Amadeus expands range with destination content tie-up

Friday, 18 Apr, 2007 0

Amadeus is to introduce a global destination services platform for agents to book local leisure and transport services in top destinations.

Event tickets, sightseeing tours, restaurants and airport transfers will be available to book. There will also be access to travel e-guides.  

Amadeus Activities & Entertainment will be available in North America, the UK and Spain in the next six months, followed by France, Germany and Italy over the next year.

The company has signed a strategic partnership with Unaira, a consolidator of destination content and services to the travel industry, for the worldwide distribution of its content.

Destination content will be available through multiple channels, including via online travel agencies’ websites and through traditional agencies, according to Amadeus.

Agencies can offer clients tailored destination content, with almost 30,000 different products in over 400 destinations worldwide, through a smart tab within the Amadeus Selling Platform.

Destination content can be accessed by entering the customer’s Passenger Name Record, location, or travel dates, choosing from a range of options that can be customised according to the end user’s needs, Amadeus said.

The company’s managing director, travel services & leisure, Albert Pozo said: “Travellers will enjoy an expanded service enabling end-to-end trips and the booking of destination content for greater travel experience.

“Providers will gain easy access to distribution through a global multi-channel network.

“Finally, retailers will be in a position to generate additional revenues from local content across the most important destinations with a highly productive booking tool.”  

Unaira president and CEO Brice Bay said: “This partnership allows consumers to have greater access to vast array of local service providers in the travel and tourism industry and addresses a significant need – an all-encompassing international booking solution – which will have tremendous benefits to all parties involved.

“We are streamlining the entire process so that both travellers and agents will be able to easily plan entire trips from beginning to end – with more local product offerings and higher commissions.”

by Phil Davies 



 

profileimage

Phil Davies



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...