{"id":22438,"date":"2020-04-07T08:54:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T08:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/uncategorized\/ads-alternative-distribution-system\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:22:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T09:22:29","slug":"ads-alternative-distribution-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/ads-alternative-distribution-system","title":{"rendered":"ADS &#8211; Alternative Distribution System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the meaning \/ definition of <a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/ads-alternative-distribution-system\">ADS<\/a> in the <a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/hospitality-industry\">hospitality industry<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>Alternative Distribution System, short ADS is a term used to describe the distribution via 3rd party websites.<\/p>\n<p>This includes online travel agencies (<a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/ota\">OTA<\/a>), travel portals, travel search engines \/ directories, online <a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/hotel\">hotel<\/a> consolidators, airline websites with online reservation options.<\/p>\n<p>Examples: Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, Hotwire, Bookings.com, Opodo<\/p>\n<p>ADS serves as a virtual marketplace where travel <a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/inventory\">inventory<\/a> re-sellers can showcase their clients (like Hotels) to the global internet travel audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/commission\">Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/distribution-strategy\">Distribution Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/gds-global-distribution-system\">GDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/e-commerce\">E-commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Synonyms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ADS<\/li>\n<li>Alternative Distribution System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the meaning \/ definition of ADS in the  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a","category-glossary"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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