Tag Archives: travel technology

May 23, 2013

Introducing the End Traveller Trends Observatory (ETTO)

by Manager, Global Marketing Research, Amadeus IT Group ETTO

In this challenging economic climate, new travellers are emerging in the market place bringing new perspectives, fresh ideas and innovative products and this has triggered a change in consumers’ mind sets. They’re a new type of consumer. They know what they want, how to search for it, and how much they want to pay. The [...]

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May 8, 2013

Selamat Siang! New websites for Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and more

by Manager, Web Management Team, Amadeus IT Group NewWebsites

Head on over to our new websites for Amadeus Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, and Lithuania and let us know what you think about the new design and functionality. These revamped websites follow our global rollout plan which last saw Amadeus Italy, Benelux, and Hungary launched. With an easy to navigate user interface – business [...]

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May 3, 2013

Delivering further innovation: Amadeus receives €150 million loan from European Investment Bank

by Executive Vice President, R&D, Amadeus IT Group Amadeus receives €150 million loan from European Investment Bank

I am very pleased with the recent announcement that the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term financing institution, has granted us a second loan of €150 million to finance research and development activities in our distribution business line between 2013 and 2015. This loan is in addition to a previous €200 million loan received [...]

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April 4, 2013

Buon giorno! Check out the new Amadeus websites for Italy, Benelux, and Hungary

by Manager, Web Management Team, Amadeus IT Group AmadeusItaly

I’m pleased to announce that the new Amadeus Italy website is now live – as are the Benelux, and Hungary websites. These newly designed websites feature a bevy of new functions – including improved site search tools, better content access points, and new social engagement features. Neatly organized – the new design provides our customers [...]

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April 1, 2013

In case you missed them – our top blog posts from March

by Online Marketing Manager, Amadeus IT Group In case you missed them – our top blog posts from March

March was another busy month for us as we participated in a number of great events including a local food donation program in Madrid. We also launched the new Amadeus Spain website, continued our series on the changing face of travel in Asia Pacific, and discovered fascinating trends at the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament. [...]

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March 7, 2013

Traveltainment celebrates 10 year anniversary with renewed search and booking technology

by Traveltainment, Amadeus Leisure Group traveltainment

Traveltainment, the Amadeus Leisure Group, is a leading provider of multi-channel distribution platforms for travel services. We provide innovative software solutions for the travel industry, designed to make the booking of leisure travel easier and quicker. Our internet booking engine TT-IBE celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Since the market launch in 2003 the online [...]

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March 6, 2013

Come visit the new Amadeus Spain website!

by Head of Marketing Communication, Amadeus España NeWebsite

I am very happy to announce that the new Amadeus Spain website is now live. At the same time – new Amadeus websites for Scandinavia, Croatia, Greece, and South Africa are also live.  Completely redesigned from the ground up – these new websites give our customers and stakeholders an enhanced ability to find information on [...]

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February 12, 2013

Complete door-to-door travel experience just around the corner as we team up with Cabforce

by Marketing Director, Amadeus UK & Ireland Cabforce and Amadeus

It’s a little past 1AM and your flight has just landed after an arduous six hour journey. You’re tired, fed up, and focused on getting to your hotel to catch up on some sleep for tomorrow’s big meeting. After waiting patiently for your luggage and clearing customs another foreboding obstacle awaits – one we’ve all [...]

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January 16, 2013

Does the passenger really want more self-service? We think so!

by Head of Airline IT, Departure Control, Amadeus IT Group Does the passenger really want more self-service? We think so!

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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December 20, 2012

Meet George – BTS Travel’s award winning mobile application [Interview]

by Managing Director Amadeus Italia & Regional Director Mobile

Written with Ian Van Hove (Program Manager Mobile, Amadeus ITGroup) Mickey Creyf, CEO of BTS Travel, a leading business travel agency in Belgium, tells us more about their mobile application, “George” – which recently won the Belgian Travel Industry Innovation Award 2012. The technology behind the application is Amadeus m-Power, a white label solution created [...]

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