Amadeus Launches First Insurance Solution for Travel Agents in Poland with Europejskie (ERV AG)
Europejskie (ERV AG) is the first company to be invited to promote selling insurance in the Amadeus system
Warsaw, Poland, 20 October 2006: Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, today launched its first insurance solution with Europejskie (Europeaische Reiseversicherung AG - ERV AG). This new solution allows all agents in Poland who use the Amadeus system to make a reservation and issue insurance policies through the system.
Europejskie (ERV AG), an expert in travel insurance, is the first company to be invited to promote selling insurance in the Amadeus system. ERV is well positioned globally, with a range of services including its wide web assistance Euro-Center, which assists ERV’s Clients with its fast and effective support.
‘We are pleased with possibilities of extending services for Travel Agents in Poland that can be offered to their Customers. We believe that this extra functionality, available on bookmark with umbrella, which is clearly visible in Amadeus Selling Platform (VISTA), will prompt Agents to offer travel insurances. This will contribute to increasing their income’, says Mr Ireneusz Marganiec, General Manager of Amadeus Poland. ‘This is an important step towards establishing ourselves as the number one technology partner with a wide variety of solutions and services’.
Beata Kalitowska, Managing Director of the ERV Polish Branch says: “As the branch of the insurer which is the leader in the German travel insurance market, our goal is to win recognition of the tourist industry also in Poland. We want to provide to our Agents the novel solutions in the field of integrating the insurance sales with the air ticket sales as well as with the tourist packages which will fully meet their expectations. We hope that through our agreement with Amadeus we will provide our Agents with the perfect tool which will considerably cut down the time of issuing insurance certificate and upgrade the quality of services. Amadeus Poland is the perfect partner with whom to work with on this important project.”
