UNIGLOBE Travel (Eastern Canada) Selects Amadeus Technology to Power UNIGLOBE Online Solutions
55 UNIGLOBE franchise locations benefit from new corporate travel offering for small-to-medium enterprise clients
“Most leisure-oriented sites do not provide the business functionality that today’s corporate traveler requires to follow the employer’s preferred travel policy,” said Ray Pawley, vice president of e-commerce distribution for Amadeus North America. “Our offering for travel agencies is designed to meet the need for online travel including the underserved market of small and medium sized companies. These are often left to their own resources when it comes to online travel booking. Amadeus e-Travel Management’s ease of use and one-stop shopping combined with UNIGLOBE’s full service travel amenities, ensures success and savings for UNIGLOBE’s full scope of corporate customers.”
“In a short time UNIGLOBE Online Solutions, powered by Amadeus, has proven to be the most effective sales tool for us at attracting new commercial clients,” said Joel Kopstick, regional vice president of UNIGLOBE Travel (
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About Amadeus
Amadeus is a chosen technology partner for providers, sellers, and buyers of travel. The company provides distribution, IT and point-of-sale solutions to help its customers adapt, grow and succeed in the fast changing travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies and tour operators), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (corporations and travellers). Solutions are grouped in four solution categories – Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consultancy.
The company is owned by WAM Acquisition, whose shareholders are BC Partners, Cinven, Air
More information about Amadeus is available at: www.amadeus.com
About UNIGLOBE
UNIGLOBE Travel is the world’s largest single-brand travel franchise company with more than 700 locations in 30 countries. Operating under a well-recognized brand name, UNIGLOBE travel agencies specialize in providing travel services to small and mid-sized corporate accounts and to leisure travellers. Annual system-wide sales volume is C$2.2 billion.




