique.

Also TDS is also contracting provision of a B2B payment gateway Ozforex to handle international payments by travel agents to travel suppliers.

CEO Norm Collins has done extensive software development and is a former directoru of AFTA

TDS seeks $500K investment for infrastructure, system integration & marketing.

Core Team Members

CEO Norm Collins - former director of AFTA (Federation of TravelAgents) software developer, travel agent and wholesaler.
John Clancy - Business Manager
Brad Birchall Advisory Board
Zac Jacobs Advisory Board
James Cave - Project Manager
Clancy Whittle - R&D

Company Vision & Future

TDS ARENA be the primary distribution system for the global travel industry, replacing current GDS's as well as suiting other components Tours, Cruise and smaller suppliers.

Current Valuation

$8M. The system has taken several years of design, development and testing. The potential is enormous.

Ideal Investor

TDS's model is B2B so a B2C partner with significant content that TDS ARENA can distribute would be a suitable partner.

Travel Distribution Systems Pty Ltd Activity