ONLINE EXPENSE and travel management firm KDS has added Premier Inn's 600 hotels to its inventory. KDS has opted to access Premier Inn's reservations system, Premier Connect, directly, bypassing the global distribution systems (GDSs).
Dean Forbes, KDS's EVP sales and marketing, says: "By teaming up with Premier Inn we are adding a great value hotel chain to our inventory. By accessing the supplier directly, bypassing the GDSs and thus reducing transactions cost.
Luke Goggin, head of sales for Premier's owner Whitbread, said: "Via Premier Connect we have developed an automated solution which enables our partners to fully integrate our content seamlessly into their own reservation and booking systems.