StarCite and Amadeus to provide integrated online travel management and meetings management services
Meeting attendees will be able to book travel on Amadeus e-Travel Management directly from the StarCite Attendee Management application
Miami, FL and Philadelphia, PA, July 24, 2008 – Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, and StarCite, Inc. the leading provider of Web-based solutions that help companies strategically manage corporate meetings and events, announced today an agreement to provide integrated online travel management and meeting management services to corporations.
StarCite will integrate its corporate enterprise meetings management platform with Amadeus e-Travel Management, a comprehensive travel management solution that serves every aspect of corporations’ travel needs through a single entry point, to enable corporations to effectively manage all aspects of the event/meetings process.
StarCite provides an online software platform for enterprise meetings management that helps organizations bring visibility, savings, and control to corporate meetings and event spend. With StarCite, companies can manage and report on every aspect of the meeting planning process including meeting requests and approvals, online sourcing for meeting destinations, budgeting, and online attendee management.
Through this new integration, meeting attendees will be able to book travel on Amadeus e-Travel Management directly from the StarCite Attendee Management application when they are registering for a meeting. The new travel booking feature is expected to be available to customers by year-end.
“Meetings represent a major area of spend for corporate travel. We’re pleased to help
corporations further their travel management programs and gain new control by providing event planners and meeting attendees with a fast and simple way to book travel during the meeting registration process,” said Ray Pawley, Vice President eCommerce for Amadeus North America.
Keith Forshew, Chief Operating Officer of StarCite, added, “We will better serve the global marketplace by integrating our meetings management platform with an industry-leading online travel booking tool. Integrating Amadeus e-Travel Management directly with our meetings management platform is a key step in driving a more holistic approach to corporate meetings and events.”
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About Amadeus
Amadeus is the 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 travelers). Solutions are grouped in four
solution categories – Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consulting.
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About StarCite, Inc.
StarCite, Inc. provides a technology platform that makes meeting and event planning, booking and management simpler and more cost-effective for corporations, hotels, venues and meeting suppliers worldwide. StarCite’s solutions deliver visibility, cost savings, and control over meeting spending for businesses and enhanced revenue opportunities for suppliers. Through Web-based, on-demand technology, StarCite automates and supports every key element of the meeting planning and procurement process: planning, budgeting, buying, attendance, payment, and results measurement. Using StarCite’s proprietary online marketplace, meeting buyers can connect and conduct business with over 93,000 hotels, venues, destinations and suppliers globally. StarCite is based in
