5,000 new hotels in the Amadeus system
As one of the world’s largest travel suppliers, Amadeus is opening up its system to a further 5,000 hotels. Through Amadeus, travel agents now have the opportunity to book rooms at 75,000 hotels around the world.
Over the years, Amadeus has focused on increasing access to independent hotels for travel agents. The company has increased the number of budget hotels in the booking system by 38% since October 2006. These hotels expand the scope for Amadeus’ worldwide Multi Channel Distribution tool.
“The range of budget hotels has previously been quite limited in our system. Now, the system is organised so that travel agents can customise holidays for all needs and pockets,” explains Anders Bengtson, Manager Corporate and Marketing Communications.
Through a new rating system, travel agents can access information on the most cost-effective alternative in the Amadeus system. Via the booking system, travel agents can increase their efficiency, since information on how much commission each hotel gives is presented on the travel booker’s screen. This encourages them to make more bookings with the hotels that are in the Amadeus system.
About Amadeus
Amadeus provides IT solutions for the travel industry. Our objective is to help customers to quickly adapt, grow and succeed in the fast-changing travel market. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies and ferry lines), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (private and business travellers). Amadeus offers these groups qualitative solutions within the areas of Distribution & Content, Sales & e-commerce, Business Management and Services & Consulting.
Amadeus’ global distribution systems for travel-related services are currently used by more than 81,600 travel agencies across the world. Amadeus enables them to make reservations with more than 480 airlines, 43 car rental companies and more than 70,000 hotels. With offices in 76 countries, we cover 215 global markets. The company was formed in 1987 and is owned by WAM Acquisition, whose shareholders are BC Partners, Cinven, Air France, Iberia and Lufthansa. The head office is located in Madrid. Further information is available at www.amadeus.com.
