What can agencies do to avoid the Source Premium?
American has negotiated with Sabre, Worldspan, Galileo, G2 Switchworks, and Amadeus to provide Competitive Booking Sources for American, its travel agencies, and corporate accounts. These sources provide cost-effective booking sources for American and, as a result, agencies and corporations will not be assessed any new fees for segments booked using a Competitive Booking Source. An “Other Source” agency, subject to the flexibility provided under its current GDS contract(s), may enter into an agreement with a Competitive Booking Source to either replace or complement its existing GDS(s). American is willing to discuss the steps necessary to address agencies’ needs during the time needed to contract with and implement a Competitive Booking Source.
