Using Leading Technology To Provide The Best Fares

Giles Travel continues to invest in technology to provide a series of cost saving options when booking travel, as well as ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of our industry.

Our reservations team have access to all IATA fares supplied by airlines via the Sabre Central Reservations System (CRS) Sabre is a leading international CRS, with an independent assessment of travel reservations systems by Topaz International finding on average Sabre saved consumers £87 across all CRS competitors.

Our staff are provided with the tools to ensure they can scan various channels including low cost carriers and airline broker sites to quote fares across various these channels in seconds, this ensures a full range of cost effective options are provided for all travel requests

Online Booking Tool

Giles Travel's advanced self booking tool is hosted by GetThere, one of the most flexible corporate travel tools in the market today. Backed by Sabre Holdings, the people and the products at GetThere bring together the best in technology and travel to corporations all over the world.

Virtually There

When a quotation or reservation is completed the booking is ended and emailed to the travel bookers simultaneously. A simple click on a Virtually There hyperlink will take the travel booker into the live booking; viewable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This can be accessed via mobile phone or Blackberry and can be automatically downloaded into the travellers’ calendar

Giles Specialist Airfares

As a member of Advantage, a unified body of 90 Independent Travel Agents, Giles Travel is able to leverage buying power of £500 million on airfares. Through this consortium Giles Travel has access to 63 nett fare airline agreements providing our customers with up to 10 million different fare combinations. These fares are quoted instantly at the time of booking as a result of them being pre-loaded within our Reservations System, allowing us to give you a quick response.

Using these fares, as well as a range of other consolidated air fare contracts, our dedicated Specialist Airfares Team actively research alternative nett airfares for all long haul itineraries to maximise cost savings for our corporate clients.