What are the GDS?GDS stands for Global Distribution Systems. Originally they were created by the airline industry, as a tool for travel agents to make flight reservations. Gradually also hotel, cruise or car rental reservations were added. The Big 3 are Amadeus, Sabre and TravelPort. More information?Read this short introduction to the GDS-IDS in PDF: Do you have GDS potential?Rule Number 1 : YOU work, not the GDS or IDSAlways keep this in mind: GDS and IDS connectivity are marketing tools. With the emphasis on tools. If you do not use their potential, nobody will . You do not buy a luxury car either and then do not learn how to drive... especially not in a market that is becoming more and more competitive with the week. Read the full article in EzineArticles. What are the IDS?IDS stands for Internet Distribution Systems, which simply refers to the Internet Portals that offer hotel reservations. The virtual travel agents. The biggest ones are Booking.com, Expedia.com, Travelnow.com, Travelocity.com, but there are literally tens of thousands. The convention says that some 1200 can be considered worth the while. And the ADS, what are they?ADS stands for "Alternative Distribution Systems" which is an older expression, dating from the time when the Internet was still seen as alternative. Nowadays we use the expression IDS. |