A Global Distribution System (GDS) is a network that connects hotels with travel agencies, online travel agents (OTAs), and other booking platforms worldwide. It enables real-time sharing of room availability, rates, and inventory across multiple channels, helping properties reach a broader audience. Common GDS providers include Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport. GDS systems allow hotels to market their rooms to a global audience, including business travellers and corporate booking services.

GDS connections expand a hotel’s reach by enabling properties to be listed on multiple booking platforms and travel agencies around the world. By tapping into this global network, hotels gain exposure to millions of potential guests, from corporate travellers to leisure tourists. This helps increase both occupancy and revenue by attracting bookings that might not be captured through direct channels or local marketing alone. GDS systems are particularly beneficial for hotels looking to grow their presence in international markets.

GuestPoint’s direct connection to Reconline allows hotels to distribute their room inventory and rates across various GDS channels in real-time. Reconline is a GDS distribution platform that enables properties to connect to global booking systems such as Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport, as well as OTAs like Booking.com and Expedia. This connection streamlines the distribution process, eliminating the need for manual updates across multiple platforms and ensuring accurate availability and pricing across all channels.  You do not need a channel manager to connect to Reconline with GuestPoint.

Using GuestPoint’s direct connection to Reconline offers a seamless way to manage your property’s availability, rates, and reservations across global booking platforms without the need for multiple system logins or manual updates. This integration simplifies and ensures that your inventory is always up-to-date, reducing the risk of overbookings and missed revenue opportunities. Additionally, the connection to Reconline provides a centralised point of control for managing GDS and OTA channels, saving time and effort while maximising global exposure.

The direct connection between GuestPoint and Reconline automates the process of distributing room availability, rates, and restrictions across GDS and OTA channels. This ensures that updates made in GuestPoint are instantly reflected across all connected platforms, reducing the risk of errors and the need for manual intervention. This not only saves time but also improves operational efficiency, allowing property managers to focus on other aspects of their business, such as guest experience and property management.

Yes, with GuestPoint’s direct connection to Reconline, you can manage your room rates, availability, and restrictions across multiple GDS and OTA channels from a single platform. Changes made in GuestPoint’s PMS are automatically synchronised with all connected channels, ensuring consistency in your online listings. This allows you to optimise your distribution strategy by easily adjusting rates and availability in response to market demand.

GuestPoint’s connection to Reconline follows industry-standard security protocols to ensure that your data, including guest information and transaction details, is protected. The system uses encryption to safeguard sensitive information as it moves between platforms, ensuring compliance with global security standards. GuestPoint is committed to maintaining a secure and reliable distribution process to protect your property and your guests’ data.

Through the GuestPoint direct connection to Reconline, you can access major GDS platforms such as Sabre, Amadeus, and Travelport. By leveraging this comprehensive network, you can reach a broader audience and increase bookings from various global sources.

When a booking is made through a GDS channel via Reconline, the reservation is automatically synchronised with GuestPoint’s property management system (PMS). This ensures that your availability is updated in real time across all channels, preventing overbookings and streamlining the reservation process. You’ll also receive instant notifications of new bookings, making it easy to manage guest check-ins and track reservations from all your connected channels.

Yes, GuestPoint offers full support for its direct connection to Reconline, including troubleshooting, and ongoing management. Our team is available 24/7 to assist with any issues related to GDS connections, ensuring smooth operation and helping you get the most value from the integration.

To get started, contact the GuestPoint team to initiate an introduction directly to Reconline. Reconline will guide you through the setup process, including onboarding and syncing your rates and availability across the GDS channels of your choice. Our support team is available to assist with any questions once the connection has been created and ongoing management, ensuring that you make the most of your GDS connections.