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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Social media is more relevant than ever for our customers – and this new social check-in service – which we developed in cooperation with Finnair – underlines the importance of incorporating social layers into our solutions and enabling direct social channel access to airline customers especially in times where special announcements are necessary. If you haven’t seen [...]
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Last week I joined 30,000+ interactive enthusiasts from 72 countries to attend the 2013 South By Southwest conference (“SXSWi”) in Austin, Texas. I was a first-timer at SXSWi (referred to simply as “South By” by veteran attendees) as were almost half (46%) of my fellow attendees. And although I work for a travel technology company, [...]
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February was an exciting month for us with the launch our newly designed websites in the Middle East and beyond, great news in the Indian sub-continent as SriLankan Airlines joined the Altéa community, and the fascinating industry debate that took place at the Amadeus Airline Schedules conference. We also had several other interesting blog posts [...]
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Following the successful launch of our websites for North America, France, and Brazil – I am again happy to announce that we have rolled out revamped sites for the following countries; Middle East – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, and Amadeus Gulf Asia Pacific – Australia and New Zealand Europe – Ireland These newly designed websites [...]
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A LinkedIn debate initiated some three months ago has sparked an interesting discussion, with over 30 contributors to date. Does the passenger really want more self-service? The Amadeus stance would be that this can only be a good thing for passengers, airlines and airports. We are almost there – but baggage check-in still holds us [...]
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We hope you had a great time ushering in 2013! Here’s a look at our top blog posts from December 2012. Which one was your favorite? An opening in the Great Wall of Chinese travel – a great step forward We’ve established a strong understanding of the local travel market in China – and we [...]
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It’s been a great year in travel technology and we’re looking forward to 2013 with the same amount of enthusiasm. Take a look at our 5 most popular posts from this year and let us know what you’d like to see more of in 2013. From chaos to collaboration – insight into the future of [...]
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Being on the front-line of the world’s largest business sector means we’re always striving to be at the forefront of thought leadership initiatives. During the past year we set the pace for the travel industry by commissioning a number of reports on market trends. Here are a few of the best ones from 2012. Open [...]
Read moreIt’s been an amazing 25 years filled with many significant milestones and lasting partnerships across the travel industry. As we look forward to shaping the future of travel technology – it’s also important to reflect on our roots. Have look at this special video celebrating 25 years in the travel industry and looking forward to [...]
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