Amadeus News - English

Amadeus LinkHotel transforms reach of independent hotels and small-medium chains

10/03/2010

Amadeus today announces the launch of Amadeus LinkHotel, a new distribution and marketing service aimed at small to medium-sized hotels and groups. At the heart of the enhanced service is the former Otedis, the representation company acquired by Amadeus in 2005. All new and existing hotel members will be migrated onto the new enhanced distribution platform

LOT modernise its core passenger systems with the adoption of Amadeus' inventory

08/03/2010

LOT Polish Airlines and Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, today announce the expansion of their IT partnership agreement with the adoption of the Star Alliance Common IT Platform (CITP) inventory module, provided by Amadeus. LOT, which has been a user of Amadeus' Altéa reservation system since 2003, will now add the Amadeus Altéa inventory module to its customer management system. After the implementation, which is expected to be completed by the second half of 2010, the airline will manage both reservations and inventory from an integrated, new generation technology platform

Asiana Airlines signs MOU for Amadeus' Altéa solution

04/03/2010

Asiana Airlines and Amadeus today announced the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to commence detailed evaluation of the Amadeus Altéa Customer Management System (CMS). Under this MOU, Asiana will set the timelines for their assessment and planning for the future implementation of Altéa. Once implemented, the Altéa solution will manage all reservation, inventory and departure control processes for Asiana, delivering a fully integrated Customer Management System

CWT signs MOU with Amadeus to explore outsourcing of some of CWT's technologies and reinforces distribution relationship with long-term agreement

23/02/2010

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the outsourcing of some of its mid- and back-office transaction technologies to Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, the companies announced today

Austrian and Amadeus sign long-term full content Agreement

05/02/2010

Austrian Airlines and Amadeus have signed a long-term “Full Content” agreement. The contract runs until the end of 2014. As of 1 March 2010, travel agencies worldwide will have guaranteed access to the full range of Austrian Airlines fares and inventory through Amadeus, with no surcharge. The agreement ensures that Austrian Airlines’ schedules, fares, last seat availability and associated inventory available through Amadeus will be the same and under the same conditions as in all other direct or indirect sales channels, distribution systems or websites worldwide. Amadeus is one of the most important distribution partners of Austrian Airlines

Amadeus and Concur enter into a global strategic alliance

02/02/2010

Amadeus and Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), a leading provider of on-demand employee spend management solutions, announced that they have entered into a long-term alliance to bring key technologies together for a combined travel and expense management solution to extend their core offerings. This includes the integration of travel bookings from Amadeus e-Travel Management (AeTM) into Concur® Expense, as well as unique integration of Amadeus core distribution technology into Concur® Cliqbook Travel - the first time Amadeus has provided this type of technology to a third party. Both companies are currently working towards delivery of the solution in 2010

Air France and KLM extend Amadeus full content distribution agreement until December 2013

29/01/2010

Amadeus and Air France - KLM, the largest airline group in Europe, have agreed to extended their full content agreement until December 2013. The agreement guarantees Amadeus travel agents worldwide access to the entire range of fares, schedules and inventory relating to more than 74.8 million seats and 90.000 flights operated annually by Air France and KLM

Amadeus first to launch 'fare families', a merchandising solution for online travel agencies and online sites of travel agencies

26/01/2010

Amadeus has launched Amadeus Master Pricer Agent Fare Families, a new option within the Master Pricer portfolio, which enables travel agents to make it easier for their customers to compare airlines' fares and their associated conditions online. The solution permits a more transparent purchase process for the end consumer – who can clearly compare fares with the same conditions. In addition, the Amadeus Master Pricer Agent Fare Families solution improves the travel agency’s ability to direct customers to their most profitable content and upsell higher fares with more flexible conditions. This helps travel agents be a more attractive distribution channel, strengthening their relationship with the airline partners

Airlines turn to Amadeus' comprehensive market intelligence data

19/01/2010

Amadeus has signed contracts with Emirates, Finnair and TACA to provide them with its market intelligence data. Amadeus Marketing Information Data Tapes (MIDT) contain information about airline bookings made by travel agencies worldwide connected to the Amadeus distribution system. Amadeus is uniquely placed in the industry to provide airlines with the most comprehensive data. We estimate that Amadeus data represents 36% of worldwide airline bookings through the travel agency channel, said Ian Wheeler, Vice President, Marketing and Distribution, Amadeus

Iberia and Amadeus extend full content agreement until December 2014

18/01/2010

Amadeus and Iberia, the leading airline in Spain and the European-Latin American market, have agreed to extend their full content agreement until 2014. “We are delighted to extend our commitment to the travel industry with this agreement,” says Manuel López Aguilar, executive VP Commercial and Customer, Iberia. “Travel agents can feel sure that they will continue to have efficient access to the complete range of our offer through Amadeus for the next five years.” The agreement guarantees travel agents worldwide access to the entire range of Iberia content through Amadeus. According to the agreement, the fares, schedules and inventory made available through the Amadeus system will be the same, and under the same conditions, as through any indirect or direct channel, distribution provider or website.

