Amadeus and Destinations of the World announce strategic partnership

Major new distribution agreement boosts content from the Middle East, India, South East Asia and Australia

Madrid, May 14, 2007 – Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, and Destinations of the World (DOTW) the only dedicated global wholesale travel company and a leader in the travel wholesale industry, today announced a strategic partnership. The agreement will enable the organizations to share each other’s content, boosting their ability to serve the global travel agency community, the hospitality industry and travelers.

The partnership will enable travel agents using Amadeus’ distribution system to access DOTW rates and inventory content for hotels and apartments in the Middle East, Indian Sub Continent, South East Asia and Australia. DOTW will connect to the computer reservation systems of hotels through the Amadeus system to enable access to continuously updated rates and inventory.

In addition, travel agents using the DOTW portal will have access to the thousands of hotels worldwide available on Amadeus. These hotels will also be made available through DOTW’s new advanced online reservation system ‘DOTWconnect’. This will increase DOTW’s hotel portfolio globally and provide their customers with a much wider choice of available product. Travel agents using DOTWconnect will not only have access to inventory and rates, but will also enable them to undertake commission clearing and pre-payment.

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, every two weeks 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 online 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.”

“Amadeus is committed to providing even more choice and service to travel agents, hotels and international travelers. Enriching our hotel content continues to be one of our major priorities and we are delighted to be entering into this partnership as it significantly boosts our ability to offer value to the international hospitality community,” said Julia Sattel, Vice President, Markets Europe, Middle East, Africa & Latin America, Amadeus.

“Our partnership with DOTW helps us to grow even more our content offering to our users worldwide and enables hoteliers to increase their global reach thus providing them with increased volumes of reservations,” added Antoine Medawar, managing director, Amadeus Hospitality Business Group.

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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About Destinations of the World
Destinations of the World are the only dedicated global wholesale travel company that does not sell direct to the end consumer. The company focuses on a unique blend of fair business trading, competitive pricing, global connections and innovative technology that benefits their travel trade customers and suppliers worldwide.

Destinations of the World have a network of 24 offices in 18 countries worldwide with over 400 multilingual professional staff providing sales, operations, finance and IT support to their travel trade clients and suppliers around the globe. The network will be expanded with an additional office opening in Singapore mid this year and their technology will be further enhanced in June this year with the launch of their state of the art online reservation system ‘DOTWconnect’ that will offer seamless communication between the travel trade and suppliers worldwide and include XML, online contracting and supplier extranet. More information is available at: www.dotw.com

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.

Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters & marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations – data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires and Bangkok. At market level, Amadeus maintains customer operations in 76 countries covering more than 215 markets.

The company is owned by WAM Acquisition, whose shareholders are BC Partners, Cinven, Air France, Iberia and Lufthansa. Amadeus employs nearly 7,600 employees worldwide, representing 95 nationalities. More information about Amadeus is available at: www.amadeus.com