GDS – Global Distribution System

What is a hotel wholesaler? This is a third-party organization that purchases hotel accommodations in bulk at discounted rates from your hotel and often resells them to other travel service providers, often bundled with other travel services. There are many other...

What does hotel stop sell mean? This is the act of stopping the sales of your hotel's room nights on your distribution channels. A stop sell (aka closeout) prevents your hotel from being bookable. This is typical when a hotel is sold out for a certain time period.

What does hotel rate parity mean? You achieve rate parity for your hotel when the same rate structure exists across all of your hotel's distribution channels. This is important for many reasons. It increases your hotel's rate integrity, so the guest feels confident...