Amadeus led the way at MENA travel and tourism showcase
Posted on May 9, 2012
Posted by Ahmed Youssef (Regional Director, Marketing and Operations, Amadeus MENA) For the 11th consecutive time Amadeus has had the opportunity of being heard by this region’s airline and travel agency community at the Arabian Travel Market event. We are perceived as an innovative trend-setting company committed to providing distribution and IT solutions to this [...]
New outlook on worldwide passenger demand [infographic]
Posted on May 8, 2012
Posted by Cyril Tetaz (Head of Marketing, Airline Distribution, Amadeus IT Group) Today, we’re announcing our second analysis of global airline traffic trends. The study details the passenger growth between regions and reveals that Asia is leading worldwide growth moving more travellers than ever around the world. It also showed us that 8 out of [...]
Transparency and consumer choice are key in the ancillary services discussion
Posted on May 7, 2012
Posted by Svend Leirvaag (Industry Affairs, Amadeus IT Group) A recent post introducing IdeaWorks’ latest report on A la Carte shopping is a fresh contribution to the ongoing discussion of a topic that is highly relevant in today’s turbulent airline industry. Many airlines are adopting low-cost carriers’ unbundling strategies, while many others maintain a strategy of [...]
In case you missed them – our top blog posts from April
Posted on May 4, 2012
Posted by Steve Joseph (Online Marketing Manager, Amadeus IT Group) They say that April showers bring May flowers, and in April we had a deluge of posts, so you may have missed some. See below our top posts from last month. Would you like to receive our top posts by email every month? Sign up [...]
The latest from ATM Dubai 2012
Posted on May 2, 2012
[View the story "The latest from Amadeus at ATM Dubai 2012" on Storify] The latest from Amadeus at ATM Dubai 2012 ATM Dubai is in full swing – check out the latest pictures and quotes sent directly from the Amadeus stand. Storified by Amadeus IT Group · Wed, May 02 2012 03:32:25 In our 11th [...]
Shocking News: A la Carte Shopping is Good for Consumers
Posted on April 30, 2012
Posted by Jay Sorensen (President, IdeaWorksCompany.com LLC) The ultimate compliment for the consumer acknowledges the right to choose I chose a ‘shocking’ title for this report to garner attention. I also added a sub-headline that is difficult to dispute – even though debates rage about ancillary fees. When dramatic change occurs, there is always a [...]
Partnership with Availpro increases reach of LinkHotel brand
Posted on April 27, 2012
Posted by Mattia Torta (Head of Sales, Amadeus LinkHotel) To provide some useful background to this partnership, let’s first update you on Amadeus LinkHotel. Amadeus LinkHotel offers distribution, sales and marketing services to independent hotel properties and smaller hotel chains. In targeting this sector, Amadeus LinkHotel is filling the historical gap of providing independent hotel [...]
Why Arabian Travel Market is important to Amadeus
Posted on April 26, 2012
Posted by Antoine Medawar (Vice President Middle East & North Africa, Amadeus IT Group) In our 11th consecutive year at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, Amadeus aims to showcase our star solutions and to share our latest innovations and products. ATM 2011 attracted over 13,000 travel-trade professionals and 2,000 exhibitors despite the unstable socio-political [...]
Digital breadcrumbs: the impact of mobile payments
Posted on April 25, 2012
Posted by Daniel Batchelor (Global Communications Manager, Amadeus IT Group) Over the next decade, payment and identity will be linked more closely as digital currency replaces cash. Contactless mobile payment will make it possible to ‘touch and pay’ for items, beating debit and credit cards for convenience. For travellers, this carries the obvious benefit of [...]
Amadeus assists Garuda Indonesia’s ambitious transformation with cutting-edge technology
Posted on April 24, 2012
Posted by John Chapman (Vice President, Airline Group, Amadeus Asia Pacific) Recently we announced that Garuda Indonesia, the national airline of Indonesia, and Amadeus will work together to transform its passenger service processes with the introduction of the Amadeus Altéa Customer Management Solution to manage its domestic and international reservations, inventory and departure control processes. [...]
