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Amadeus offers up a tasty new menu
BANGKOK – Amadeus has released the latest version of the Amadeus Agency Internet Engine (AAIE) solution customised for the Asian region.
AAIE (Asia) offers new features that make it easier for travel agencies to build more effective websites and increase online revenues.
One of the highlights of the latest version of AAIE (Asia) is a wider range of service fee options.
This allows travel agencies to pick and choose from an enhanced “menu†of service fees to suit their business model, including credit card charge fees, service fees per Passenger Name Record (PNR), per booking class, per segment and more.
In addition, the upgrade is integrated with the Payment Gateway, allowing the travel agent’s customer to make purchases online using PayPal, AsiaPay and Moneydirect.
Also included is a graphical seat map function, enabling the travel agent’s customers to select their seats.
Said Olivier Froger, director business solutions at Amadeus Asia, “This solution is recognised by the industry as a low-cost, low-risk route to travel e-commerce.â€
“PhoCusWright recently projected a 17 percent gain in the Asia Pacific online leisure and the unmanaged business travel market to reach US$35.7 billion in 2009.
“To date, Amadeus has seen online travel agency bookings in Asia Pacific grow by 34 percent, compared to the same period last year.â€
“Travel agencies need to evolve in line with this trend and leverage the Internet to their advantage.â€
Agencies are able to use AAIE (Asia) to customise the look and feel of their websites, as well as expand their offer to include services such as hotel booking and car rental.
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