Amadeus News

Diversification sees revenue rise at Amadeus
Amadeus maintained solid financial growth in 2018, reporting a 6.6 per cent increase in revenue to €4,944 million for the year. The figure was supported by the operating performance of both its distribution and IT solutions businesses, as well as the acquisition and consolidation of the TravelClick business from October.

Amadeus partners with Barclaycard for new payment solution
The technology allows businesses to generate single-use digital cards, providing greater control and oversight of spend.

Amadeus expands distribution agreement with Qantas
Amadeus has signed a new distribution agreement with Qantas, Australia’s national carrier, that includes a private channel. The private channel will be known as the Qantas Channel and will come into effect on in August.

RwandAir expands partnership with Amadeus
RwandAir is expanding its partnership with Amadeus to adopt technology that will allow its customers to benefit from improved efficiency, a better experience and increased convenience.

Oakwood signs major partnership with TravelClick
Oakwood hopes the deal will place it at the forefront of online booking capability, enabling seamless integration with mainstream travel and online booking platforms as well as travel management platforms.

De Schepper handed Online Travel leadership role with Amadeus
Amadeus has announced Mieke De Schepper has been appointed to lead Travel Channels’ Online Travel segment, effective immediately.

Ropers to lead strategic growth businesses at Amadeus
Amadeus has announced the appointment of senior business and technology heavyweight Stefan Ropers to lead its strategic growth businesses.

SereneAir signs distribution partnership with Amadeus
SereneAir has announced a three-year content distribution agreement with Amadeus which will see the growing airline make available more of its service offerings to global travel partners.

Janete Ripardo, regional sales manager, mobile, Europe, CheckMyTrip by Amadeus
Breaking Travel News speaks to Janete Ripardo, regional sales manager for mobile in Europe at CheckMyTrip by Amadeus, as she picks up the trophy for World’s Leading Travel App at the World Travel Awards Grand Final in Lisbon.

Claudios Santos, country manager, Portugal, Amadeus
Taking the title of World’s Leading Global Distribution System at the World Travel Awards, Claudios Santos, country manager for Portugal at Amadeus, tells Breaking Travel News what the honour means to him and the company.

Bosch signs Amadeus for end-to-end travel solution
Amadeus’ latest partnership will see engineering company Bosch implement its flagship online booking tool, cytric Travel. The deal will also see the added integration of Chrome River’s expense management tool, which will help the company process its global travel spend.

Amadeus reports strong financial performance for early 2018
The tech giant achieved an adjusted profit of €887 million over the first nine months of the year, growth of 5.1 per cent compared to the same period last year.