Amadeus Hotels Plus
Selling more hotels on the GDS is now as fun as on the web!
Hotels are facing new challenges with a more demanding and more educated clientele and the increase of technologies* in day to day access. Travel agents need to propose personalised offers to their customers and be confident in competing with the rates and availability proposed.
Integrated with Amadeus Selling Platform or used as a stand-alone application accessible via a web browser, Amadeus Hotels Plus brings significant web benefits to travel agents’ hotel sales: easy to use and quick to book for improved efficiency and added value to the customer offer.
* Inspire Resource Hotel industry survey – March 08
What's new with Amadeus Hotels Plus ?
As fun as on the web...
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Access a user-friendly interface similar to B2C websites
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No Cryptic or knowledge of IATA codes required
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Guided mode and tool tips help intuitive use
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Autocompletion : just fill in first three letters and the tool suggests the most logical ending
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PNR integration : if an air segment is PNR, City and Dates are pre-filled»
Book in just 5 clicks
- Personalised search results based only on customer’s criteria
- Search directly with real-time availability
Shop from the map
- Choose a hotel depending on its proximity to a landmark (e.g. Big Ben, Statue of
- 3 views for geocoded countries : map, satellite and bird’s eye view
Key benefits
Amadeus Hotels plus brings significant web benefits to travel agents' hotel sales :
"Plus" easy to use
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Fully integrated with Amadeus Selling Platform (from SELL 3.1)
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No client installation
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Completely web-based application
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User-friendly UI
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Autocompletion on different search fields
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Merged display instead of switching from a window to another
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Guided mode
"Plus" efficiency
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A 10-minute demonstration video helps the first-time user and also provides sufficient training
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Personalised search results only based on the customer’s criteria
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Real-time hotel availability
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Retrieve Search history easily
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Bookmark 10 favourite hotels
"Plus" customer service
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« Plus » content: More than 78,000 hotels
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Search & sell the Best Available Rate (BAR programme)
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Exhaustive information on Hotel identity card: languages spoken by staff, ratings, marketing text, hotel picture, number of rooms, amenities available (restaurant, parking, swimming pool, health club, air conditioner and business centre) and more
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Email comparison directly from Hotels Plus
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Choose from a list or with a detailed view (photos & descriptive text), or from location on a map
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« Shop from the map » : choose a hotel depending on its proximity to a landmark directly on map
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Show 3 hotel views on map: plain map, satellite and bird’s eye view
Main Features
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| Autocompletion |
On different search fields (hotel location, chain and facilities): just fill in first three letters and the tool suggests the most logical ending |
| Merged display |
No need to switch between various windows : information on hotel identity card appears when passing mouse over hotel name, as well as different view tabs (listing, detailed or map) allowing quick switching within the same window |
| Guided mode | Comprehensive searching and booking flow with tool tips when passing mouse over icons with your mouse and status bar indicating the position in the sales process |
| Search history and bookmark of 10 favourite hotels | Save time retrieving easily your search history saved automatically and possibility to bookmark up to 10 favourite hotels and going back to them directly from teh first page |
| 3 location map views |
Show 3 hotel views on map : plain map, satellite and bird’s eye view giving the end customer, used to B2C websites, a different sight
« Shop from the map » and choose a hotel depending on its proximity to a landmark (e.g. Big Ben, Statue of Liberty) directly on map |
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