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Amadeus and The Jetset Travelworld Group (JTG), an integrated travel business company, announced the signing of a long term agreement for Amadeus’ technology services.
JTG is an integrated travel business operating several wholesale travel businesses, franchise-based and affiliate retail agency networks, air ticket consolidation, airline representation and corporate travel management services. Amadeus is currently the core provider of distribution and IT solutions to the JTG subsidiaries, QBT, the largest Australian corporate travel management company and has serviced Qantas Holidays and Viva! Holidays wholesale businesses for a number of years.
JTG signed its agreement with Amadeus for QBT and its wholesale business due to Amadeus’ undisputable technology capabilities and will benefit from a number of sophisticated solutions including:
– Complete integration of the front, mid and back office system through the Amadeus Sales Management Solution;
– Superior online capabilities with Amadeus e-Travel Management, that integrates with the Amadeus Sales Management Solution;
– Fully customisable customer reports; and
– New automated processes enabling increased productivity for consultants.
Peter Lacaze, Chief Executive JTG said that Amadeus has been a strong and reliable partner in Australia, “The QBT business is important to JTG and partnering with Amadeus with its proven long term technology investment and unique and robust solutions was a natural choice for us. We are extremely pleased to be working with Amadeus on this agreement which is an important element in the continued growth of QBT”.
Sari Vahakoski, Managing Director for Amadeus Australia and New Zealand commented, “We are delighted to partner with the one of the largest travel companies in Australia. This agreement reinforces Amadeus’ commitment to the Australian and New Zealand travel and tourism marketplace, particularly the wholesale and business travel management sectors.”
David Brett, President of Amadeus Asia concluded, “We continue to invest in our advanced technology solutions to ensure we serve the evolving needs of our customers across Asia Pacific and globally. We look forward to working together with JTG to deliver mutually beneficial goals for the companies.”
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales. She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
