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Amadeus’ e-Travel® Planitgo Scoops Prestigious “World’s Leading Internet Booking Engine Technology Provider” Award
Madrid, 21 December, 2004: e-Travel, the global leader in online travel solutions and the e-commerce business unit of Amadeus, today announced that it has won the prestigious leading Internet booking engine technology provider prize at the annual World Travel Awards ceremony.
The World Travel Awards was conceived in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world’s travel and tourism industry.
Eight technology providers had been nominated for the award. Amadeus e-Travel and the other nominees appeared on the 2.5 million ballot forms that were sent to more than 150,000 travel executives and 80,000 travel agencies worldwide. The number of ballots returned was up by 18 per cent from 2003 and competition was fierce as companies battled to secure the prestigious winner’s status.
e-Travel, the “world’s leading Internet booking engine technology provider”, powers 60 airlines including Air Canada, Air France, Iberia, Qantas, and agencies such as Opodo.
Jérôme Destors, Director, Suppliers and Agencies, Amadeus e-Travel said: “I am delighted that the World Travel Awards recognized e-Travel Planitgo to be the global leading e-commerce solution. I take this award not only to acknowledge our significant technology investment programs in operational excellence, merchandising, and servicing, but also to highlight the resulting business outcome of our airline and agency customer base in terms of growth, profit, and end-user loyalty.”
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About e-Travel
<pe-Travel, the e-commerce business unit of Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A., is the leading global provider of online travel technology. It provides e-commerce solutions to airlines, corporations, travel agencies and other online travel businesses, and is dedicated to its customers’ net success. e-Travel serves customers in 90 countries including corporations such as Airbus, DaimlerChrysler and Oracle Corporation, airlines and travel suppliers such as Air France, Iberia and Qantas, and online agencies such as Opodo. Parent company Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A. is the leading global distribution system (GDS) and technology provider serving the marketing, sales and distribution needs of the world’s travel and tourism industries. For further information, please visit our Web site at www.e-travel.com
For further information, please contact:
Corporate & Marketing CommunicationAmadeus Global Travel Distribution
Tel.: +34 91 582 0160
Fax: +34 91 582 0188
Email: externalcommunication@amadeus.net
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