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Why can't the OTA platform or ticket agent query the real-time data from GDS every time, but use the cached data to update it after a while? The person in charge of Qunar.com revealed that large-scale GDS systems often set up servers outside the country, and the time required to retrieve data in real time is relatively long, and the query experience will be very poor.
In addition, the most critical issue is the high cost. The platform needs to pay for the GDS data in real time. The average cost per dollar is $1. If all the real-time calls are made, the data cost will reach one million dollars a day. Therefore, using data caching to balance query results and ticket costs has become an industry practice.
According to reports, large OTA platforms are increasing the query frequency of GDS to improve data freshness, reduce errors caused by caching, and improve user experience. In the case of "buy tickets can not be bought", experts suggest that passengers can increase the frequency of ticketing, such as every few minutes after the OTA platform refreshes the cache and then search, increasing the chances of buying low-priced tickets. In addition, you can also consider the selection of the unpopular route. Generally, the fluctuation of the inventory of the flight class on the unpopular route is small, and the passenger can select the appropriate flight according to his own needs. However, experts also frankly, just as the Spring Festival train ticket is hard to find, the low-priced ticket of the popular route is actually very popular, not so easy to grab.
Article 14 of China's "Administrative Measures on Internet Transactions" stipulates: "The information on goods or services provided by network commodity operators and relevant service operators shall be true and accurate, and shall not be used for false propaganda or false identification." Li Guang said that even if there is a cache situation, the OTA platform should explain and inform this information in advance to protect consumers' right to know the transaction.