Monthly Archives: March 2011

March 24, 2011

Amadeus in the travel chain: ticketing

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The ticketing stage is where the travel experience becomes all the more real for the traveller. Suddenly we’re on the cusp of that long-waited holiday, business trip or quick weekend away, but little do we realise the important processes going on behind the scenes. Do you remember when we still used paper tickets? There was [...]

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March 15, 2011

Blurring of the lines – a wake up call for travel agents

by Director, Travel Services Business Group, Amadeus IT Group

From my observation of the industry over the last few decades, travel agents have long enjoyed a unique position offering personal and customizable services to travellers. However, the rise and development of the internet blew away their position leaving them to watch content providers sell services that travel agents themselves had previously provided to travellers. [...]

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March 9, 2011

Amadeus in the travel chain: booking

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Today we are publishing the second video in our travel chain series, which looks at the booking stage and the role that Amadeus technology plays in making the process Brighter, Bolder, Better. Have a look at the video – it features the following Amadeus booking solutions in action: Amadeus Selling Platform, Amadeus e-Travel Management, Amadeus [...]

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March 2, 2011

Reviewing the Travel Gold Rush 2020 video series

by Global Communications Manager, Amadeus IT Group

Back in September we released the Travel Gold Rush 2020 report which addressed and analysed how the travel industry will look in the year 2020. The report, carried out by Oxford Economics, examines a number of pressing industry issues including the effects of the global economic recession, macroeconomic forecasts, the growth of new revenue sources [...]

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