1998: Innovata becomes a powerful rival to OAG.1996: Creation of the first online travel agency – Travelocity.1994: Electronic tickets and the first online booking system.1994-2006: Emergence of the Internet and formation of Travelport GDS.1993-1997: Amadeus absorbs smaller GDSs.1992-2000: Distribution regulations and growth of GDS monopolization.1990: Worldspan forms from earlier American CRSs.1987: major European GDSs, Galileo and Amadeus, are created by airlines.1978: Beginning of the modern GDS-centric ecosystem.1978-1992: Airline deregulation and GDS emergence.1976: Travel agencies got access to CRSs.1974: Airline Tariff Publishing Company starts providing flight information.1964-1971: Emergence of PARS-based reservation systems.1957-1964: SABRE is the first booking automation system.1957-1976: The era of Computer Reservation Systems.
