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 [...]
Read moreIn part one of our interview with Mike Valkevich, we discussed the trends shaping next generation technology especially in the mobile and online spheres. Today, we’ll delve into what the future of travel technology will look like. How does travel data fit into the picture for the future? In the industry there has been a [...]
Read moreWe are now just a few days away from the beginning of the Amadeus Total Rail Customer Forum 2012, which will begin with cocktails on Monday evening before throwing open its doors on Tuesday 27th November.
Read moreI’m pleased to see that our Amadeus presentation at the PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit has kicked off a very healthy debate about whether travellers want curatedflight recommendations or desire comprehensiveness and thus more choice. We welcome debate — stimulating discussion in the industry is a good way to open doors to innovation with the objective [...]
Read moreFall is in the air as October gets underway – unless of course you’re lucky enough to be in the tropics. September was another lively month for Amadeus with the release of our landmark thought leadership report on open source systems by the renowned Professor Jim Norton – entitled Open for business. We also had [...]
Read moreDuring the last few years, visitors to Paris’ IFTM Top Resa, the leading travel trade show in France, were used to stopping by the Amadeus booth to take a look at the direction technology was taking in the travel sector. Amadeus France had made a habit of showcasing innovation during this trade event: mobility, new [...]
Read moreThe convergence of a host of economic, technological and social trends has not only helped the corporate travel category to rebound in the past few years, but we are also seeing certain segments of the category moving into exciting new areas. For years corporate travel planners have focused primarily on resorts, hotels, conference centers and [...]
Read moreIf you’ve ever travelled long haul, then you know all too well what it feels like to go through an airport after a 12 hour flight. The seemingly never ending queues, invasive security checks, and the possibility of mishandled luggage combined with long haul transit times can create the perfect conditions for a stress related [...]
Read moreFor all airport players, there are great opportunities to forge mutually beneficial partnerships, transforming the airport environment into a highly profitable, commercial destination. Highlighted in a recent Amadeus airline industry report Reinventing the Airport Ecosystem- innovation, passenger engagement and collaboration will be the key drivers that will propel this reinvention forward. Create a ‘sense of [...]
Read moreAt The Global Business Travel Association’s 2012 recent annual meeting in Boston, a record-breaking 6,600 business travel professionals from around the world came together to network and gain information and insights on new solutions, developments, and the future outlook for global business travel. In the well-attended “Luminaries in Travel” plenary session, a panel of global [...]
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