Collaborative travel: travel wellbeing
Posted on February 14, 2012
Posted by Stuart Brocklehurst (Group Communications Director, Amadeus IT Group) As a native English speaker (though my American colleagues may disagree with that) I’m always amused by the overhead messages on French motorways instructing “restez zen!” – keep calm! Travel is one of the most stress-inducing experiences we voluntarily subject ourselves to – will I [...]
Why the next ten years looks set to be the decade of rail
Posted on February 10, 2012
We’ve launched a major new whitepaper entitled Back on Track with the aim of stimulating debate around the theme of how outsourcing can help drive modernisation in the rail industry.
Collaborative travel: the best way to predict the future is to invent it
Posted on January 18, 2012
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”. This quote from computer scientist Alan Kay invites companies to shape rather than await the future, and it also forms part of the motivation behind our latest research study: From chaos to collaboration.
From chaos to collaboration – insight into the future of travel
Posted on January 11, 2012
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.
Insights and predictions on trends affecting all players in the travel industry
Posted on January 5, 2012
For some years now, we have made our research reports available online, sharing with you our insights and predictions on trends affecting all players in the travel industry. We thought you might like to take a look back at our Amadeus Traveller Series before the next launch
Transformative technologies: why innovation can establish a new era in travel
Posted on December 20, 2011
Posted by Eberhard Haag (EVP, Global Operations, Amadeus IT Group) For many of us, travel is about discovering new horizons, exploring different experiences and drawing inspiration from the world around us. Yet in many ways, the onset of mass tourism and democratisation of travel have often meant more delays, an increase in lost luggage and [...]
A year in infographics – travel hot spots, wireless technology and frequent flyer miles
Posted on December 13, 2011
Posted by Alejandra Contreras (Group Communications Senior Executive, Amadeus IT Group) In 2011 our blog has featured a series of infographics that highlight trends in the travel industry and provide insight into technology that will improve the traveller experience. Let’s look at them one by one: Passenger traffic data, shifting travel centres and new revenue [...]
7,000 rail passengers across six countries reveal the ‘future of rail’
Posted on November 15, 2011
In many ways, it’s probably the rail industry equivalent of the famous question: ‘who from history would you most like to invite if you were hosting a dinner party?’…. For those of you that are now entirely confused I am of course referring to the research question ‘which celebrity would you most like to sit next to on an international train journey’, which was just one of many posed to travellers in the recent Amadeus/YouGov traveller survey.
Webinar – How mobile will transform the future of air travel [September 22]
Posted on September 20, 2011
This Thursday, September 22, I will be taking part in an ATW webinar reviewing the results of research I authored with Amadeus earlier this year. The webinar, which will begin at 11:00 ET (that is 17:00 CET for those in Europe), will also feature Long-Bernard Hoang, Senior Manager Strategic Marketing, Airline IT at Amadeus with Michele McDonald of Air Transport World moderating.
Why the Middle East still matters and how it hopes to become the world’s dominant travel hub by 2020
Posted on July 15, 2011
Despite the recent and often severe political unrest which has broken out across the region, with tourists set to top 136 million by 2020 and with 4 trillion USD committed to travel and tourism projects across the region, the Middle East still looks set to rival China, India, Latin America and Africa in the race to become the world’s new and dominant travel hub.
