Tag: Amadeus
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Amadeus reveals trends shaking up retail travel industry
In 2018, Asia-Pacific received an inbound volume of around 688 million visitors, almost 50 million more foreign arrivals than in 2017, according to PATA's...
Major GDS players offer agents access to new Qantas channel
With the signing of separate distribution agreements with major GDS players, Qantas will make available its new pathway designed to deliver more personalised and...
Expedia’s De Schepper joins Amadeus as online travel EVP and APAC...
Mieke De Schepper has been appointed executive vice president for online travel and managing director for Asia-Pacific at Amadeus.
De Schepper joins Amadeus from Egencia,...
Air India’s exclusive distribution deal with Travelport draws flak from agents
Indian travel agents and associations have taken offence to the recent decision of national carrier Air India to make Travelport its exclusive GDS provider...
Malaysia Airlines pilots Amadeus’ chatbot for bookings
Malaysia Airlines, together with Amadeus, has launched MHchat, a new feature which helps travellers book flights and pay through Facebook Messenger.
Jointly developed with Malaysia...
Amadeus stresses agent education amid NDC revolution
NDC is fast becoming a reality as industry adoption of the new standard becomes more widespread, although there remains work to be done to...
Why TravelClick clicks for Amadeus
Amadeus describes its acquisition of TravelClick, now confirmed, as an important milestone for its hospitality business, enabling it to expand into new product categories...
Leading travel players join NDC initiatives
Sabre has enlisted four travel companies as launch partners of its Beyond NDC initiative, one of whom has also joined Amadeus' NDC-X programme.
The four...
Taking off with NDC
As the technology surrounding IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) slots into place, initial scepticism in the industry is now giving way to significant acceptance among the three major GDSs and most of its airline members. TTG Asia takes a look at where the travel sector is today with NDC adoption, and what its trajectory and future will be.