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 – [...]
The future of travel looks to be a healthier one
Posted on May 14, 2012
Posted by Stuart Brocklehurst (Group Communications Director, Amadeus IT Group) We’ve all seen retro photos from the late 1960’s during the golden age of air travel when smoke filled cabins were common place. Eventually, as business travellers became more conscious about their wellbeing, smoking was banned on all flights and a new era of healthy travel [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Top 5 appealing product concepts
Posted on April 5, 2012
Posted by Daniel Batchelor (Global Communications Manager, Amadeus IT Group) Our report From chaos to collaboration focuses on how transformative technologies will herald a new era in travel by looking at six key aspects of the future of travel; the next generation of experience, automatic transit, payment with memory, intelligent recommendation, taking the stress out [...]
