This course is perfect for someone who is wanting to gain a comprehensive understanding of Galileo Airline Reservations on the Galileo GDS system. It covers more detail that you would get in the “Full Introduction” course. You’ll find it easily paced with more examples, more quizzes etc. so that you will really get a great understanding of this subject!
Who uses Galileo?
Galileo is used as a booking system for companies such as British Airways, KLM, Swissair, Southwest Airlines and Aer Lingus. Once you have learnt Galileo it is quite easy to cross-train to another GDS like Amadeus and Sabre.
An ideal course to gain a comprehensive understanding of Galileo Airline Reservations on the Galileo GDS system.
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At your own pace
Study this course as quickly or slowly as you wish; we’ll work at a speed that suits you.
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Unlimited Tutor Support
Get as much help and support as you want from your personal course tutor via email and phone.
- Awarding body: VIASINC
VIASINC is recognised as the most experienced travel technology training company operating in the global education community. Offering our learners the skills required to work in the travel and tourism sector with vocational training in Amadeus, Galileo and Sabre booking systems.
Study Hours
Up to 50 hours which is around 30 minutes per day for 3 months.
Study Method
The course is specially designed for study by distance learning via our online learning environment.
This course contains:
- 36 lessons
- 10 exercises
- 10 quizzes
- 1 final exam
Course Duration
You have up to 6 months to complete this course. This is usually ample time for learners, even with full time jobs and other commitments. Don’t worry if you do not complete the course within this time, you can easily extend your access by purchasing an extra 6 months access. Or if you need more hours to take and pass your course? We offers packages of 5, 10 or 20 additional hours.
Assessment
There is one exam to be taken at the end of the course. You will require a passing score of 85% or more to receive your certificate.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this Galileo Expert course, you will receive the Expert certificate to use as proof of your competency in the software, which will be widely accepted by employers. Courses’ Content Creator and awarding body are VIASINC.
Additional Information
Difficulty - Level 2
Entry requirements - We recommend first studying the introductory course if you are unfamiliar with GDS systems.
Course Content
- Lesson 1 – Course Intro, System Access to Galileo, Encode/Decode
- Lesson 2 – Retrieving, displaying and ignoring BFs
- Lesson 3 – Displaying optional BF fields
- Lesson 4 – Timetable Displays
- Lesson 5 – Flight Availability, Flight Details, Codeshares, Airline Alliances and LCCs
- Lesson 6 – Selling from availability
- Lesson 7 – Passenger names and phone numbers
- Lesson 8 – Received-from and ticketing fields
- Lesson 9 – Building a complete BF and ending a transaction
- Lesson 10 – Change, delete passenger data; cancel itinerary segments
- Lesson 11 – Creating optional BF fields
- Lesson 12 – Creating additional optional BF fields
- Lesson 13 – Service Information Field
- Lesson 14 – Changing and deleting optional BF items
- Lesson 15 – Advanced flight availability
- Lesson 16 – Follow-up advanced flight availability
- Lesson 17 – Last seat availability
- Lesson 18 – Carrier Specific Availability
- Lesson 19 – Miscellaneous segment entries
- Lesson 20 – Secured, Guaranteed, Super Guaranteed, Standard and Request Sell
- Lesson 21 – Cancel and rebook and insert segments
- Lesson 22 – Inserting passenger data
- Lesson 23 – Dividing a party
- Lesson 24 – Advanced Seat Reservations
- Lesson 25 – Seat Configuration and Availability Maps
- Lesson 26 – Assign, Change, Cancel Seats
- Lesson 27 – Introduction to Queues
- Lesson 28 – Review BF Items, Queue Placement
- Lesson 29 – Change Segment Status, Work through Queues
- Lesson 30 – Queue Practice
- Lesson 31 – Display Profiles
- Lesson 32 – Move Profiles
- Lesson 33 – Build Profiles
- Lesson 34 – BF history
- Lesson 35 – Miscellaneous Galileo functions
- Lesson 36 – Galileo Information Sources
Frequently Asked Questions
We have some answers to common student questions, but if you can't find the answer you're looking for then please contact us and we will do everything we can to answer your questions.
You will have access to your personal tutor, via email and telephone, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. Your personal tutor will be highly experienced in their subject area and qualified to teach.
You don’t need any prior skills in the subject area to start. However, as with all of our courses, we recommend a reasonable level of English reading and writing ability.
We provide all the specially written learning materials you require to study this course at home. The course fee also includes tutor support for 12 months.
You will receive everything you need to complete this course within the study pack we send to you.
No, all of the study materials are supplied within your learning pack.
That’s fine, this course can be studied anywhere and is completed by submitting Tutor marked assignments (TMAs).
Please check our FAQs section or Contact Us, we are happy to answer any questions you have.