Amadeus underpins senior management structure with key appointments for 2010 and 2011

12/01/2010

Amadeus today announced that David V. Jones will continue to lead the company as President & CEO through 2010 and will be succeeded in January 2011 by present Deputy CEO and until now also CFO, Luis Maroto. David will work closely with Luis and with the entire senior executive team to ensure a smooth transition in the coming months. Amadeus also announces the appointment of Ana de Pro as new CFO, replacing Luis Maroto as he moves forward to encompass other responsibilities

Amadeus signs long-term full content agreement with Lufthansa and SWISS

23/12/2009

Amadeus, Lufthansa German Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines have signed a long-term full content agreement. The agreement, which is valid until the end of 2014, will guarantee travel agents worldwide access to the full range of Lufthansa and SWISS content through Amadeus, with no surcharge

British Airways and Amadeus extend long-term agreement

21/12/2009

Amadeus and British Airways, the UK's largest international airline, have today announced a three-year extension of their content agreement taking it up to 2013. The renewed agreement guarantees full-content access to Amadeus users worldwide, ensuring travel agents have access to the same range of fares through Amadeus as they would through the airline's website

Amadeus and Fourth Dimension Software (FDS) partner to provide next-generation technology to tour operators and providers of packaged travel worldwide

01/12/2009

Amadeus has partnered with Fourth Dimension Software (FDS), a software development and services company for the travel industry, to deliver next-generation technology to the leisure travel industry, available today worldwide. The partnership offers a solution that combines Amadeus and FDS' systems and technologies to tour operators and providers of packaged travel

Amadeus Affinity Shopper wins industry vote at PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit

23/11/2009

Amadeus announces its Affinity Shopper product, developed for airline websites and launched last week, has won the PhoCusWright travel technology innovation award. Recognised at The Travel Innovation Summit in Orlando, USA, Affinity Shopper is the first solution from Amadeus Extreme Search technology portfolio which enables travellers to shop on airline websites by their desired travel experience rather than on a linear date and destination basis

Amadeus introduces the 'Amateur-Expert Traveller'

18/11/2009

Amadeus has identified the Amateur-Expert Traveller - who is more knowledgeable, more adventurous and more likely to live in an emerging economy than ever before - and whose rise coincides with innovations in the trip experience and the growth of niche travel in the post-recessionary environment

AMADEUS EXTREME SEARCH DEVELOPMENTS WILL SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE NEXT GENERATION TRAVELLER

18/11/2009

Amadeus continues to push back the boundaries of online shopping technology for the travel sector. Amadeus Affinity Shopper, the first solution that enables travellers to shop by their desired travel experience on an airline website, was presented yesterday at the Phocuswright Conference in Orlando, USA. Amadeus Affinity Shopper is based on the Amadeus Extreme Search concept which allows consumers to ask on-line open questions such as 'where can I go, what can I do, for what I want to spend?' They instantly find clear precise alternatives to make their selection on the same search page, without the need to insert a destination city or a date of travel, unless they already know where they want to go

Eurotunnel strengthens its revenue management strategy with Amadeus fluid pricing

05/11/2009

Amadeus today announced that Eurotunnel, the group that manages the Channel Tunnel link between France and Great Britain, has successfully implemented its Fluid Pricing feature to drive increased revenues. Implementation of the solution was completed on time in February 2009. The Fluid Pricing solution, a new component of Amadeus’s industry leading RMS system, provides sophisticated information necessary to automatically and dynamically price inventory within the Central Reservation System. Eurotunnel also benefits from being able to simulate multiple scenarios for future price and market demand relationships in order to better set pricing policies that guide future decisions. Six months after Eurotunnel implemented the Amadeus Fluid Pricing solution, their car yield revenue increased by 2%

ICAO and Amadeus join forces to help manage aviation carbon emissions

02/11/2009

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, have signed an agreement for ICAO to supply Amadeus with data from its Carbon Emissions Calculator. The data will allow Amadeus’ worldwide customer base to estimate the carbon footprint of air travel

Amadeus and Rail Europe join forces for international rail sales

28/10/2009

Amadeus and Rail Europe 4A, the leading distributor of European Rail worldwide, have partnered to increase the reach of Rail Europe's European railway products and offer Amadeus travel agencies unparalleled pan-European rail content. Amadeus will connect Rail Europe’s content through the Amadeus Selling Platform - the company’s travel agency point of sale. Travel agents will be able to book European rail segments productively and as a complement to the travellers’ journey using a merge of the booking information with the customer’s PNR (Passenger Name Record), making this just as easy to integrate as any of the airline, car or hotel products available