Amadeus (CRS)

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name: Amadeus global Travel distribution S.A.
Company form: Corporation
head office: Madrid
further main locations: Sophia Antipolis with Nice,
Erding with Munich
of chairmen: José Antonio Tázon
of markets: 214*
*Amadeus calculates its world-wide
operational readiness level on basis of a list
of the countries given change of
the International Organization for Standardization.
Coworker: 4.974
attached is
travel agencies: 75,000
sales offices airlines: 11.057
postable is
airlines: 500
rented car companies: 42 with 30.000 rented car act ions
hotels: 56.000 of 322 chains
tour operators: 250
traffic groups: 51
courses: 39
driving offerers: 32
insurance: 39
Eventanbieter: End

of the 1980-he 1980 originated in to 400 the flight reservation system Amadeus. To 17. June 1987 into of Paris the contracts for the establishment computers of the reservation system (CRS) were signed Amadeus of air France, Iberia, SAS and German Lufthansa. As reaction to the US-American supremacy an internationally marketable CRS on European basis should be developed with Amadeus. The first phase of the system development was final 1991, the first reservation became to 7. January 1992 accomplished. 1995 were taken over the American competitor system One, a daughter of the airline Eastern Airlines. In the year 2002 ascended Amadeus to the world Mark leader during flight reservations. 2005 were initiated a strategic reorientation. Amadeus aims at, to the offerer of IT, leading world-wide - to become solutions for airlines and the entire tourism industry.

Rechenzentrum in Erding
Computing centre in Erding

company headquarters is Madrid. The location Nice is responsible for the software development. The computing centre is in Erding with Munich. Further important locations are Miami, Bangkok, London, Buenos Aires and Sydney


In the individual countries national marketing Companies ( NMCs) is responsible for the support of the travel agencies and the organizers. The NMCs is independent societies, which however often are in the possession of Amadeus. The NMC responsible for Germany is Amadeus Germany, bath Homburg (before times start Amadeus and/or. START). The German NMC takes a privileged position, since she took over additionally to regional also global tasks, as for instance the world-wide central purchase or Security services.


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