http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/x130888.xml EN-EN 06/05/2008 06/05/2008 Amadeus IT Group Amadeus IT Group Amadeus IT Group Amadeus IT Group Amadeus IT Group (C)2008 - Amadeus IT Group no no nonadult Amadeus today announces the key strategic appointment of hotel industry veteran Jeff Edwards to head up its growing hotel business. Edwards, formerly Chief Information Officer and EVP Distribution of Wyndham Worldwide, joins Amadeus with a clear brief to quickly expand its burgeoning hotel division; which incorporates both distribution and IT services. 02/02/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/65BBE903D87A2FBCC125799800382F2D?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus announces that it has acquired the Frankfurt-based company airconomy, an international strategy consultancy supplying precise and comprehensive data on passenger demand. 02/01/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/10B3DB5CD880642DC1257997003C1310?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus has announced the creation of the world's first interline Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD) link. The application of EMD to interline partnerships means that participating airlines can now facilitate payment for and delivery of ancillary services across their partnerships and alliances. 01/30/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/643057253723CEBFC1257995004BC68A?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus announces it has signed a four-year agreement with Travix, the largest Dutch online travel company and daughter company of BCD Holdings NV, to provide content distribution services and IT solutions worldwide. With this agreement, Travix is seeking to strengthen its current business and expand its activities in the remaining parts of Europe, the Americas and Asia. 01/25/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/4CA256878897E0D0C1257990005FEAC3?OpenDocument no no nonadult A new report launched today entitled Back on Track calls on the international rail industry to embrace a shared approach to customer IT systems in order to meet the multiple challenges of growing passenger numbers, increasing financial pressures and rising customer expectations. 01/24/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/27D52311CDB62389C125798F00535AE3?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus announces it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Commission to participate in the 'Low Season Tourism' initiative aimed at increasing the travel flow between Europe and other territories. The pilot project will be launched with South America and is expected to be extended to other regions in the future. 01/23/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/B594764AE726CAC2C125798F00315B69?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus and HRS, the worldwide leading hotel portal for corporate customers, today announced a strategic alliance to distribute HRS's hotel content through Amadeus. This is a milestone in HRS' strategy as it is the first time the hotel portal will make its content available through a global distribution system. 01/17/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/D5D2890097243F2BC12579880033EEF3?OpenDocument no no nonadult A major new global study released today outlines how transformative technologies and evolving social values and trends will combine to establish a new era of collaborative travel over the next decade and beyond. The report, 'From chaos to collaboration: how transformative technologies will herald a new era in travel', demands increased partnership across the travel industry, in turn removing the stress, uncertainty and chaos which is usually associated with travelling in the 21st Century, as well as providing much richer, deeper and more personal travel experiences at the same time. 01/11/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/CA0851C5D3D44A91C1257982004BDA97?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus today announces a distribution deal with Travelodge, the UK’s long-established and fastest growing budget hotel chain, with more than 490 properties in the UK, Ireland and Spain. This deal enables Travelodge to expand its distribution reach to budget conscious travellers using the services of travel professionals. Around 80% of Travelodge hotels are located in major city centres and popular holiday locations. The budget hotel chain is also growing rapidly with plans to operate 70,000 rooms (approximately 1000 hotels) by 2020 and today is the biggest hotel operator in London. 01/10/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/42D5E60E79D7F920C1257982005079E4?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus announces the launch of the Amadeus Hotel Optimisation Package, a complete set of services and technologies for large travel agencies and travel management companies (TMCs) to increase competitiveness, grant efficient access to all relevant hotel content and save valuable time for their travel counsellors. 