BTS and Travel Experts start a new partnership with Amadeus
Amadeus Benelux, 12 March 2009 : Amadeus Benelux is proud to announce that they have signed a contract with BTS Travel, located in Brussels and Antwerp and with Travel Experts, its independent travel business specialists. The decision of working with Amadeus as technology partner is seen by BTS as a real improvement to their sales process. There was a real need for BTS to integrate their B2B and B2C tools in a highly efficient manner and Amadeus offered them the best solutions.
Amadeus will provide a common technology platform which will enable BTS Travel to consistently network, standardise processes, and share and develop business opportunities amongst its members.
Luc Pannecoeck, General Manager Amadeus Benelux says: “We would like to thank BTS Travel for the confidence they give us. After so many years working together with the same partner, we really consider their migration to Amadeus system as a recognition for the quality of our products, services and people. This partnership confirms our positioning as technology leader; and the added value that our technology represents.”
Mickey Creyf, General Manager, BTS Travel added: “We have chosen Amadeus as our technology partner offering us the best technology to run our business. We were really impressed by their new product Amadeus Business Travel Portal and we are sure that it will bring us superior benefits which will help us to deliver to our customers the best travel advice.”
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Notes to the editors
Amadeus is the chosen technology partner for providers, sellers, and buyers of travel. The company provides distribution, IT and point-of-sale solutions to help its customers adapt, grow and succeed in the fast changing travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies and tour operators), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (corporations and travellers). Solutions are grouped in four solution categories – Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consulting.
Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters & marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations – data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires and Bangkok. At market level, Amadeus maintains customer operations in 76 countries covering more than 217 markets.
The company is majority owned by WAM Acquisition, whose shareholders are BC Partners, Cinven, Air France, Iberia and Lufthansa. Amadeus employs over 8,500 employees worldwide, representing 105 nationalities.
More information about Amadeus is available at: http://www.benelux.amadeus.com
Contact details for Benelux
Amadeus Benelux
Luc Pannecoeck
T: +32 2 257 99 11 / +31 23 554 1430
F: +32 2 460 03 84 / +31 23 562 4272
E-mail : infobe@benelux.amadeus.com / infonl@benelux.amadeus.com
