I’ve been following the ancillary revenue revolution since 2006. A report I wrote that year offered a first definition that has become the industry standard: “Revenues beyond the sale of tickets that are generated by direct sales to passengers, or indirectly as a part of the travel experience.” That definition is as valid today as [...]
Read moreWe recently closed the door on entries to the Amadeus ideas for travel competition, our search for new thinking for the travel and tourism industry worldwide. As we’ve said before, we are delighted with the response having received 824 ideas in total. Before our judging panel announces the winning entry, I wanted to look at [...]
Read moreIan Wheeler, Vice President Marketing & Distribution at Amadeus, is the next Amadeus ideas for travel competition judge to step into the interview chair. Read on as Ian, who is responsible for leading Amadeus’ distribution business by setting global marketing and sales strategies for the company’s main customer segments, talks about the importance of innovation [...]
Read moreToday we are delighted to officially cut the ribbon on our newly redesigned blog. We’ve added a number of new features to hook the site up with social media and provide a fresher, more interactive and, ultimately, more useful experience for you, the reader. We’d love to get your thoughts and impressions on the new [...]
Read moreThe deadline for entries to the Amadeus ideas for travel competition closed this week, with an incredible 825 ideas to improve the future of travel submitted. We are delighted and encouraged by the responses and buzz around the competition and its ideas which we believe provide new thinking for the industry. Before the competition moves [...]
Read moreThe next interview in our ‘meet the judges’ series sees us get the thoughts and opinions of Ana De Pro, CFO at Amadeus. Spanish born Ana, who is a fluent English and French speaker, is based in our Madrid office from where she holds responsibility for global financial management and control within the Amadeus Group [...]
Read moreThe ideas for travel competition comes to a close today. We’ve been inspired, delighted and impressed with the 818 entries received since we announced the competition back in December. This blog has covered the topics that inspired competition entries, the countries responsible for the most ideas and how smartphones, the web and social media are key [...]
Read moreThe next Amadeus ideas for travel judge interview is with Henry Harteveldt, Vice President, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. Henry is a well known figure within the travel industry, regular readers will recall that he provided his thoughts during the Amadeus Horizons 2010 event in October, and is vocal on many travel industry issues through his [...]
Read moreJodi Ettenberg is a former lawyer who saved hard, quit corporate life and hit the road never looking back. Jodi has been travelling the world non-stop for the last three years documenting her experiences in her popular Legal Nomads blog and directly to her many thousands of followers and fans on Twitter and Facebook. We’re [...]
Read moreThe first interview in our ‘meet the judges’ series for the ideas for travel competition sees us speak with Mujteba Naqvi. Mujteba is the CEO of start-up travel firm Bonvoy, a Facebook-based service which allows friends to plan, book and split costs for group travel trips. We’re delighted to welcome Mujteba to the Amadeus ideas [...]
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