Dubai, UAE, April 26, 2010: Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions and transaction processor for the travel and tourism industry, today announced that it will have a major presence at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to be held from May 4 - 7, 2010.
The four-day event will see Amadeus roll out an array of technology products and solutions for Middle East based travel agencies, airlines and hotel industry. ATM visitors will get an opportunity to see live demos and gain more information on these solutions at the Amadeus stand.
"This is Amadeus' ninth year at the ATM which without doubt is an important event for us as Middle East & North Africa is a strategic region for Amadeus. One of our key products on display will be the Amadeus SMS solution for the travel agents, an exclusive web-based tool that allows travel agents to update their customers with their latest travel itinerary via SMS. In addition we will unveil a couple of solutions fresh off Amadeus innovation area, as our aim is to allow the customers to review and get a feel of the new product that will be on display. Additionally, the result of Amadeus' sustained investment in technology will be present together with a group of specialists that will guide our visitors through the Amadeus experience," said Antoine Medawar, Vice President, Middle East & North of Africa, at Amadeus.
Amadeus stand will be located in hall no 5, stand number TT20 in the technology section.
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Amadeus is the chosen technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry. The company provides distribution and technology solutions to help its customers adapt, grow and succeed in the fast changing travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies and tour operators), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (corporations and travellers).
Amadeus operates under a transaction-based business model that offers IT solutions to virtually all players in the travel industry. The Amadeus system processed more than 670 million billable travel transactions in 2009.
Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters & marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations - data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires, Bangkok and Dubai. At market level, Amadeus maintains customer operations through 72 local Amadeus Commercial Organisations covering 195 countries.
The company is majority owned by Amadeus IT Holding S.A., whose shareholders are BC Partners, Cinven, Air France, Iberia and Lufthansa. The Amadeus group employs over 9,300 employees worldwide, with 123 nationalities represented at the central offices.
More information about Amadeus is available at: http://www.amadeus.com
For more information, please contact:
Priscilla Stanley
Asda'a Burson-Marsteller
Tel: +971 4 3344550
Fax: +971 4 3344556
Email: p.stanley@asdaa.com
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