18 Awards recognize Amadeus performance in Airlines’ e-Commerce Solutions

Bangkok, Thailand (Asia Pacific), 11 February 2008: Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, announces a total of 18 award wins in 2007 for its airline e-commerce solutions and customers’ websites. Wins included six World Travel Awards, three Interactive Media Awards and three WebAwards recognising IT leadership.

The joint award wins with its airline customers validate Amadeus’ e-commerce partnership approach. Highlights of the year included Air Canada, Qantas and Finnair websites being recognised for their online usability, design and navigation, in the airline category of the WebAwards. Lufthansa won the CeBIT’s online usability award while Iberia, bmi and Icelandair scooped an Interactive Media Award for their airline websites. Etihad also picked up several awards including the World Travel Award for ‘Middle East’s leading website’ and a Pan Arab Web Award for ‘best online strategy’. In the latter awards, Middle East Airlines also won the highest honour available in acknowledgement of its website.

Further, Amadeus netted the ‘world’s leading internet booking engine’ for the fourth consecutive year at the World Travel Awards.

Philippe Der Arslanian Global Director Airline Direct Channel, Amadeus, commented: “We are delighted to see our customers being recognised for the excellence of their websites and proud to contribute to their success through our end-to-end solutions. Amadeus is fully committed to providing technology and services to not only ensure the best online user experience but also ensure business return for airlines. In 2007, our airline customers generated Euros 7.44 billion of ticket value through our booking engine solutions.”

Currently, over 75 of the world’s leading airlines use the Amadeus e-commerce Airline Suite to power over 250 websites in more than 80 markets. Amadeus e-commerce airline customers include bmi, Air Canada, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa, Qantas and Singapore Airlines.