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Are you thinking about GDS Connection...
But you are not sure? You are hesitating?  

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What are the GDS?

The abbreviation GDS stands for Global Distribution Systems.

This is the name given to the systems used by travel agents: Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo and Worldspan are the 4 big ones. Together they are used by an estimated 450.000 travel agents world wide.

Originally these systems were created by the airline industry, who needed to provide travel agents world wide with a system that allowed them to make flight reservations.

And the IDS?

IDS stands for Internet Distribution Systems, which simply refers to the Internet Portals that offer hotel reservations.

So while being on the GDS means that your hotel can be booked at a travel agency, a travel agent with a walk-in office and an IATA number, being on the IDS means that your hotel is viewable on internet portals, such as Expedia.com, Travelnow.com, Travelocity.com, and the hundreds of other, smaller or regional internet portals, as Alitalia, Horse21, and so on.

Even while there are literally tens of thousands of IDS, most of them are extremely small or only catering to a small local market. The convention has it that there are 1200 average ones and 30 very big ones of the order of Expedia, Travelocity, Travelnow, Hotel.de, Yahoo Travel and MSN.

   

Then that is very good. Because while GDS connectivity exposes your hotel to 400.000 travel agents world wide... many hotels are simply not "GDS Material". Since it comes with investments, commissions and work load, you might think a second opinion is useful.

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Ben
Previously Account Manager and now GDS representative at GlobRes

Since our second opinions regarding your GDS potential are a free service, we kindly ask you to contact us per Email only. We will get back to you within 24 hours.

Should you wish us to organise your GDS connectivity, contact us for your proposal. We only advise high quality representations, not just quick technical connections that mean you "are on the GDS" but will not bring you reservations.

 

Quick GDS Check
Are you a "GDS Hotel"?

Hotels that work very well on the GDS, have a few things in common. The elements are:

- Located very centrally in a city.
- OR located very close to an international airport.
- A star rating of 3 to 5.
- Being suitable for the corporate market.

Does your hotel have all the characteristics? Then indeed you might start thinking about GDS Connection, even if you only have 10 rooms.

Obviously, the more rooms, the higher your potential. So even if your hotel does not have all the characteristics, if your room number is of 50, 100 or higher, the GDS might still be something for you.

Mind, there are no such things as miracles! I have known hotels of 8 rooms to achieve very many reservations, and hotels of 300 rooms not to receive bookings at all.

Very much depends on who is your GDS representative, do they help you with revenue management, and are you enthused enough to start verifying your settings and optimizing your potential?

The 4 GDS

The 4 major GDS, and honestly the only ones being worth the while, are SABRE, AMADEUS, GALILEO and WORLDSPAN. Make sure that your GDS representative connects you to all 4 GDS, not just one!


Exposure to 400.000 travel agents or 1200 internet portals... a dream for a hotel.

 
   
GDS Advice as second opinion