Triple Eight shifts to Amadeus

One of Philippines’ leading wholesale travel agencies shifts to leading travel IT company

Makati City, Philipipnes, 25 August 2009: Triple Eight International Travel & Tours, Inc. one of the Philippines’ leading wholesale travel agencies, has shifted to Amadeus, the leading global distribution system and provider of IT solutions to the travel industry.

“We decided to shift to Amadeus after conducting  a  thorough assessment and careful deliberation of our options.” says Myrna Tee, General Manager of Triple Eight International Travel & Tours, Inc. She continues, “We saw the benefits and advantage of partnering with Amadeus,  and aim to expand our business with their help.  With the very broad content and solutions that are  available in Amadeus, and with  their state-of-the-art support infrastructure, our agency will be able to offer our customers a wider range of choices.”

As a wholesaler, Triple Eight caters mainly to non-IATA travel agencies, providing them with airline ticketing fulfillment services. The agency also services  corporate clients who benefit from the agency’s negotiated rates with  airlines, hotels, travel insurance, car rentals, and other travel-related providers.

“We are very delighted with Triple Eight International Travel and Tours’ decision to shift to Amadeus.” says Albert Villadolid, General Manager of Amadeus Philippines. He continues, “We have seen the impressive growth in business of Triple Eight Travel over the past years and we are  confident that their partnership with us will allow them to further enhance their market expansions and engagements.”

Amadeus distributes flight schedules of 718 airlines, rooms of over 130,000 hotel properties, and provides access to 36,000 car rental locations. Amadeus Philippines has been in operation since 1997.

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