GDS Distribution

GDS or Global Distribution Systems refer to the reservation tool travel agents use when making an air, hotel, car or other travel service booking. And not only do GDSs power the content of ‘traditional’ travel agency platforms, they also provide pricing, availability and reservation functionality to many online travel agencies.

Amadeus LinkHotel distributes your hotel content to the world’s four GDS: Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan, generating an instant, captive audience of 490,000* travel sellers!

The connections Amadeus LinkHotel have built between each hotel company’s central reservation system (CRS) and the GDS are so advanced that travel agents and corporations can view hotel room rates and availability in real-time, and make a booking in a matter of seconds.

Learn more about how to connect your hotel to the GDS community today!

* Source: PhoCusWright White Paper – “The Role and Value of Global Distribution Systems in Travel Distribution" Jan 2010

Benefits of joining Amadeus LinkHotel:

Flexible membership options: solutions are modular and scaleable, so can be upgraded at any time to suit each hotel company’s inidividual requirements.

Dedicated Account Manager, ensuring streamlined support from signature to activitation, and our ongoing advisory service post-launch.

GDS marketing advisory service.

Consortia and Corporate RFP management.

The latest hotel distribution technology based on open standards and OTA compliant: offers unparalleled scalability and reliability guarantees.

Long-term commitment for continued investment in Amadeus LinkHotel technology solutions, sales tools and marketing services.

Customised product training.

Web booking engine functionality: 'Amadeus LinkHotel Web'.

Multi-GDS and IDS connectivity.

Automated commission processing: 'Amadeus LinkHotel Commissions'.

Business reporting: 'Amadeus LinkHotel Reports'.

Exclusive Amadeus LinkHotel member benefits: sign-up marketing package, specialist product information, representation at major trade events and much more…

Competitive fees, with no hidden costs. Our business model integrates all services into a single transaction fee.

Centralised content management solution: 'Amadeus LinkHotel Web Planning'.

Global recognition of an established and respected travel industry brand.

PMS and RMS interfaces.

Voice reservation booking tool: 'Amadeus LinkHotel Voice'.

Please contact us to find out more about joining Amadeus LinkHotel

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