Although it has been said that the GDS systems are out-dated, with limited capabilities and benefits, 75 million reservations in 2018 suggest otherwise.
Sabre kicks off its 2019 Technology Exchange in Las Vegas
Sabre kicks off its 2019 Sabre Technology Exchange (STX), the Company’s annual flagship event that gathers customers, partners, technology experts and influencers from all corners of the travel industry to push the boundaries of travel and technology – together.
Amadeus boosts accommodation content by 30% with new Booking.com partnership
Amadeus signs a landmark hospitality distribution agreement with Booking.com to integrate its accommodation content into the Amadeus Travel Platform for the first time.
FCTG appoints Global Air Distribution team
FCM Travel Solutions and parent company Flight Centre Travel Group have established a Global Airline Distribution Team to spearhead industry collaboration between technology and GDS providers, TMCs and airlines in developing solutions to book and service NDC content.
Australian Meetings Technology Firm iVvy Comes to America
IVvy Inc., a global events and hospitality technology company based in Queensland, Australia, today announced its entry into the North American market, offering an online alternative to the traditional request-for-proposal meetings model that promises to save planners and venues time and money.
The changed paradigm of yield in revenue management
While yield is a concept which has been central in revenue management for decades, what it covered and focused on has dramatically changed over the years.
Website, GDS and OTA: the right mix in distribution channel investments
Hotels need to understand and appropriately invest in all three online distribution channels to retain guests, improve hotel positioning, and gain a competitive advantage.
OTAs show strongest bookings growth – but lowest ADR growth
According to TravelClick, utilising distribution partners makes GDS more attractive than third party options as it provides a higher ADR. Do you agree, or is your focus simply direct, direct, direct.
How hotels can sell more rooms online
By Swaroop Jagannath: Selling rooms is an art and science that hoteliers need to master. Here are some simple tools and strategies to boost bookings.
