Amadeus sponsors HK power breakfast
January 14, 2011 by Paphada Apimonton
Filed under News, North Asia, Technology
BANGKOK, 14 January 2011 – Amadeus, is promoting its study “The Travel Gold Rush 2020,” at what it calls an Amadeus Power Breakfast to be held in Hong Kong, 18 January.
The seminar will take place at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, North Block, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, from 0800 to 1100. This event is free for corporate travel managers but seats are limited.
Abacus beefs up channel management
January 12, 2011 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Aviation, News, Southeast Asia, Technology
SINGAPORE, 12 January 2011 – Abacus International announced Tuesday the appointment of Danny Kondic as vice president, channel management.
Mr Kondic is an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, having started his career with Qantas in Sydney, Australia.
He has also held senior roles in the airline business including Malaysia Airlines in Kuala Lumpur as well as travel agency, wholesale and content with Kuoni Travel and most recently with Gullivers Travel Associates, both based in Hong Kong.
OneClick launch touts security tool
BANGKOK 4 November 2010 – A new online application, OneClick, introduced by Amadeus Asia Pacific, claims to be able to keep companies in touch with their employees during national emergencies and travel disruptions.
Introduced Thursday at a media briefing held at its Bangkok regional headquarters, Amadeus said the application allowed corporate users to quickly locate travelling employees in the event of an emergency.
Amadeus OneClick was developed over nine months starting last December and research with potential users suggested it should support what is legally termed “duty of care.” Read more
Travel agents favour ease of bookings
October 21, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under News
SINGAPORE, 21 October 2010 – The first Amadeus survey on Asia Pacific hotel distribution trends, released Wednesday, shows travel agents believe ease of booking hotel inventory is just as important as securing an attractive rate, when it comes to selecting accommodation for clients.
Amadeus revealed the research findings at the Web in Travel Conference, held in Singapore yesterday on the side lines of ITB Asia.
It examined travel agents’ and travellers’ perspectives on hotel selection and the booking process to help bridge the gap between agents and hoteliers.
Abacus pushes growth in Thai market
October 19, 2010 by Rapeepat Mantanarat
Filed under News
BANGKOK, 19 October 2010 – Abacus International is confident it can still grow market share in Thailand despite being locked out of THAI’s domestic airline content due to TG’s exclusive arrangement with Amadeus Asia Pacific.
Abacus’s current market share is reported at around 20% and the company maintains it has grown market share in Thailand consistently but declines to reveal target growth for this year.
“We will grow faster but there are restrictions,” Abacus president and CEO, Robert Bailey told TTR Weekly at the Abacus International Conference in Ho Chi Minh City last week.
Abacus enhances agent products
October 18, 2010 by Rapeepat Mantanarat
Filed under News
HO CHI MINH CITY, 18 October 2010 – Abacus International, a provider of travel solutions and services, unveiled new products, Friday, that will enhance travel agents’ workflow and help them to tap applications that use smart phones.
The latest tools that are geared to mobile technology gained the most attention at the 7th Abacus International Conference held in Ho Chi Minh City, 13 to 15 October, as the Asian global distribution systems hammered home the importance of staying in touch with the latest sales trends if travel agents want to stay in business.
Kenya Airways signs with Travelport
September 22, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Technology
Nairobi, 22 September, 2010 –- Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry and Kenya Airways have signed off on a full-content agreement for Galileo and Worldspan-connected users worldwide.
This agreement will enable users to gain access to the Kenya Airways’ full inventory of flights and fares, including web fares.
Abacus chief bullish on 2010 trends
February 25, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under News
2010 is off to a good start for Asia’s travel industry, thanks mainly to a strong performance in the last quarter of 2009.
The predictions were made by Abacus, CEO and president, Robert Bailey, at a media presentation in Singapore earlier this week.
Abacus International, Asia’s leading global distribution system for travel agencies, revealed in its 2010 market study that new business practices had surfaced during the economic downturn that will underpin growth and set the underlying trends for the year ahead.
Robert Bailey
Asia’s GDS release new products
July 10, 2009 by Imtiaz Muqbil
Filed under Technology
Against a backdrop of instability, two of Asia’s leading GDS release new products aimed at travel agents. Travel Impact Newswire’s executive editor. Imtiaz Muqbil, reports.
New product announcements by two of the Asia Pacific region’s leading travel technology companies indicate how they are seeking new opportunities in times of instability in the travel and tourism industry.
Singapore-based Abacus is targeting small and medium sized travel agents while Madrid-based Amadeus, which has its Asia Pacific headquarters in Bangkok, is targeting corporate travellers. Read more
