Which of our 2012 infographics is your favorite?
Posted on May 18, 2012
Posted by John Webb (Social Media Consultant, Amadeus IT Group) We’re nearly half way through 2012 and it has been an exciting year in the travel industry thus far. Have a look at our infographics from the first half of this year below and let us know what you think. From chaos to collaboration – [...]
Real-time baggage tracking coming soon to a suitcase near you
Posted on May 11, 2012
Posted by Patricia Simillon (Airlines Operations Strategy, Airline IT, Amadeus IT Group) Your plane lands after a six hour flight to the Caribbean. Finally, after all of the hectic months of work in the frigidly cold city – your tropical dream holiday has arrived. You’ve packed everything needed for a relaxing vacation and now all [...]
Amadeus recognised as preferred GDS during ATM 2012
Posted on May 10, 2012
Posted by Nasser Batha (Regional Director, Markets, Amadeus MENA) Amadeus flexed its innovation muscles during Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2012, held in Dubai (30 April-3 May). You may know that we launched our regional mobility solution, Amadeus Mobile Traveller, a real milestone in the mobility landscape in this part of the world. During these days, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Asian travellers want big sights and matching applications to boot
Posted on April 18, 2012
Posted by Malek Nejjai (Head of Corporate Communication, Amadeus IT Group) Although domestic travel represents a larger portion of the market in India and China, mass-market travel is still maturing. Unlike their counterparts in the West, Asian travellers continue to want the big attractions and the big sights. Data from our future of travel report [...]
How can the travel industry meet travellers’ differing needs?
Posted on April 16, 2012
There appears to be a split between travellers who have strong concerns about changing systems to make travel more efficient, and those who don’t. How can the travel industry please them both?
What is technology without ‘pizazz’?
Posted on April 11, 2012
Posted by David Brett (President, Amadeus Asia Pacific) “We want technology with personality!” was the feedback from customers at the annual Amadeus Asia Pacific ThinkTank in Hong Kong last month. Held every March, the ThinkTank invites travel agency partners to join Amadeus for an open discussion on the key issues that the travel industry is [...]
Amadeus shares the same concerns as Expedia about Google
Posted on April 9, 2012
As part of Amadeus’ commitment to support the long-term best interests of the travel industry as a whole, Amadeus has been carefully considering the impact of recent developments and listening to the understandable concerns of those affected – in particular online travel agencies. Amadeus shares the same concerns as Expedia and is therefore supportive of [...]
