IN AN effort to expand its hotel IT portfolio, Amadeus has acquired Dutch property management system provider Itesso.
Amadeus aims to bring together central reservation systems, property management systems (PMS), revenue management systems, plus sales and catering into a cloud-based community platform.
The integrated solution will share data from all primary hotel applications to give a single view of the guest, as well as visibility and control of the business across brands, groups and properties.
Amadeus believes that the industry is ready to adopt this model, and the integration of the cloud-native Itesso Enterprise Lodging System (ELS) will help fulfil its vision.
“Property management technology is a critical component of our strategy and we assessed numerous options to extend our capabilities in this area,” said Paco Perez-Lozoa, senior vice president of new businesses at Amadeus.
All of Itesso’s employees are expected to move to Amadeus, bringing over their hospitality and property management expertise built up over 20 years. The company currently provides PMS technology to 1,800 properties worldwide.
“Integrating the Itesso ELS as a key module of Amadeus’ cloud-based platform for the hotel industry opens up a whole new spectrum of possibilities for our customers – current and future,” said Bas Blommaart, managing director of Itesso.
