Sabre Content Services for Lodging is familiar to many travel agents as the technology company's aggregate Global Distribution System. The deal with Booking.com will add the company's more than 28 million listings to Sabre's GDS.

Do online travel agents use GDS?

Independent travel agents, online agents, and travel agencies now use increasingly more sophisticated GDS systems to search for the best available travel and accommodations and rates for their clients.

Do hotels use GDS?

A global distribution system (GDS) is a computerised network system owned or operated by a company that enables transactions between travel industry service providers, mainly airlines, hotels, car rental companies, and travel agencies.