GDS connectivity

Win more corporate bookings with GDS.

Name: SiteMinder GDS
Brand: SiteMinder
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

SiteMinder GDS is purpose-built for hotels with 20+ rooms near key business hubs. One managed service connects your property to 600,000+ travel agents and corporate programs.

Why GDS feels hard
(and what we fix).

Most hotels overlook GDS and miss the corporate travellers who book mid-week, stay longer and spend more. Setting it up and managing it alone is complex and time-consuming.

SiteMinder GDS turns that complexity into a managed service. Your specialist handles setup, content loading and optimisation so you can focus on running your hotel.

How SiteMinder GDS works.

1

Confirm fit and goals.

We assess your location, market and demand profile to confirm GDS is the right channel and define your corporate revenue goals.

2

Connect and set up.

Your GDS specialist connects your PMS or CRS, loads content, maps rooms and rates, and configures preferred programs so you’re ready to be booked.

3

Go live and optimise.

Your property goes live on Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport. Ongoing reporting and expert optimisation keep your listing competitive and aligned to your revenue targets.

Capture the corporate travel segment.

Managed from day one.

We set up, position and optimise your GDS listing for you, so you can tap into corporate demand without adding a new system to manage.

Reach the guests OTAs don’t.

Corporate guests stay longer, book mid-week and spend more than leisure travellers, lifting ADR and smoothing occupancy across the full week.

Corporate demand, connected to your full strategy.

Your GDS performance connects with your pricing, direct booking and market intelligence data in SiteMinder, so you see where corporate demand fits into your total revenue picture.

What’s included

One setup. Everywhere guests are searching.

All leading networks, one integration.

Connect to Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport from a single interface. No separate sign-ups or technical contracts.

PMS and CRS integration.

Sync rates and availability automatically between your PMS or CRS and SiteMinder GDS. Reduce manual updates and avoid double bookings.

Preferred hotel programs.

Join the preferred hotel programs of leading businesses and travel management companies to secure a regular stream of high-value guests.

Meetings and events visibility.

Make your conference and event spaces visible to corporate travel planners and open new revenue streams without extra marketing effort.

25% increase on OTA bookings.

Most hotels overlook GDS and miss the corporate travellers who book mid-week, stay longer and spend more. Setting it up and managing it alone is complex and time-consuming.

Source: SiteMinder Hotel Booking Trends Report 2026

Expert-led, personalised GDS service.

Your dedicated GDS specialist.

Work with an expert who actively guides your distribution strategy, from listing optimisation to new revenue opportunities.

1:1 onboarding and training.

Your specialist sets up your connection, loads content and trains your team before you go live, so you start strong from day one.

Expert support across all major business time zones.

Global support teams are available 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, so help is there when you need it.

SiteMinder’s GDS has helped us to attract many corporate guests. The product is easy to use and the customer service has been exceptional.

Sharna Viney, Crown on Darby

Newcastle, Australia

FAQ

A GDS, or global distribution system, is a network that enables travel agencies and others within the travel industry to access and book travel products such as hotel rooms, airline tickets, or car rentals – all in one centralised place.

As the price and availability of these products is subject to regular change, the GDS provides a real-time updated view so that travel agents can see the most up-to-date inventory.

Dating back to the 1960’s, the GDS operates worldwide and is still one of the best ways for hotels to reach more travellers, especially business travellers.

A GDS is an important source of hotel bookings. Each year billions of reservations are made through travel agencies and Travel Management Companies (TMCs) via GDS software. These agencies frequently handle hotel bookings for both travel groups and corporate travellers.

This means that by connecting with a GDS, hotels will not only increase their visibility to a range of new audiences, they are also more likely to increase their average occupancy and ADR by connecting with these more lucrative travel segments.

Global distribution systems are still a top five distribution channel for hotels looking to maximise their occupancy and revenue. It’s an important way to diversify and reach travellers that otherwise wouldn’t be accessible.

To tap into the potential of a GDS effectively, a hotel will need a property management system and a hotel channel manager.

The hotel’s live rates and availability are sent from a hotel’s property management system (PMS) directly to the GDS via the channel manager. This allows travel agents to view and book the rooms that are listed.

Once a reservation is made on the GDS, the channel manager instantly reduces inventory across all channels, including the hotel’s own website, and automatically delivers the reservation details back into the PMS. This ensures that inventory is always accurate and up-to-date, meaning there will be no double bookings or data errors.

Anyone can purchase a GDS reservation but it must be done via a travel agent. Both online and office-based travel agents can connect to the GDS and make bookings.

Generally, it’s more likely that a corporate business will purchase travel on the GDS on behalf of employees or clients. This is because it’s an efficient and convenient way to purchase hotel rooms, flights, and other transport all in one place.

There are a number of leading GDSs in the industry including Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport, Galileo, Worldspan, Apollo, and Pegasus.

However, most hotels will be better served connecting to the GDS via a hotel software provider than can enable connection to all the major global distribution systems, while helping to automate inventory, produce reports, and get access to customer support.

SiteMinder is the industry’s leading hotel platform, and has reliable and powerful GDS connections. You can use SiteMinder’s channel manager to add the GDS to your distribution strategy and easily get more bookings from leading travel providers.

Each GDS has its own set of connection fees and requirements to sign up if you do this independently. You will normally negotiate a contract for a monthly fee, and there will also be commission fees of around 10-12% for each booking. This is a little lower than traditional OTAs like Booking.com, which can be 15-20%.

Using a provider like SiteMinder can be a more cost-effective way of connecting to the GDS. Using a platform like SiteMinder gets you a whole suite of powerful features for a small monthly fee. However, you can enjoy some flexibility in that you don’t have to pay for add-ons or extras that you don’t need.

To see if the GDS is right for you, you can talk to expert staff at SiteMinder today. Simply click here to get in touch.