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The Evolution of GDS by Amadeus
The document outlines the evolution and capabilities of Amadeus in e-commerce and mobile solutions within the travel industry. It highlights key statistics such as over 9,899 employees, 850 million billed transactions, and a wide range of services including mobile and social media solutions aimed at enhancing the traveler experience. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of pre-search intelligence and extreme search functionalities to capture customer interest early in the travel planning process.
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- 1. Brighter, Bolder, Better E-Commerce, Social Media , Mobile Evolution of the GDS Shibu T. George Business Solutions Manager e-Commerce & Mobile Solutions Middle East and North Africa Shibu.george@amadeus.com Beirut, Lebanon, 28 March 2012 © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA 1
- 2. Brighter, Bolder, Better Amadeus More than 195 countries served Over 9,899 employees worldwide 850 million billed transactions(a) in 2010 441 Million bookings processed 90,000+ Travel Agency Subscribers 440 Bookable airlines, 100K+ Hotel Properties Over 260 Airline Websites 95% of the Worlds scheduled airline seats. 150 million lines of written programme code © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA 2
- 3. Brighter, Bolder, Better Evolution of the GDS. Products & Solutions © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA 3
- 4. Brighter, Bolder, Better Global Distribution System ( GDS) Cruise Insurance ATPCO SITA IATA Amadeus Erding Data Center Airline Fare Server (Air) Hotels Cars Rail © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA 4
- 5. Brighter, Bolder, Better Technology Partner Internet Booking Engines Corporate Booking Engines Amadeus Webservices One-stop shop : GDS flights, LCCs, More than 5200 AeTM customers worldwide For OLTAs, IBEs, Front office complex Amadeus Hotels, Non - GDS Hotels, applications, Robots… Cars, Insurance and more ... Global Reach, Local support Global Reach, Local support Built on Open Standards SOAP/XML © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA Travel policies & approval process 31 Languages including Arabic, French Web 2.0 Compliant & English. Empower your travellers No Platform/Language/Framework Secured online payment system with Control expenses, increase efficiency Dependency, Flexible Airline Hotel Rail Airport Airport data encryption IT IT IT IT CO2 indicator ( Carbon emission ) IT Amadeus e-Power now PCI DSS 5
- 6. Brighter, Bolder, Better Evolution of the GDS © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA Mobile Booking Engines Mobile Solutions for Corporations 6
- 7. Post Booking Services Brighter, Bolder, Better Online & Mobile Solutions CheckMyTrip Website CheckMyTrip Mobile Web CheckMyTrip Mobile Companion Solution adapted for being viewed from a © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA phone-based web browser using HTML 5 Mobile application downloadable on market and offering web site features with apps. Solution based on the mobile web http://www.checkmytrip.com account/trip list synchronisation. solution (HTLM5) http://www.checkmytrip.com http://www.checkmytrip.com/mc Disclaimer: All trademarks and logos , statistics & studies used in this presentation file are the property of their respective companies. 7
- 8. Post Booking Services Brighter, Bolder, Better Mobile & Social Media © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA Disclaimer: All trademarks and logos , statistics & studies used in this presentation file are the property of their respective companies. 8
- 9. Extreme Search Breaking the boundaries of travel inspiration 9 Disclaimer: All trademarks and logos , statistics & studies used in this presentation file are the property of their respective companies.
- 10. Evolving travel search Brighter, Bolder, Better Traditional search Inspirational pre-search Price driven search Fixed origin Fixed destination Pre determined dates Suggestions on where & when to travel © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA Search process driven by the way travellers think Business evolution supported by technology 10
- 11. Brighter, Bolder, Better Extreme Search with inspirational maps I would like to visit Asia with approximately 800 Euros, but I’m not sure exactly where to go... © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA 11
- 12. Brighter, Bolder, Better Extreme Search with inspirational maps © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA 12
- 13. Brighter, Bolder, Better Pre-search intelligence Pre-search : a vital new step in the online travel agency flow Capture customers early before they have decided where & when to travel OTAs: invaluable business intelligence © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA on what travellers look for Travellers: inspirational travel information with huge flexibility on search criteria. 13
- 14. Brighter, Bolder, Better Evolution of the GDS. Communication © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA 14
- 15. Brighter, Bolder, Better Communication Channels © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA Faxes, e-Mails Newsletters Official Website : www.amadeus.com Printed Circulars e-Newsletters 15
- 16. Brighter, Bolder, Better & Now …. YouTube : youtube.com/AmadeusITGroup Google+ : plus.google.com Blog : www.amadeus.com/blog © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA Facebook : www.facebook.com/AmadeusITGroup Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/company/amadeus Twitter : www.twitter.com/amadeusnews 16
- 17. Brighter, Bolder, Better Thank you shibu.george@amadeus.com © 2011 Amadeus IT Group SA We are in the advent of a new era, moving towards a new travel DNA… Disclaimer: All trademarks and logos , statistics & studies used in this presentation file are the property of their respective companies. 17
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- #12 Stay duration between 1-30 days Multi carrier Online and interline flight connections maximum 3 legs per segment
- #18 We are in the advent of a new era moving towards the NEW travel DNA A DNA that is built around Social Media, Visual Search, Mobility, airline mechanizing, user generated content, and inspiration!