Amadeus Launches “Checkmytrip.com”
Travelers can now log onto Checkmytrip.com for their personalized travel Web site to view real-time graphical and destination information on every detail of their individual travel plans booked by an Amadeus travel professional.
“Having your travel itinerary and other relevant trip information accessible online is an example of the personalized service for which travelers seek out travel agencies,” said Bob Lowry, Vice President of Product Management for Amadeus North America. “For travelers using Amadeus-powered travel agencies or booking sites, Checkmytrip is the ultimate personal travel assistant.”
Checkmytrip.com provides travelers with an easy and convenient way to access customized travel information anytime, anywhere, while also enabling Amadeus travel professionals to offer more effective customer service and more efficient travel planning.
Amadeus is a leading global distribution system (GDS) and technology provider to the travel industry around the globe.
In addition to containing all components of a traveler`s itinerary (air, car, hotel, cruise, rail, tour), Checkmytrip provides full-feature graphical displays of destination-specific data, thus empowering travelers to see everything from:
? Airline seating charts
? Weather updates
? Hotel maps and driving directions
? Currency exchange
? Bed and breakfast information
? Destination & restaurant information
? Real-time flight-tracking data including the latest arrival and departure information
? Links to over 500 airports` web sites worldwide
? Metrics conversion tool
? Interactive world-time clock
Lowry adds that Checkmytrip functionality doesn`t stop there. “The site is available in 11 languages so far,” he said. This online itinerary tool is also being made available to Amadeus customers worldwide via localized websites designed to suit their specific needs.
Checkmytrip also lets users print travel plans; offers a customized e-mail option that notifies friends and family or business associates of the latest changes in itinerary. Once a trip is booked through one of the thousands of Amadeus travel professionals or online booking sites connected to the Amadeus System, an e-mail containing the trip details along with the URL link to the Checkmytrip site is immediately sent to the traveler by their Amadeus agent. The traveler reviews their e-mail trip details or simply clicks the link to launch their personalized travel itinerary. If the traveler does not have access to e-mail, they can obtain their travel plan details at anytime by logging onto the Web site, www.checkmytrip.com
Checkmytrip also provides a great way for Amadeus travel professionals to increase customer satisfaction by sending directed marketing e-messages and quickly responding to customer inquiries. Additionally, if travel plans change, the information is instantly updated.
Security offered on this web site is based on a technology called Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”), which lets the browser automatically encrypt or scramble the data before it is transmitted. Amadeus and its travel professional community maintains a high level of integrity, security, and usage guidelines for the traveler information it represents.
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