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Amadeus continues to be recognised as a global leader in the travel and tourism industry, as demonstrated by further awards received over the past few months.The Onliner is our quarterly e-newsletter that delivers all the latest Amadeus business travel news for corporations straight to your inbox.
Here you can find a selection of our research papers, which you can download and read at your convenience.
2009 Introduces a new age of austerity for executive travellers
"In 2009, executives expect to make fewer, shorter and cheaper trips, and switch from luxury extras in favour of basic efficiency and good service..."
Corporate Travel Management and Travel Practices in China
"Amadeus and travel research authority PhoCusWright have unveiled a report that has for the first time shed light on corporate travel in the world's fastest growing economy..."
Cost control and beyond: The CFO's agenda for corporate travel
The latest study from Amadeus reveals exactly where CFOs want travel managers to focus their cost-control energies
Upwardly Mobile: the next step for travel management
"As mobile technology evolves travel programmes will take advantage of new functionalities for improved communication and enhanced trip experience. Travellers will increasingly rely on their mobile devices while on the move and the need for internal cooperation between IT, HR and travel departments will become more obvious. The findings of this research identify how mobile technology is currently used, its benefits and its full potential when applied to travel programmes. This is just at the beginning of a new way of managing corporate travel."
Self-service - future or fad?
"Travel has the potential to become one of the biggest, if not the biggest, self-service market in the world. The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates that the sector will generate US$6.3 trillion of economic activity worldwide every year. Although this figure is dwarfed by the global retail sector, the benefits of implementing self-service in travel are potentially much greater..."
Global travel programmes come of age
"Global travel programmes are clearly coming into their own. Suppliers are stepping up to the plate, with air, hotel, card, car-rental, TMC and expense management providers developing their capabilities to meet corporations’ global travel needs..."
The impact of technology in the evolving role of the corporate travel manager
"For most multinational corporations, travel management has become an efficient business process. In large part, that efficiency has been gained by the adoption of a variety of travel technology tools that address various aspects of the travel procurement process. These tools streamline information gathering, bookings for air, hotel and car rental, expense reporting and data management. They also improve accuracy of data and efficiency of processes..."
A study on the adoption of corporate self-booking tools
As a global leader in the development of corporate travel management solutions, we felt the time was right to step back from the day-to-day and carry out a proper analysis of how self-booking tools (SBTs) are being integrated into the business environment, and what companies need to be doing to drive adoption and fully realise the time and cost savings that these solutions can offer.
Transforming business travel with automotive supply-chain techniques
"The automotive industry has long been a pioneer in Supply-Chain Management and none more so than DaimlerChrysler. Indeed, the company views an integrated supply-chain as fundamental to its commitment to customer service. With 104 manufacturing plants in 37 countries and 14,000 suppliers and 13,000 sales outlets in 200 countries, it has built a highly-efficient global supply-chain of extraordinary proportions..."
"In 2009, executives expect to make fewer, shorter and cheaper trips, and switch from luxury extras in favour of basic efficiency and good service..."
Corporate Travel Management and Travel Practices in China
"Amadeus and travel research authority PhoCusWright have unveiled a report that has for the first time shed light on corporate travel in the world's fastest growing economy..."
Cost control and beyond: The CFO's agenda for corporate travel
The latest study from Amadeus reveals exactly where CFOs want travel managers to focus their cost-control energies
Upwardly Mobile: the next step for travel management
"As mobile technology evolves travel programmes will take advantage of new functionalities for improved communication and enhanced trip experience. Travellers will increasingly rely on their mobile devices while on the move and the need for internal cooperation between IT, HR and travel departments will become more obvious. The findings of this research identify how mobile technology is currently used, its benefits and its full potential when applied to travel programmes. This is just at the beginning of a new way of managing corporate travel."
Self-service - future or fad?
"Travel has the potential to become one of the biggest, if not the biggest, self-service market in the world. The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates that the sector will generate US$6.3 trillion of economic activity worldwide every year. Although this figure is dwarfed by the global retail sector, the benefits of implementing self-service in travel are potentially much greater..."
Global travel programmes come of age
"Global travel programmes are clearly coming into their own. Suppliers are stepping up to the plate, with air, hotel, card, car-rental, TMC and expense management providers developing their capabilities to meet corporations’ global travel needs..."
The impact of technology in the evolving role of the corporate travel manager
"For most multinational corporations, travel management has become an efficient business process. In large part, that efficiency has been gained by the adoption of a variety of travel technology tools that address various aspects of the travel procurement process. These tools streamline information gathering, bookings for air, hotel and car rental, expense reporting and data management. They also improve accuracy of data and efficiency of processes..."
A study on the adoption of corporate self-booking tools
As a global leader in the development of corporate travel management solutions, we felt the time was right to step back from the day-to-day and carry out a proper analysis of how self-booking tools (SBTs) are being integrated into the business environment, and what companies need to be doing to drive adoption and fully realise the time and cost savings that these solutions can offer.
Transforming business travel with automotive supply-chain techniques
"The automotive industry has long been a pioneer in Supply-Chain Management and none more so than DaimlerChrysler. Indeed, the company views an integrated supply-chain as fundamental to its commitment to customer service. With 104 manufacturing plants in 37 countries and 14,000 suppliers and 13,000 sales outlets in 200 countries, it has built a highly-efficient global supply-chain of extraordinary proportions..."
