How does Priceline do 'Name Your Own Price'?
I have a new idea for a travel site, not un-similar to Priceline, Orbitz, Cheapoair etc. 

I've read through some stackoverflow threads discussing the APIs of the large GDS sites like Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport. What these threads do not touch on are services like Pricelines' Name Your Price. If the GDS databases have pre-populated info that automatically is pulled into the third party searches, how can Priceline connect to these sites to do what is essentially an auction? Do they have a deal with the airlines? Or, are you able to use the GDSs in that way also?

Thanks everyone.
How does Priceline do 'Name Your Own Price'?
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I have a new idea for a travel site, not un-similar to Priceline, Orbitz, Cheapoair etc. 

I've read through some stackoverflow threads discussing the APIs of the large GDS sites like Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport. What these threads do not touch on are services like Pricelines' Name Your Price. If the GDS databases have pre-populated info that automatically is pulled into the third party searches, how can Priceline connect to these sites to do what is essentially an auction? Do they have a deal with the airlines? Or, are you able to use the GDSs in that way also?

Thanks everyone.