The Amadeus Independent
Issue #1 September 2007

Technology corner

You just don't need the hassle

An independent travel agent's life is filled with extra little burdens that slow things down, make you less productive, and are a worry. And one of the biggest bugbears is making sure the money comes in, getting paid - in other words: collecting the commissions.

Take control

How often did you give up on a good opportunity because you weren't sure you'd be paid in the end? You just knew you couldn't spare the time and resources to track your commission and make sure you'd get paid... Well, Amadeus has the solution.

Free to choose

Hotel commissions can be a great commission earner - as long as those commissions don't get lost, of course. The Amadeus CMS is web based and, like all Amadeus solutions, it's extremely intuitive and user friendly. To know how and when you'll be paid, just check out the status of your commissions across your bookings. It's quick and it's easy. You'll find that hotels are ranked in categories, depending on whether or not they have a payment provider. We've added a data-mining module which makes it easy to compare hotels and find those that offer most.

Win-win

It's good for you and it's good for hotels. You'll be better able to judge which hotels are the most reliable partners, and hotels will receive more bookings. But this is only the beginning: we are in the process of evolving the solution to offer you an even wider range of commission services which we'll integrate into the Amadeus Selling Platform.

Industry leaders create industry standards

Amadeus Worldwide Commission Manager is a genuine breakthrough and only one of our key initiatives to make hotel bookings easier and more reliable for travel agencies. It also demonstrates Amadeus' contribution to the future of the industry, and this product is very much on its way to becoming industry standard, with more and more key hospitality players joining the initiative.

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