For independent advisors and agencies
Your clients.
Your commission.
All of it.
One platform for the entire booking: hand-picked five-star hotels at competitive rates, branded brochures in seconds, mobile itineraries for your clients and a direct line to every hotel's concierge desk. Free to join. No fees. No commission split.
- ✓No membership fee
- ✓No IATA number needed
- ✓Paid automatically
Book the brands your clients ask for
Hand-picked, predominantly five-star hotels worldwide
Direct, GDS or GLDS
Book like it's direct, compare like it's a GDS, and know your commission before your client even packs
Booking direct gives you the hotel contact, a GDS gives you the overview. Both leave your commission to the fine print and pay it weeks after check-out. GLDS gives you both, with your commission set before you book, and without a host agency's fee or split.
| Booking direct | Classic GDS | GLDS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To get started | An IATA number, or no commission | IATA accreditation and GDS training | FreeNo accreditation, no training |
| Building the offer | One email thread per hotel, nothing side by side | Side by side, but rate codes instead of a client offer | Compare, then send a branded PDFIn 1–2 minutes |
| Your commission | Only on commissionable rates, with many exclusions | Depends on the rate code | Set on every rateYou see it before you book |
| Getting paid | After check-out, often after chasing or invoicing | Weeks after check-out, through a commission processor | Automatic and on timeNet: at booking. Gross: by the 5th after check-out |
| Hotel contact | Personal | Anonymous | Direct line to the hotel's concierge deskTransfers, tables, special requests |
| Amenities & loyalty | Yes, with preferred-partner status | Through consortium codes | Usually notKeep your preferred programs for those hotels |
Already in a hotel group's preferred-partner program? Keep booking those hotels there for the amenities, and use GLDS for everything else.
One platform for the whole booking
From the first request to the client's return
Search, quote, book, brief the hotel and get paid in one place. No juggling five tools and thirty emails.
Solo or agency
Built for one advisor or a whole office
Solo advisor
Run a luxury business on your own
Everything a large agency has behind it, without the overhead and without sharing your commission.
- ✓Book five-star hotels without an IATA number
- ✓Send a branded offer while the client is still on the phone
- ✓A direct line to each hotel's concierge for every request
Agency with several advisors
Every advisor on the same dashboard
Several advisors in your agency share one dashboard and the same trips, so nothing is lost when someone is out.
- ✓Every advisor in your agency, free of charge
- ✓Your agency's name and colors on every document
- ✓Pay by card or bank transfer
How it works
Booking your first hotel this week
2 minutes
Join free
Name, email, country. No credit card, no contract to sign up front.
Within minutes
Get your access
Your login arrives by email right after you join.
1–2 minutes per offer
Quote and book
Search live rates, send a branded brochure, book with instant confirmation.
Automatic
Get paid
Net bookings pay you at once. Gross bookings pay by the 5th of the month after check-out.
On the platform today
A few of the hotels you can book
Who's behind GLDS
Built by travel advisors, for travel advisors
GLDS started as the tool Germany's largest provider of luxury ski holidays used to book stays for the American Express Centurion Service. It was in use for years before we scaled it to a global portfolio of luxury hotels. The hotel relationships on the platform, and the judgment about which five-star addresses are worth booking, come from that work.
We built GLDS because independent advisors kept losing money and hours to the same middlemen. GLDS is a company in Reutlingen, Germany, and you can reach the founders directly.
Questions
What advisors ask before they join
Who can join GLDS?
Anyone who books luxury hotels for clients: independent advisors, travel coordinators, concierges, personal assistants and agencies. You don't need an agency, an IATA number or a minimum booking volume. Your account is ready within minutes.
If it's free, how does GLDS make money?
GLDS receives a transaction fee from the hotel. Your commission is already set on every rate and is never reduced to fund the platform. You pay no membership, no setup cost and no booking fee.
Do I need an IATA or ARC number?
No. You book under your agency's name and we handle payment and payout. No accreditation, no host agency and no GDS training needed.
Can several advisors in my agency use it?
Yes. Advisors in the same agency share one dashboard and see the same trips and bookings. There is no charge per advisor.
When exactly do I get paid?
You choose per booking. With a net rate your commission is the difference you keep, so it's yours the moment you book. With a gross rate we transfer your commission by the 5th of the month after your client checks out.
Can I add hotels I already have contracts with?
Yes. Add your own negotiated rates and book them through the same platform, with the same brochures and itineraries.
Will my clients see GLDS?
No. Offers, brochures and itineraries carry your agency's name and colors. The hotel sees your agency as the booker.
Join free
Start booking with full commission
Takes about two minutes. Your login arrives by email within minutes.
- ✓No membership fee, no credit card
- ✓Full commission, never split
- ✓One dashboard for every advisor in your agency
- Check your inboxYour login arrives within minutes.
- Sign inChoose your own password and accept our terms.
- You bookYour first offer takes about two minutes.