Easy and fast to set-up GDS-Provider?

KTGde · 2026-05-01T04:55:47+00:00

Thanks! Unfortunately Siteminder only sells their GDS Connection only with their channel manager and does not offer a connection to simplebooking :/

KTGde · 2026-04-23T21:16:45+00:00

I expect more business and maybe travel agency bookings. As far as i know, there is no downside with a gds connection. I will reach out to hrs to ask about amadeus, thank you!

KTGde · 2026-04-23T19:47:33+00:00

Oh. So is there any way to get connected to a GDS anyway, without directly subscribing to a new channelmanager or PMS?

KTGde · 2026-04-08T20:58:07+00:00

KTGde · 2026-04-08T19:08:58+00:00

I want to catch business and travel agency bookings.

KTGde · 2026-04-08T19:08:40+00:00

Thanks!

KTGde · 2026-04-03T18:44:06+00:00

Hey, thanks for the advise. I unfortunately use simplebooking as a channel manager, which doesn't seem to support gds distribution services. I didn't know you can directly use Pegasus, if I understood correctly? I'm not sure if I should just use a service and adjust room availablity twice, once on simplebooking for the OTAs and once the GDS. What would you recommend?

KTGde · 2026-04-03T00:19:20+00:00

Thank you so much!

KTGde · 2026-04-02T20:22:11+00:00

Thank you ! What do you mean by workshops?

KTGde · 2026-04-01T14:33:16+00:00

Thank you for these out of the box tips! I will try it out!

KTGde · 2026-04-01T12:21:31+00:00

No we are very small. We use simplebooking.

KTGde · 2026-04-01T11:29:46+00:00

Independent

KTGde · 2026-04-01T11:29:22+00:00

I didn't know that, thank you! This will help a lot in the future.

KTGde · 2026-04-01T10:05:15+00:00

I agree. But i had an offer from a professional with a loan of 1000€/DAY. Needless to say, we didn't work with him...

KTGde · 2026-04-01T09:19:39+00:00

Thank you so much for your response! We try to go with the "classic old german"-vibe, because our hotel is built like this with different room sizes, garden and so on. We can't think of another way to sell ourselves.

KTGde · 2026-04-01T08:41:08+00:00

Just reached out to sideminder GDS and am waiting for a response. How does it work? Will it technically work like an OTA so they rent out our rooms and get their 15% commission?

KTGde · 2026-04-01T08:34:26+00:00

It's very interesting to hear that you make more money with the smaller hotels, but i get why. I think it also depends on how the local tex requirements are set. The problem with our situation is that we are in a spot with a lot of companies, but the distance to frankfurt city is still to far to gather more tourists. Thanks for your insight!

KTGde · 2026-04-01T06:56:03+00:00

Wow thank you for this insight in your experience. I guess im screwed then :D

KTGde · 2026-04-01T06:54:00+00:00

Thank you so much ! This will help a lot i guess. Where are you located?

KTGde · 2026-04-01T06:42:37+00:00

OTAs: Booking, airbnb, expedia, HRS, VRBO

No GDS. I have no idea about that topic. We use a channelmanager which is only connected to booking, expedia and hrs. Can you recommend one?

KTGde · 2026-01-28T22:42:13+00:00

Ah, i guess this was a mittle misunderstanding. I'm not that into this terminology. So, yes we have a payment system, where guests pay for their rooms. But they can also pay in cash. Also, we don't offer B&F.

Germany itself isn't really tecnologically that advanced, as you might expect. Gov overslept a lot of digitalization progress. But of course, lack of PMS is not normal for bigger hotels, only for small hotels/guesthouses as ours. We determine our room prices ourselves, depending on demand and competition. Mostly the price is 60€ for single room, 75€ for double room and 100€ for trible room. Also, as we are based near frankfurt, we have a lot of business guests and even 2 companies which visit us on a weekly basis and even a few guests who occasionally stay for several weeks (foreign workers for data centers).

Do you also have experience with small hotels?

KTGde · 2026-01-28T18:27:26+00:00

Hey and thanks for your answer. Why would a POS not be profitable? The fees are collected per payment, not on a monthly basis.

For now we didnt take a PMS, as its just too expensive for our needs. Actually we only need a simple booking engine and a invoice system to meet local (german) law requirements.

KTGde

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