Yearly Archives: 2010

December 21, 2010

Air travel in 2020… from the eyes of a low-cost carrier

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Posted by Amadeus Corporate Communication As part of Amadeus’ recent report ‘TheTravel Gold Rush 2020′, we spoke to Paul Simmons, General Manager at easyJet, to discuss the future of the low-cost carrier and what we can expect from air travel in general as we move into the next decade and beyond. As well as explaining [...]

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December 14, 2010

The Middle East and its potential to become the world’s dominant global travel hub

by Regional Director Marketing & Operations, Middle East & North Africa, Amadeus IT Group

The global spotlight has shone a little stronger on the Middle East following Qatar’s successful bid for the 2022 Football (Soccer) World Cup earlier this month. In particular there is much talk of high quality facilities, excellent transport links and considerable real estate development in the country and the Middle East region in general. The [...]

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December 8, 2010

Our commitment to open systems for Amadeus technology

by Head of Global Corporate Communication, Amadeus IT Group

In this short video we examine the evolution of computer technology, explaining why over 96% of Amadeus’ technology is already based on completely open operating systems. Indeed, we look in depth at what many have called a ‘revolution in computer technology’, showing how our modular open architecture allows our customers to tailor and scale their [...]

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November 10, 2010

Looking to the future with the ‘Hotels 2020: Beyond Segmentation’ report and Amadeus Hotel Platform

by Head of Product Strategy & Marketing, Hotel IT, Amadeus IT Group

Where will the hotel industry and the customers it services be twenty years from now? It’s a near impossible question given the speed and unpredictable way society changes. The continued development of technology and influence of the internet are feeding an evolution consumer wants, needs and desires. Increasingly travelers seek a greater personalization of services, [...]

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October 22, 2010

We want to get people thinking about the future of travel

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Posted by Amadeus Corporate Communication As the global travel industry recovers from the recession it is the time for airlines and agents to think about how to meet the needs of travellers and organise our industry to work more effectively across the value chain to secure new revenue opportunities and profitability. The Travel Gold Rush [...]

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October 20, 2010

Amadeus’ Bolder technology & Better service praised by The Beat readers

by Director, Public Relations, North America, Amadeus IT Group

I was lucky enough to be at the edgy and educational Beat Live conference held in Chicago in September where Amadeus was named most admired technology provider in the 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards for The Beat. For those who don’t know it, The Beat is a fantastic travel business newsletter, which covers both business travel [...]

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October 16, 2010

Day 2 at Horizons 2010

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Posted by The Amadeus Horizons Team From day two of Horizons 2010 we bring you another set of exclusive interviews. First up is Henry H. Harteveldt, Vice President at Forrester Research. Henry takes a look into the future and discusses everything from the changing customer landscape to mobile and the continuing evolutions of social media. Next we speak [...]

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October 15, 2010

Welcome to a Brighter, Bolder, Better Horizons…

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Posted by the Amadeus Horizons Team Today saw the opening of Horizons 2010, the fifth Amadeus global forum for airlines. Taking place in San Francisco, USA, this unique event brings together more delegates from more airlines from more regions across the world than any other conference. With that in mind, we wanted to share a couple of video interviews with [...]

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