Receive reservations using the OpenGDS channel manager for Mews Operations

The OpenGDS channel manager integration enables you to distribute your property's rates and availability on a global scale, directly from Mews Operations. With its bidirectional functionality, this integration ensures that both availability and reservations are managed and updated in real-time between Mews Operations and OpenGDS, offering a cohesive and efficient booking management experience.

 

 

You can learn more about the OpenGDS here. 

In this article, you can learn how to receive reservations in Mews Operations through the OpenGDS integration:

 

• Step 1: Connect and configure the OpenGDS integration
• Map companies and travel agency contracts (optional)
• Step 2: Pull mapping information to OpenGDS 
• Step 3: Test the integration 
• Step 4: Enable the integration

 

Step 1: Connect and configure the OpenGDS integration

To connect and configure the OpenGDS integration, complete steps 1 – 3 in the article here.

Note:

• Products do not appear in OpenGDS because the OpenGDS integration doesn't formally support products.  
• Refer to the images below on where to find the product codes in OpenGDS. 

 

 

 

 

 

Map companies and travel agency contracts (optional)

This step is optional. You should complete this only if you want to assign reservations received from the channel manager to a company in Mews Operations.

 

For each travel agency profile, you want to map, complete the steps in the article here.

Note: Mews recommends that you only map the most specific reservation sources.

 

Step 2: Pull mapping information to OpenGDS 

1. Login to OpenGDS. 
2. From the Extra tab, click Channel manager and, Action mapping pull to pull mapping information. Note: For more information, or support, you can contact OpenGDS support.  

 

Step 3: Test the integration 

Testing the integration allows you to check whether you configured the integration correctly. You can test this with a small set of reservations for the next 7 days.  

 

To test the integration, complete step 4 in the article here.

 

Step 4: Enable the integration 

To enable the integration, complete step 5 in the article here.

 

This completes the connection and configuration of the OpenGDS channel manager integration from the Mews Marketplace.

 

OpenGDS provides real-time updates of your properties rates and availability across multiple channels. Now you can start receiving reservations in Mews Operations from the OpenGDS channel manager integration.

 

You can learn about troubleshooting channel manager errors here.