Articles tagged “amadeus”

Airlines

American Airlines Is Shaking Up Corporate Travel Booking: Here’s Why

From April, the airline will stop selling almost half its airfares through traditional channels, instead selling them exclusively through its own website and so-called New Distribution Capability-powered channels. The shakeup mostly impacts travel agencies and corporations that fly American for business. We explain.

Matthew Parsons | 3 weeks ago

American Airlines Is Shaking Up Corporate Travel Booking: Here’s Why

Travel Technology

Amadeus Rides Heavy North America Travel Back to an Annual Profit

Amadeus wants to get ahead of the changing travel industry through investments in new technologies like next-generation distribution, payments, and hotel software. Getting back into the black will help.

Justin Dawes | 3 weeks ago

Amadeus Rides Heavy North America Travel Back to an Annual Profit

Travel Technology

Amadeus Execs Offer Glimpse Into Tech Investment Trends for Next Decade

Once travelers have decided to book a trip, they don't want to jump through hoops to pay for it. Travel companies should prioritize ways to making paying as easy as possible.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

Amadeus Execs Offer Glimpse Into Tech Investment Trends for Next Decade

Online Travel

Google Flights Could Shift Strategy After Heavy Layoffs

Why doesn't Google promote Google Travel as a one-stop shop? The layoffs at Google Flights show there's too much ad revenue in play on the Google.com side of the flights business to merit such an all-in approach.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Google Flights Could Shift Strategy After Heavy Layoffs

News Blog

Ashton Kutcher’s Venture Firm Leads $15 Million Investment in Climate Tech Startup

Actor (and travel tech investor) Ashton Kutcher is at it again, as his Sound Ventures venture capital firm has co-led a $15 million investment in climate tech company Chooose. It’s the latest in a long chapter of travel investing for Kutcher, revealed on Friday, with previous deals including Affirm, Airbnb, Hipmunk and Citymaps, which was…

Matthew Parsons | 2 months ago

Travel Technology

How JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, and Amadeus Are Approaching Startup Investment in 2023

Everyone in the travel industry, especially airlines, is talking about sustainability right now. But investments are also being made in innovations that could form the industry decades from now.

Skift | 3 months ago

How JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, and Amadeus Are Approaching Startup Investment in 2023

Business Travel

Africa Travel Investor Finds New Rental Venture Incompatible With Remote Workers

Vacation rentals in African destinations tailored to professionals no longer tethered to offices? In theory it’s a sound idea, but one venture studio has just had to close down its startup.

Matthew Parsons | 4 months ago

Africa Travel Investor Finds New Rental Venture Incompatible With Remote Workers

Hotels

How Hilton Defines Wellness Travel

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at a new take on wellness travel, Thailand's tourism uptick, and Amadeus' new payments system.

Skift | 4 months ago

How Hilton Defines Wellness Travel

News Blog

Amadeus Creates New Payment Business Called Outpayce

Travel technology company Amadeus said it was making a "significant investment" by setting up a wholly-owned business called Outpayce, which will focus on “delivering a smooth and connected travel payment experience across the traveler journey and accelerating the pace of fintech innovation in travel.” It has also applied to the Bank of Spain for an…

Matthew Parsons | 4 months ago

Business Travel

Prince Harry’s Travalyst Focuses on Corp Travel Carbon Emissions With Travelport, Amadeus

Adding Amadeus and Travelport certainly expands Travalyst's reach, but the partnerships will only be worthwhile if their corporate travel agency customers adopt Travalyst's method of calculating carbon emissions.

Matthew Parsons | 4 months ago

Prince Harry’s Travalyst Focuses on Corp Travel Carbon Emissions With Travelport, Amadeus