Amadeus today announced renewed agreements with Atlas Travel and USIT. Additionally, despite the challenging economy for the global and Irish travel industry, Amadeus Ireland signed or renewed agreements with 15 other local and international travel companies in 2012.
Noeleen Lynch, Managing Director of Atlas Travel, said: “Corporate travel management is our core business and we have built an impressive client base that includes some of the most successful companies thanks to our dedication to quality, which includes our need for advanced travel technology.
“Amadeus e-Travel Management is the online corporate booking solution that offers our customers a constantly evolving way to efficiently manage business travel. We are excited about the new user-friendly design and latest mobile developments for making this powerful tool available on the road. Automation empowers corporate travellers while enabling our consultants to focus on adding value to customers.”
Dearbhla O’Brien, Managing Director at USIT, said: “As Ireland’s leading travel company specialising in work, education and volunteer programmes abroad, we have built a reputation as experts in our field. Our call centre and retail travel unit staff need to have system flexibility and destination knowledge at their fingertips, but also access to the most competitive fares. Amadeus Web Services enable us to customise our consultants’ workflow and utilise the latest fares and shopping technology.
“Being specialists in long-haul travel means that we need reliable, last-seat airline availability to help our customers get where they need to be, even during the busiest travel periods. Thanks to Amadeus’s unique position – serving both the airline and travel seller parts of the industry – we feel able to offer our customers the best travel options at the most competitive prices.”
Volker Lorenz, General Manager, Amadeus Ireland, said{ “2012 has been a fantastic year for Amadeus. Not only have we signed 15 new customers, we have also retained key clients like USIT and Atlas Travel who value our continuous investment in smarter technology. We are also excited about the prospects for the year ahead, as we continue in our quest to help the Irish travel trade get better connected to the content and industry providers they need to succeed in travel.”
