Amadeus News
Lotus Tours partners with Amadeus
Lotus Tours, a leading Hong Kong travel service provider and ticketing wholesaler, has signed entered into a ten-year partnership with Amadeus. The partnership will provide Lotus a competitive advantage in Hong Kong, with Amadeus providing customised, end-to-end IT solutions and consultancy services which will enable Lotus and its affiliated companies to streamline their work flows and automate manual tasks for improved efficiencies.
Amadeus to sell Delta premium economy flights
Delta Air Lines and Amadeus have expanded their commercial relationship to enable the sale of Economy Comfort, Delta’s premium economy seats offering more leg room, through Amadeus’ global distribution system (GDS).
Amadeus sees increase in profits over first half
Amadeus IT Holding, parent company of the Amadeus Group has announced year-on-year financial and operating results for six months ended June 30th. Adjusted profit for the first half increased 26.1 per cent to reach €332.5 million, due principally to the substantial reduction in interest expense.
Amadeus dividend approved by shareholders at SGM
Amadeus IT Holding, S.A, parent company of the Amadeus Group, a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, announces that today its shareholders approved the annual dividend at the Shareholders’ General Meeting (SGM).
Amadeus opens up ARIA Templates to third-party developers
Amadeus has announced it is opening one of its core technology frameworks - Amadeus ARIA Templates - to the open source community. The move follows decisions by Travelport, which unveiled its own developer network opening up its Universal API in November 2011, and Sabre, which launched its Red App Center a few months earlier.
Airlines took €18.23 in ancillary revenue in 2011, reveals Amadeus
IdeaWorksCompany and Amadeus have announced the results of the Amadeus Review of Ancillary Revenue Results for 2011. IdeaWorksCompany researched the financial filings made by 108 airlines all over the world, 50 of which disclose ancillary revenue activity, to identify that the ancillary revenue reported by airlines grew to €18.23 billion in 2011.
Amadeus joins with EU for ‘Low Season Tourism’ initiative
Amadeus has supported the launch in Sao Paulo of the European Commission’s ‘Low Season Tourism’ initiative that will look at actions to enhance the competitiveness of the tourism sector by stimulating the travel flow between European and South American countries. This will be achieved by promoting travel in particular in the respective low seasons of Europe and South America, utilising the available spare airline and accommodation capacity thus benefiting the local economy of the host destinations.
Amadeus Gulf opens new headquarters in Abu Dhabi
Amadeus Gulf has opened its new headquarters in Abu Dhabi, close to the Abu Dhabi International Airport. The move aims to support the fast-growing Gulf travel and tourism sector.
Amadeus announces five-year global agreement with CCRA Travel Solutions
Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announced it has signed a five-year agreement with CCRA Travel Solutions, a global company specialising in travel services integration and distribution, to provide worldwide distribution services and technology to assist CCRA in their expansion plans worldwide to build an international consortia of travel agencies.
Microsoft achieves 53% adoption rate increase thanks to Amadeus
Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, partnered with Microsoft for the first major implementation of its online booking tool in Russia. Amadeus e-Travel Management is a comprehensive travel management solution which serves corporations´ travel needs through a single entry point.
Trenitalia and Amadeus sign global distribution agreement
Trenitalia, the transport division of the Italian FS Group, and Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, today announce that they have formed a partnership to distribute Trenitalia content through all Amadeus channels.
Italian rail giant Trenitalia joins with Amadeus
Trenitalia, the transport division of the Italian FS Group, and Amadeus have announced they have formed a partnership to distribute content through all Amadeus channels. Travel agents around the world will be able to book both Trenitalia’s high speed rail products Frecce Alta Velocità, and Frecciabianca through the existing sales channels and through the Amadeus global distribution system, which links 91,000 points of sale worldwide.