Amadeus Corporate University partners with San Sebastian College – Recoletos to provide Amadeus e-Learning modules to BS Tourism Management students

Manila, Philippines, 29 June 2009: Amadeus, a leading global technology partner to the travel and tourism industry, has recently partnered with San Sebastian College – Recoletos, one of the seven “Recollect” schools in the Philippines, owned and operated by the Augustinian Recollect Fathers. The partnership will provide the wide range of Amadeus e-Learning courses to the school’s BS Tourism Management students.

The partnership will make available online courses that will train and acquaint the students with Amadeus Travel IT solutions, as well as other mandatory travel-related lessons. Under the auspices of San Sebastian’s College of International Hospitality Management, the acquired knowledge from Amadeus e-Learning will prepare students in building their career as the nation’s future travel professionals, and update them on the industry’s current trends, IT-related and otherwise. Amadeus e-Learning will be made available to the students who enroll in the 6-unit Tour & Travel Operations course.

“We look forward to building on the global competitiveness of our students with the training that Amadeus e-Learning will provide. Since Amadeus is the world’s leading technology partner to the travel and tourism industry, I am confident that our students will gain a wider perspective on innovation, and increase their proficiency in travel-trade processes. Amadeus e-Learning will complement San Sebastian’s College of International Hospitality Management, and create a synergy that will redound to the advancement of our course offerings.” says Rev. Fr. Dionisio C. Cachero, OAR, President of San Sebastian College – Recoletos.

San Sebastian College – Recoletos has just joined the ranks of illustrious schools and universities that are partner-institutions of the Amadeus Corporate University, such as Lyceum of the Philippines University, DLS – College of Saint Benilde, University of the Philippines – Asian Institute of Tourism, and San Sebastian’s sister institution, University of San Jose Recoletos in the Visayas.

Albert Villadolid, General Manager, Amadeus Philippines, says, “We are very pleased with the recent decision of San Sebastian College – Recoletos to shift from our competitor and to select Amadeus as their technology partner in their travel and tourism training and education.  We intend to make it into a win-win partnership that will also benefit the travel industry as well. Even during this current economic climate, we and our partners are doing what is necessary to make certain that we emerge stronger, and capable to face future challenges. Amadeus continues to invest generously on research and development, and this allows us to build future-proof technologies.”

San Sebastian College – Recoletos began operations in 1941, and is looking forward to its university status, and successive name-change to University of San Sebastian Recoletos.

Amadeus Philippines has been serving the Philippine market since 1997, and has currently grown its client base to over 2,000 travel agencies. It has also partnered with more than ten leading travel and tourism institutions in the Philippines.

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