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How to Operate the Apollo GDS

90-Hour Apollo Training Course

Subject Area 1101 — Travel Industry Fundamentals
Unit 100 — Training Introduction
Lesson 1 — Navigation Tutorial 9m
Unit 193 — Airline Technology
Lesson 2 — What is a GDS? 15m
Subject Area 2201 — Airlines Reservations
Unit 101 — System Basics
Lesson 1 — What is this System? 9m
Lesson 2 — The Work Environment 12m
Lesson 4 — Sign On 8m
Lesson 5 — Sign Off 2m
Lesson 6 — Encode and Decode 19m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 6m
Unit 102 — Basic Flight Schedules
Unit 103 — Basic Flight Availability
Lesson 2 — Flight Availability and Opposite Availability 51m
Lesson 3 — Availability Follow-Up Entries 15m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 9m
Unit 104 — Basic Flight Information
Unit 105 — Basic Flight Reservations
Unit 106 — Basic PNR Concepts
Lesson 2 — Basic PNR Interpretation 21m
Exercise 1 — Basic PNR Retrieval and Interpretation 14m
Unit 107 — Basic PNR Creation
Lesson 3 — Basic PNR Creation Practice 23m
Exercise 1 — Create Basic PNRs 32m
Unit 108 — Advanced PNR Concepts
Lesson 4 — Optional PNR Data 16m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 7m
Unit 109 — Advanced PNR Creation
Lesson 2 — Infant Passenger Names 6m
Lesson 3 — Forms of Payment 8m
Lesson 4 — Remarks 29m
Lesson 5 — Messaging Overview 6m
Lesson 6 — OSI Messages 5m
Lesson 7 — Service Request SSR Messages 15m
Lesson 8 — Frequent Flyer Field 9m
Lesson 9 — Security Information SSR Messages 32m
Lesson 10 — Passenger Contact SSR Messages 12m
Lesson 11 — Child and Infant SSR Messages 23m
Lesson 16 — Addresses 16m
Lesson 17 — Associated Optional Services 43m
Exercise 1 — Create PNRs with Optional PNR Data 65m
Unit 110 — Seating
Lesson 2 — Assign Seats by Seat Number 16m
Lesson 3 — Assign Seats by Type 11m
Lesson 4 — Seating as an Optional Service 3m
Lesson 5 — Change or Cancel Seat Assignments 13m
Exercise 1 — Manage Seat Assignments 22m
Unit 111 — Itinerary Changes and Cancellations
Lesson 2 — Insert Segments 12m
Lesson 3 — Move Segments 7m
Lesson 4 — Rebook Flights from Availability 5m
Lesson 5 — Rebook Flights with New Booking Code or Date 8m
Lesson 6 — Change Segment Status 3m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 9m
Unit 112 — Passenger Data Changes
Lesson 2 — Change Passenger Data 16m
Lesson 4 — Cancel Optional Services 17m
Exercise 1 — Passenger Data Changes 32m
Unit 113 — Profiles
Lesson 2 — Build PNRs from Profiles 36m
Lesson 3 — Build Profiles 48m
Exercise 1 — Build PNRs from Profiles 37m
Unit 114 — Advanced Flight Availability
Lesson 3 — Codeshares, Airline Alliances, and LCCs 13m
Lesson 4 — Additional Availability Entries 43m
Lesson 6 — Link Indicators, Last Seat Availability 34m
Lesson 8 — Building Connections and Minimum Connecting Times 4m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 3m
Unit 115 — Advanced Flight Information
Unit 116 — Advanced Flight Reservations
Lesson 2 — Waitlist Flights 7m
Lesson 3 — Passive Segments 10m
Lesson 5 — Open Segments 8m
Lesson 8 — ARNK Segments 6m
Exercise 1 — Build PNRs using Advanced Booking Entries 35m
Unit 117 — Advanced Changes and Cancellations
Lesson 2 — Reduce the Number in Party 18m
Lesson 3 — Divide a Party 25m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 13m
