High Speed

High Speed Technology for High Speed Railways; competitive choice with Fly by Rail

The Amadeus Rail solution Amadeus Fly by Rail ensures that across the globe high speed rail can be booked as an alternative choice to airlines or as a complement to long haul airlines feeding major airport hubs.

It gives the travel seller (end-user) the opportunity to see your trains during the selling process therefore providing the international traveller train tickets before they depart on their journey.

We provide high speed and inter-city services with the ability to extend their reach, improve their revenues and reduce their costs, and with the rest of Amadeus’s rich content be sold as part of a package with other travel products such as airlines, hotels, car rental, and travel insurance.

Our consultancy approach can help you chose products that include solutions for the following distribution channels, API and Web Services, Call-centre, Online Sales, Railways Website, Travel Agency and other travel sellers distribution. 

What will Amadeus Fly by Rail do for your business?

The opportunity to compete side by side

• Opportunities to beat your competitors on the same desktop. Your company will be where your competitors already are and perfectly positioned for improved Railway sales
• Multi-channel availability: you will be able to benefit from Amadeus Rail multi-channel distribution (traditional travel agencies, travel management call centres, online travel agencies, tour operator platforms and corporate self-booking tools . . . ) without having to develop your own solution each time

Increase your revenues

• Travel agents can book a rail journey with just a few clicks, on the same display on which they book their flights
• With the same selling platform the agent can meet all their customers needs by cross selling rail with other products such as insurance, hotel and car rental
• Complement long haul flights by integrating rail and air schedules and bring choice for onward journeys to passengers
• Code sharing products will make joint services and ticketing more efficient

Increase your market share

• Begin to sell in new markets due to the partnership with Amadeus local offices. We market your product and ensure the local travel sellers know where your product is and how to book and ticket it
• Increase market exposure through mixed display air - rail. International travellers are often not aware of High Speed Train and would normally not consider using High Speed even on short-haul routes
• Distribution via the Amadeus airline display will help build a global brand for high speed rail services to enable competitive and complimentary positioning of rail with air.

Save on costs

• Use Amadeus as your gateway to the outside world. How many direct connections do you have? How much does each cost for initial implementation then running and maintenance costs. Let Amadeus take care of all distribution channels for you and be the true technology partner you’ve been looking for. Benefit from a fully industry standard implementation
• Implement e-ticketing and apply ticket on departure (TOD) for your customers
• Enable distribution in markets where you are not a BSP participant thus bringing a significant cost saving

Productivity and faster rail sales

• Offering rail through the traditional air booking flow will increase end user acceptance making rail easy to sell and thus booking volumes as travel seller will offer it up front

In addition to all these benefits, Amadeus maintains over 75 sales and marketing offices around the world, serving 217 markets, called Amadeus Commercial Organisations (ACOs). These offices provide the local sales, customer service, and marketing support that your company needs to complement your sales opportunities. Our travel sellers value the reassurance of pre- and post-sales service so you'll benefit from the thorough client interaction that ACOs can provide, thus extending your sales arm.

 

Simplifying your distribution with maximum benefits
Solutions to access, market and sell content across all channels
Altéa Customer Management Systems
Services to leverage the full value of your business processes and IT investments

  Download the Amadeus Fly by Rail Sales sheet here