May 7, 2013

Air traffic volumes confirm the Middle East as the next worldwide travel hub

by Vice President, MENA, Amadeus IT Group Middle East Air Traffic - infographic

I had the opportunity to share the latest Amadeus insight on this region with the press at the Arabian Travel Market, the leading trade show for this sector in this part of the world. Through one of our solutions – Amadeus Air Traffic Intelligence – we managed to extract and analyse crucial data regarding air traffic [...]

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May 6, 2013

Saudia now knows its flight revenue as soon as the plane door closes!

by Senior Airline IT Delivery Manager, Amadeus IT Group Saudia now knows its flight revenue as soon as the plane door closes!

Amadeus is delighted to announce that our passenger revenue accounting solution has just gone live with our launch partner Saudia. Amadeus Passenger Revenue Accounting is the latest addition to Amadeus’ portfolio of airline IT products and services, and can be fully integrated with the airlines’ passenger services systems. This revenue accounting solution is based on [...]

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May 3, 2013

Delivering further innovation: Amadeus receives €150 million loan from European Investment Bank

by Executive Vice President, R&D, Amadeus IT Group Amadeus receives €150 million loan from European Investment Bank

I am very pleased with the recent announcement that the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term financing institution, has granted us a second loan of €150 million to finance research and development activities in our distribution business line between 2013 and 2015. This loan is in addition to a previous €200 million loan received [...]

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In case you missed them – our top blog posts of April

by Online Marketing Manager, Amadeus IT Group In case you missed them – our top blog posts of April

April saw many interesting blog posts ranging from a tour of our offices in Southern Africa to more great insights on the evolving world of travel in Asia Pacific. We also had some informative posts on the importance of the Middle East as an air travel hub, the strong growth potential in Asia for LCCs, [...]

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May 2, 2013

The power of search

by Head of Marketing, Airline Distribution, Amadeus IT Group The power of search

How many times each day do you use a search engine? It’s a fact: the word “Google” has entered the Oxford English Dictionary as a verb. It means “To search for information (about a person or thing) using Google’s search engine”. This shows just how powerful and integral a part of society search has already [...]

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April 29, 2013

Helping travel players build “byte” castles in the digital era

by Head of Marketing Communication, Amadeus España Amadeus_TechnologyForum_2013_Paul deVilliers

Who hasn’t enjoyed building sand castles on the beach as a child? Sand is flexible, moldable, and any form is possible – much like the raw material we all work with – data. Data is much like sand in that, at times, it’s difficult to manage. But when managed effectively – it can be extremely illuminating and [...]

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April 23, 2013

Intermodality takes off in the European Parliament

by Senior Advisor, Industry Affairs Intermodality takes off

The technology challenge to deploy a European Intermodal Transport System for passengers will require an open and collaborative approach amongst relevant industry stakeholders. This quote from Isabelle Durand, Vice-president of the European Parliament, conveyed a crucial message in the debate that Amadeus IT Group organised at the European Parliament to discuss Intermodality with representatives from [...]

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April 22, 2013

Strong growth potential in Asia for LCCs that look beyond super routes

by Commercial Marketing Senior Manager, Amadeus IT Group Saudia now knows its flight revenue as soon as the plane door closes!

We recently published research about global air travel trends, drawing on unique data from our Air Traffic Travel Intelligence solution.  With data about every flight via every channel (both direct and indirect) throughout 2012, we have been able to create the most complete picture of passenger movements available. In particular, the findings point to some [...]

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April 19, 2013

The Middle East’s steady route to becoming a global air travel hub

by Head of Global Corporate Communication, Amadeus IT Group Air Traffic Travel Intelligence solution

Our recent analysis 300 world super routes attract 20% of all travel reveals some fascinating trends in the Middle East. The region is becoming a strong connecting hub with its three main airports of Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai all showing high connecting traffic volumes. On average 50% of travellers using these airports connect to [...]

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