Two-Way Global Distribution System (GDS) Interface
The RDP reservation system is designed to provide true last room
availability from a variety of channels simultaneously as
illustrated by the diagram below. This document describes
reservations made via the Global Distribution System and Expedia using one of
RDP's 2-way interfaces. Please also see:
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IRM.Net
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The least expensive reservation channel is your
marketing website, which can be integrated with the RDP
database to display rates and availability and complete
the reservation process without any commissions to
travel agents, GDS, or other third parties.
For more
information please see:
Marketing
Website Integration - IRM.Net or RDPAPI Web Services.
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RDP has partnered with TravelClick to
offer RDP customers a tremendous number of reservation
channels. RDP has a two way interface with
TravelClick's iHotelier CRS to send rates and
availability to the Global Distribution
System (GDS) and load reservations from the GDS into the RDP system.
TravelClick recently purchased
EZYield to add
over 600 additional reservation channels not available
on the GDS.
- The RDP iHotelier 2-way Interface sends
rates/availability from the RDP system to iHotelier.
- iHotelier sends it to the traditional GDS, such
travel agents and many Online Travel Agents (OTA).
- iHotelier sends rates and availability to EZYield, which forwards this information on to over
600 non-GDS channels. For a complete list, go
to: http://www.ezyield.com/fuzionlink/
and click “full list” on the right side of the page.
The RDP iHotelier
Interface is also interfaced to EZYield. RDP customers
no longer need separate interfaces for
Expedia Direct Connect, Inntopia, or
any of the other 600+ EZYield channels. The iHotelier/EZYield interface sends rates and
availability to:
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Traditional GDS (Travel
Agents)
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All “Retail” OTA’s connected to the traditional GDS
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Expedia Merchant
(Expedia at 25% or more and the hotel appears on the
top of the list)
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Inntopia
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Over 600 other “non GDS”
channels
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Reservations from all channels
automatically loaded into the RDP System.
For more information see:
RDP iHotelier
/ TravelClick
Two-Way Interface.
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RDP has a full two-way interface
for rates and availability to the Global Distribution
System (GDS) via the InnLink suite of
products and services. InnLink can distribute your inventory to
traditional and online travel
agents such as: Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, etc.,
as well as via their website booking engine. They
also offer internet Marketing and Consulting Services.
For more information see:
RDP InnLink
Two-Way Interface.
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RDP has a full two-way interface for rates and
availability to
Expedia using Expedia QuickConnect. This interface
is not required if you use the RDP
TravelClick/iHotelier 2-way GDS Interface (see
above).
For more
information see:
RDP Expedia
Two Way Interface.
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RDP has a full two-way interface for rates and
availability to the Global Distribution
System (GDS) via the Sabre Hospitality Solutions - SynXis suite of
products and services. SynXis can distribute your inventory to traditional
and online travel
agents such as: Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, etc.,
as well as via their website booking engine.
For more information see:
RDP SynXis
Two-Way Interface.
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RDP has a full two-way interface for rates and
availability to the Global Distribution
System (GDS) via the Inntopia suite of
products and services. Inntopia can distribute your inventory to
traditional and online travel
agents such as: Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, etc.,
as well as via their website booking engine. They
also offer an interface to local Central Reservations
organizations as well as internet Marketing and
Consulting Services.
This interface is not required if you use the RDP
TravelClick/iHotelier 2-way GDS Interface.
For more information see:
RDP Inntopia
Two-Way Interface.
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RDP has a full two-way interface for
rates and availability to the Global Distribution System
(GDS) via LeisureLink suite of products and services. LeisureLink powers global
distribution and demand for vacation rentals, timeshare
resorts, and boutique hotels. Their Major Market Access™
enables property management companies to market and
distribute their vacation lodging products across
thousands of travel Web sites, travel agents and other
distribution channels. Over 1500 vacation rentals
properties, timeshare resorts, condo-hotels and boutique
resorts throughout North America and Europe build their
bookings through LeisureLink.
Jeff Farr - Vice President, Revenue & Business
Development
Phone:
626-696-4565
Email:
JFarr@LeisureLink.com
For more information see:
RDP LeisureLink Two-Way Interface. |
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RCI Reservation Interface
For Timeshare and Interval Ownership Resorts |
Resort Data Processing (RDP) has partnered with
RCI to develop the RCI Exchange Interface Module. This
module is designed for our Timeshare and Interval Ownership customers and
eliminates the manual process required to confirm
ownerships of exchange reservations. It also retrieves inbound reservations and
automatically enters these reservations into RDP.
RCI
is the global leader in vacation exchange, facilitating exchanges among
timeshare owners in its global community of 3.7 million owners worldwide. RCI
exchanges quality vacation experiences at more than 4,000 resorts in 100
countries through week-for-week and points-based timeshare exchange networks.
For more information please see:
RDP-RCI Interface
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RDP has a full two-way interface
for rates and availability to the Global Distribution
System (GDS) via the Windsurfer from Sceptre Hospitality. Windsurfer can distribute your inventory to
traditional and online travel
agents such as: Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, etc.
Their advanced features are designed to optimize revenue
across all distribution channels.
For more information see:
RDP Windsurfer
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Upgrade to RDPWin 3 and the Two-Way Interface
Customers using RDPWin Version 2 with a one-way interface should consider
the following:
- There are multiple 2-way interface vendors as shown above.
Research GDS providers products to determine the best fit for your
property, and contact the vendors directly.
- Contact the selected GDS provider to notify them of your using
the RDPWin two-way interface and whether or not you will only be
doing reservation retrieval. Some GDS providers require a change in
contract when upgrading from a one-way to a two-way interface.
- Once the GDS provider has been notified and contracts have been
signed, the GDS provider's installation coordinator will contact the
customer and RDP for scheduling of the installation.
System requirements for running a two-way interface are:
- Current version of RDPWin3.
- High speed internet connection.
For more information or
pricing on Two-Way GDS interfaces, please contact RDP.
The Generic OTA (Online Travel Agent) Interface is currently under development. If interested in being part of the
beta version program, contact RDP Sales for details.
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