Amadeus (CRS)
| Base data | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
Web on the left of
- amadeus.com - official Website of Amadeus.
- amadeus.net official Website of Amadeus.
- amadeus.de - official Website of Amadeus Germany.
- checkmytrip - examining PNRs.
literature
- delay and higher costs load Amadeus - the Erdinger computing centre will only produce computer week No. in the next year. 39/1990 of 28. September 1990. Detailed interview with José Tazon over the building at that time of the “largest civilian computing centre of the world”