Unit 998 — Final Examinations
Subject Area 2202 — Apollo Fares and Ticketing
Unit 101 — Basic Airline Fares and Fare Rules
Lesson 3 — Multi-Airline Fares 17m
Lesson 4 — Single-Airline Fares 5m
Lesson 5 — Airline Fare Qualifiers 30m
Lesson 7 — Airline Fares Update and Shortcuts 19m
Lesson 9 — Fare and Schedule Displays 32m
Lesson 10 — Fare Basis Codes 11m
Lesson 15 — Introduction to Fare Rules 20m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 18m
Unit 102 — Itinerary Pricing
Lesson 2 — Intermediate Unstored Itinerary Pricing 20m
Lesson 3 — Advanced Unstored Itinerary Pricing 20m
Lesson 4 — Dollar Saver Itinerary Pricing 15m
Lesson 5 — Basic Stored Itinerary Pricing (ATFQ) 13m
Lesson 6 — Intermediate Stored Itinerary Pricing (ATFQ) 18m
Lesson 7 — Advanced Stored Itinerary Pricing (ATFQ) 23m
Exercise 1 — Price Itineraries 34m
Unit 103 — Basic Ticketing
Lesson 3 — Ticketing Qualifiers 7m
Lesson 6 — Airline Ticketing Policies and Interline Tickets 3m
Lesson 16 — Void Tickets 4m
Lesson 17 — Introduction to Ticket Exchanges 10m
Exercise 1 — Issue and Manage Tickets 24m
Unit 104 — Electronic Miscellaneous Documents (EMD)
Lesson 4 — Associated EMDs (EMD-A) 46m
Lesson 8 — Standalone EMDs (EMD-S) 44m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 14m
Unit 110 — Queues
Lesson 2 — Queue Access 7m
Lesson 3 — Work through Queues 37m
Exercise 1 — Working Queues 12m
Unit 115 — Advanced Ticketing
Lesson 2 — Ticket from Queue 16m
Lesson 3 — Ticket with Consolidator Fares 17m
Exercise 1 — Issue and Manage Tickets 7m
Unit 120 — Sessions, Work Areas, and Management Functions
Lesson 2 — Work Areas 5m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 0m
Unit 125 — Reference Systems
Lesson 2 — The Help System 4m
Lesson 4 — Miscellaneous Reference Entries 17m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 4m
Unit 998 — Final Examinations
Subject Area 2203 — Apollo Car Reservations
Unit 101 — Car Reservations
Lesson 2 — Car Indexes 19m
Lesson 3 — Car Availability 29m
Lesson 4 — Direct Low-to-High Car Availability 24m
Lesson 5 — Car Reservations 30m
Lesson 6 — Reference Points, Car Qualifiers 42m
Lesson 7 — More Car Qualifiers 25m
Lesson 8 — Car Update Entries 14m
Lesson 9 — Optional Car Reservations Qualifiers 29m
Lesson 10 — Car Reservation Changes 16m
Lesson 11 — Car Rules 21m
Lesson 12 — Car Description Displays 37m
Exercise 1 — Research Car Information 5m
Exercise 2 — Research Car Information and Book Car Reservations 24m
Exercise 3 — Car Reservations 18m
Exercise 5 — Car Reservations 17m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 84m
Unit 998 — Final Examinations
Subject Area 2204 — Apollo Hotel Reservations
Unit 101 — Hotel Reservations
Lesson 2 — Hotel Index 16m
Lesson 3 — Hotel Availability 12m
Lesson 4 — Complete Availability Displays 10m
Lesson 5 — Hotel Rules 9m
Lesson 6 — Hotel Reservations 14m
Lesson 7 — Miscellaneous HOA Entries 21m
Lesson 8 — Hotel Search Qualifiers 73m
Lesson 9 — Hotel Update Entries 23m
Lesson 10 — Hotel Description Displays 18m
Lesson 11 — Hotel Booking Qualifiers 47m
Lesson 12 — Hotel Reservation Changes 12m
Exercise 1 — Hotel Reservations 12m
Exercise 2 — Hotel Reservations 24m
Exercise 3 — Hotel Reservations 20m
Quiz 1 — Questions on the Material 28m
Unit 998 — Final Examinations
Subject Area 2299 — Apollo Emulators
Unit 999 — Freeform Emulators