01/03/2012 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/AA97FF3835BB31CFC125797A0056E897?OpenDocument no no nonadult Iberia, Spain's largest air transport group, has adopted Amadeus Ancillary Services to distribute its ancillary programme to travel agencies. The solution is launching in Spain where travel agents can now offer advanced seat selection to their customers. The new service enables travellers to book their preferred seat prior to the check-in process - when seats are generally assigned - and includes an option to choose preferential seats such as those in the exit row. 12/05/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/A9A91846890A5DC2C125795A005A61A6?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus and LAN Airlines, a leading airline in Latin America, have signed a multiyear full content agreement. The agreement guarantees Amadeus travel agents worldwide access to the entire range of fares, schedules and inventory relating to the more than 18 million seats sold annually by the LAN Group Airlines. 11/30/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/25220BDB2E310B79C1257958005A0DE4?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus announces today the launch of Market Pricing. This additional feature complements the Amadeus Revenue Management solution and provides hoteliers with unique market intelligence insights. 11/29/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/A89C2CB0E6E289D1C125795700585D2C?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus today announces the key strategic appointment of airport technology heavyweight John Jarrell, to lead its Airport IT business. Jarrell, who was most recently the General Manager of EMS Aviation at EMS Technologies, joins with a clear brief to grow Amadeus' Airport IT proposition aggressively; holding end-to-end responsibility across the business unit reporting to Amadeus' VP of New Businesses, Francisco Pérez-Lozao. 11/28/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/991D827DF72319FDC12579560054D03E?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus today announces that Finnair, the national flag carrier and largest airline in Finland, has chosen Amadeus Dynamic Website Manager to seamlessly tailor its customers´ online experience, whilst driving conversion rates for the airline at the same time. 11/17/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/BE6C05004BF645C9C125794B00572DBC?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus today announces the results of a pan-European rail passenger survey conducted by YouGov, the leading professional research and consulting organisation. Over 7,000 rail passengers across six European countries - France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom - were polled in the survey which explores traveller expectations and preferences for rail travel as long-distance, international high-speed rail travel becomes more popular. 11/15/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/8E33CB44652E5491C12579490054321B?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus recently held its annual Online Connect event at the Hermitage Hotel, Monte-Carlo. This exclusive Amadeus conference for online travel agencies was attended by over 35 key global delegates. The objective was to discuss how online travel agencies must compete, sustain their business and evolve in today's rapidly changing marketplace, with technology acting as a key enabler to fuel growth. 11/14/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/0598CEBB579648F0C1257948003D920A?OpenDocument no no nonadult Madrid, Spain, November 10, 2011 - Amadeus IT Holding, S.A. (Amadeus: 'AMS.MC'), parent company of the Amadeus Grouphas announced year-on-year financial and operating results for the year-to-date (nine months ended September 30, 2011). Adjusted profit for the first nine months increased 19.5% to reach 400.6 million EUR. This was backed by a growth in revenue from continuing operations of 3.7% to 2,059.8 million EUR and an improvement in EBITDA from continuing operations of 6.0% to 835.6 million EUR. Excluding the impact of the sales of equity stakes in Vacation.com and Hospitality Group during 2010, and the impact of a change in treatment of certain bookings within IT Solutions, revenue grew by 5.4%2. 11/10/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/2CC21A6003379955C12579440028324C?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus has once again maintained its sector rankings as one of the leading companies in Europe for investment in Research & Development (R&D) by the European Commission (EC). The 2011 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, an annual report published by the EC, examines the largest 1,000 European companies investing in R&D during 2010 and ranks them according to the total amount invested. 10/27/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/E6185A51CDEF8519C125793600495549?OpenDocument no no nonadult Amadeus announces the appointment of senior rail executive Thomas Drexler as Director of Rail, Amadeus. Drexler brings a wide knowledge of the travel industry. In his most recent role, Thomas was Vice President of Sales at Deutsche Bahn, where he held commercial roles for the last eight years. Previously, Thomas worked at Lufthansa in Online Sales, Lufthansa IT Services and also for two years at Start Amadeus (currently Amadeus Germany) in Corporate Development and Strategy. 10/24/2011 http://www.amadeus.com/amadeus/rsspressreleasesviewer.html?docLink=/corpweb/NewsItem2.nsf/idCMS/460EF7B510970B63C1257933004D1140?OpenDocument no no nonadult