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 [...]
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, [...]
Amadeus led the way at MENA travel and tourism showcase
Posted on May 9, 2012
Posted by Ahmed Youssef (Regional Director, Marketing and Operations, Amadeus MENA) For the 11th consecutive time Amadeus has had the opportunity of being heard by this region’s airline and travel agency community at the Arabian Travel Market event. We are perceived as an innovative trend-setting company committed to providing distribution and IT solutions to this [...]
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 [...]
Amadeus assists Garuda Indonesia’s ambitious transformation with cutting-edge technology
Posted on April 24, 2012
Posted by John Chapman (Vice President, Airline Group, Amadeus Asia Pacific) Recently we announced that Garuda Indonesia, the national airline of Indonesia, and Amadeus will work together to transform its passenger service processes with the introduction of the Amadeus Altéa Customer Management Solution to manage its domestic and international reservations, inventory and departure control processes. [...]
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 [...]
What is technology without ‘pizazz’?
Posted on April 11, 2012
Posted by David Brett (President, Amadeus Asia Pacific) “We want technology with personality!” was the feedback from customers at the annual Amadeus Asia Pacific ThinkTank in Hong Kong last month. Held every March, the ThinkTank invites travel agency partners to join Amadeus for an open discussion on the key issues that the travel industry is [...]
Amadeus shares the same concerns as Expedia about Google
Posted on April 9, 2012
As part of Amadeus’ commitment to support the long-term best interests of the travel industry as a whole, Amadeus has been carefully considering the impact of recent developments and listening to the understandable concerns of those affected – in particular online travel agencies. Amadeus shares the same concerns as Expedia and is therefore supportive of [...]
