Direct Travel Partners with Amadeus06/23/2014, 11:59 am
Miami, FL, June 23, 2014 – Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, announced today it has entered into a strategic alliance with Direct Travel, Inc., the business travel management provider ranked among the top corporate travel management companies in the U.S., to deliver distribution services and support.
In addition to global distribution, Direct Travel will utilize the Amadeus Selling Platform, the world’s most widely used point-of-sale platform for travel professionals. Amadeus’ flagship browser-based, content-rich retailing application makes it faster, easier and more efficient for travel professionals to sell and serve travelers. Amadeus and Direct Travel will also be exploring potential opportunities to partner on future technology initiatives.
“Technology plays a critical role in our ability to execute on our aggressive growth strategy and helps our clients stay ahead of the ever-accelerating pace of business,” said Ed Adams, CEO, Direct Travel, Inc. “Our partnership with Amadeus will ensure we can fully serve our clients’ needs as we continue to expand and strengthen our business opportunities and relationships.”
Adams added that working with the right partners like Amadeus is key as Direct Travel continues with its established growth strategy focused on small and mid-market targeted acquisitions, along with sales to new and existing clients. In April, Direct Travel announced the acquisition of Caldwell Travel, a Nashville-area travel management company, as well as Maryland-based Travel Destinations Management Group, marking the company’s fifth acquisition in the past three years.
“Direct Travel is on a strong trajectory of business growth and delivering optimal service and value to their clients. We couldn’t be more pleased to partner with them and for the opportunity to provide our global distribution and technology expertise and solutions to help them further their success,” said Stephane Durand, Chief Commercial Officer, Amadeus North America.
Offering scalable systems, a community-based open platform approach and an integrated solutions portfolio, Amadeus is in a unique position to assist corporate travel customers who are looking to expand and evolve. Additionally, travel management companies such as Direct Travel benefit from Amadeus’ capabilities in critical areas such as robust search and faring and ease of integration of additional systems and partners.
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About Amadeus
Amadeus is a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (e.g. airlines, hotels, rail and ferry operators, etc.), travel sellers (travel agencies and websites), and travel buyers (corporations and travel management companies).The Amadeus group employs around 10,000 people worldwide. Amadeus has central sites in Madrid(corporate headquarters), Nice (development) and Erding (operations – data processing center) and regional offices and centers in Boston, Dallas, Miami, Buenos Aires, Bangkok and Dubai. At a market level, Amadeus maintains customer operations through 71 local Amadeus Commercial Organizations covering 195 countries.
The group operates a transaction-based business model. For the year ended December 31, 2013 the company reported revenues of €3,103.7million and EBITDA of €1,188.7 million.
Amadeus is listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange under the symbol “AMS.MC” and is a component of the IBEX 35 index. To find out more about Amadeus please visit www.amadeus.com.
About Direct Travel, Inc.
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