Amadeus and Destinations of the World announce strategic partnership

Madrid, 14 May, 2007:  Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, and Destinations of the World, the only dedicated global wholesale travel company and a leader in the travel wholesale industry, today announced their strategic partnership agreement that will significantly enhance the worldwide distribution of their product content.

Destinations of the World (DOTW) will supply their directly contracted wholesale rates and inventory content for hotels and apartments in the Middle East, Indian Sub Continent, South East Asia and Australia to be distributed to Amadeus users globally. DOTW will connect directly to the CRS of hotels through the Amadeus system to access the DOTW contracted rates and inventory up to the last minute. Additionally Amadeus will provide DOTW with direct connectivity to thousands of hotels worldwide that are available on Amadeus and these hotels will also be made available through DOTW new state-of-the-art system, ‘DOTWconnect’. This will increase DOTW’s hotel portfolio globally and provide their customers with a much wider choice of available product.

The tie up between the two companies offers a multitude of benefits to both the travel trade and suppliers worldwide:

Benefits to the Travel Trade

§  Guaranteed Hotel Commission Payments, from Destinations of the World, in local currency, fortnightly and direct to the travel agent’s account

§  Multiple Payment Choices

§  Market Specific pricing

§  Comprehensive range of products

§  Local sales and operations support

§  Access to the hotels dynamic pricing

§  User-friendly on-line Reservation system with rich multimedia content

§  Reliable booking application

§  Seamless communication

Benefits to the Suppliers

§  Expanded global distribution to the travel trade

§  Seamless reservations between the Supplier and the Travel Trade clients

§  Dynamic pricing to the travel trade

§  Rate integrity

§  Guaranteed payments from a reliable and credible source.

Keith Fernandez, Group Managing Director of Destinations of the World Group,  said, “We are pleased to announce this new partnership that includes perfect synergies and equal opportunities for both companies. Destinations of the World will open doors for Amadeus in markets where we have a strong presence and Amadeus provides us with the opportunity to distribute our products via the GDS in territories where Amadeus have the largest penetration”.

“Enriching our hotel content is strategic for us ”, commented Sari Vähäkoski, Director Markets Middle East & Africa and CESE, at Amadeus. “Amadeus has become a one-stop shop for travel agencies globally and more specifically in the Middle East. This continous increase in content makes the booking process more efficient for the agents and helps hotels to receive many more of the high-yield bookings. Through this partnership with Destinations of the World, we will help travel agencies secure a profitable revenue stream by providing them with more Middle East hotel content”

The interface between DOTWconnect and Amadeus will be developed in several stages starting with the hotel module followed by Car Rental, Air and finally an All Inclusive Dynamic Package module.

 The development will commence mid this year with plans to complete the first phase before the end of 2007.

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