The Amadeus Independent

Newsletter Archive

Access past editions of 'The Amadeus Independent' at your leisure.

May 2008 - Getting marketing savvy

As smaller, independent travel agents you not only need to stand out from the crowd and transform would-be bookers into loyal customers, but also be able to dedicate imaginative quality time to your existing customers to not only make them come back, but pass the word... Read more.

Feb 2008 - Traveller tribes

The prediction of growth in travel continues. That's very good news. But how will you deal with this increase and the continued globalisation of travel? We can also help with your desire to make your customers' booking and travel experience special: fast... Read more.

Dec 2007 - Amadeus Hotels Plus

We have interviewed Steve - the Amadeus web expert based in Madrid - who tells us about the importance of a good website, a website that gives your business credibility. It's hard to believe, but we are nearing the end of yet another year, and the winter holiday... Read more.

Nov 2007 - Adding value with specialisation

It's hard to believe that we are about to celebrate our 20th anniversary! And wasn't it only yesterday when the distribution of travel and tourism seemed such a simple thing: airlines transported travellers, tour operators sold packages and travel agents sold... Read more.

Oct 2007 - Technologies impact on the travel industry

Change is very much in the air; technology is evolving customer needs, modifying people's behaviour and the way we all interact and work together. It is clearly paving the way to our future, and we ignore it at our peril. Still, we have all been in tune with technology for some time now... Read more.

Sep 2007 - Cost control and ways to increase revenue

Welcome to the very first edition of The Amadeus Independent: a new newsletter designed specifically for small, niche and independent agencies - and more often than not, some of the best innovation is coming from the smaller and niche agencies... Read more.