Hotel-tech glossary

GDS

Global Distribution System. The legacy travel-agent booking network (Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport).

A GDS (Global Distribution System) is a legacy reservation network that connects hotels to travel agents and corporate travel programs. The four main GDS networks are Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport (Galileo, Worldspan, Apollo), and Pegasus. GDS bookings are a small share of the mix for most independents but matter disproportionately when corporate-travel volume is meaningful.

Related terms

OTA

Online Travel Agency. Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb, Hotels.com, etc.

Channel Manager

Software that syncs rates and inventory across multiple OTAs from one place.

Part of the hotel-tech glossary. Maintained by Maciej Dudziak, founder of Guestivo.