As booking flights and checking in at airports has become a quicker and simpler experience, few of us understand that a very complex system focused around schedules and flight operations has been put in place for us to be able to leave on time. In fact, airline schedules are core to the financial performance of [...]
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One of the five unique emerging traveller types our research identified in Shaping the future of travel in Asia Pacific: The big FOUR travel effects is the female business traveller. As we have briefly mentioned in a previous blog post outlining the five emerging traveller types – Asia Pacific travel is currently dominated by men, [...]
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The business travel landscape is constantly changing, and we know that corporate travel managers and Travel Management consultants need to do everything they can to listen better to their clients’ evolving needs and expectations. Accordingly, we’ve commissioned this report to help us, and our customers, succeed in travel by getting closer to the people who [...]
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During 2012 we featured a number of insightful infographics providing an easy to understand look into the future trends of travel technology. Have a look at each one below: From chaos to collaboration – insight into the future of travel To kick off 2012 we conducted a landmark industry study examining the technologies essential for [...]
Read moreWhen I was first asked to write about Open Source technology I had to make sure the meaning of Open Source was clear to me as it could mean so many different things to different people; for example are we talking about something that is open to read and change or something that is free [...]
Read morePosted by Holger Taubmann (SVP Distribution, Amadeus IT Group) Airlines are forecast to benefit from an 11.3% increase in ancillary revenue for 2012 worth more than $3.6 billion, according to the third annual Amadeus Worldwide Estimate of Ancillary Revenue. Research conducted by IdeaWorksCompany for the report indicates that the global revenue generated beyond flight sales [...]
Read morePosted by Stuart Brocklehurst (Group Communications Director, Amadeus IT Group) Open systems in computing and informatics refers to a class of systems which are built using Open Source Software (OSS) standards and that offer a good level of portability and independence from the hardware platforms on which they operate. They also have particular characteristics including1: [...]
Read moreThe terminology of cloud computing is littered with confusing acronyms. Here’s a simple breakdown of the four stages in cloud provision. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – At this stage basic virtual machines, virtualised storage and network access are made available to users. Those users are responsible for providing and loading their own operating systems, [...]
Read moreAs challenges go it’s up there with the hardest: take 22 pages and 12,000 words from Amadeus’ latest thought leadership report and transform them into a simple, stand-alone creative concept that will drive engagement of the report’s findings, without at any time compromising the integrity – or indeed the credibility – of any of those said [...]
Read moreAn often-referenced phrase in technology and other industries for well over a decade has been “Innovate or Die” which conveys the critical importance of business evolution at the risk of being left behind.
Technology is a significant enabler of change in many industries and that includes corporate travel where travelers and their tools are an inseparable combination. Amadeus recognizes that continuous innovation and technology is key to corporate travel management
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