Monthly Archives: January 2012

January 31, 2012

Update 5: Statement from Amadeus IT Group

by Group Communications Director, Amadeus IT Group

Yesterday and today we have been keeping you updated regarding the development of a systems incident. This has been resolved, as we communicated earlier today.

Minimising such incidents and their impact on our customers is very important to Amadeus. During the incident, our priority was to return to normal service as quickly as possible; once it closed we focused on identifying the cause and analysing actions we could take to avoid reoccurrence. The cause of the problem appears to be a network component. We are continuing to investigate this in detail.

Once again, we regret the inconvenience this incident may have caused.

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Statement from Amadeus IT Group

by Group Communications Director, Amadeus IT Group

Amadeus can confirm that some airlines are experiencing difficulties with our systems. We regret any delay and inconvenience caused and are fully investigating this issue.

We will provide a further update on this blog at 6 p.m. CET.

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January 25, 2012

Saving the hotel industry money, optimising customer care and service: HRS and Amadeus

by Head of Hotel Distribution, Amadeus IT Group

You might have noticed the announcement about the hotel industry that Amadeus made on January 17th: our partnership with HRS. Part of the Amadeus hotel multisource strategy to reach the elusive “long tail”  in the notoriously fragmented hotel industry, HRS is the latest key brand to join the fast-growing club of new Amadeus hotel partners [...]

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January 11, 2012

From chaos to collaboration – insight into the future of travel

by Head of Global Corporate Communication, Amadeus IT Group

You can now download our latest industry research report: From chaos to collaboration. The key thread running through this report is that travel will become more collaborative over the next decade, both in terms of how people travel, and how travel providers work together with travellers. This collaboration will help reduce the stress, uncertainty and chaos that is present today, due partly to the onset of mass tourism.

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