The travel industry is on its way to a more travel centric ecosystem, fueled by travelers’ heightened expectations for personalized, relevant, and distinctive travel experiences.  In this episode of the Amadeus Travel Tech Talk podcast, we are talking with both travel sellers and airlines, about one of the triggers for a modern retailing experience – NDC.     We discuss where we - as an industry - are on the NDC journey today, what’s in store for 2024 – and where NDC is heading to in the longer term. Speakers:   Heidi Pajari, Head of Distribution and Sales Development, Fin ..read more

In this episode of the Amadeus Travel Tech Talk, we speak to sustainability experts in the travel industry from both the airline, Air Canada, and climate solution company, CHOOOSE. We’ll address the most important topics concerning the future of the environment and travel, discuss the challenges and identify areas for optimism. Together with our partners across the travel ecosystem, we believe we can build a more sustainable travel industry for all. Learn more about some of the key topics related to environmental sustainability, including:  The role of carbon offsetting and immediate cl ..read more

We can never know what tomorrow will look like…  However, scenario planning offers a chance to explore and explain the possibilities. In this episode of the Amadeus Travel Tech Talk, we speak to leading scenario planning agency Stratforma and Amadeus’ head of Corporate Strategy to understand the thinking behind scenario planning and how by examining potential paths for the future could help our the travel industry move forward.   Speakers: Wolfgang Krips, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Amadeus  Nick Turner, Founder of Stratforma  Joanna Seymour-Taylor, Global ..read more

In this episode of Amadeus Travel Tech Talk, we explore the state of business travel. We also discuss the value of collaboration using the example of the partnership between GEBTA (Guild of European Business Travel Agencies) and Amadeus. This partnership is committed to helping rebuild travelers’ confidence, supporting industry renewal and delivering technology enablement. Topics under discussion: Concrete examples of collaboration across the industry and its importance for both organizations New technologies that will assist with the recovery and help restore travelers’ confidence Changes th ..read more

In this episode of the Amadeus Travel Tech Talk, we take a look at the state of travel.  We recently launched our Amadeus Travel Pulse, based on Amadeus Search data.  The data reveals that for the first four months of 2022, search volumes around the globe have been increasing, almost reaching 2019 levels.  Travel is recovering, true that it is happening at a different pace across the world, but as the data shows, we want to get back on the road.  With this in mind, we have gathered some of our experts from around the world to look at where we stand with travel.  We’ll ..read more

In this episode of the Amadeus Travel Tech Talk, we take a deep dive into the world of business travel and how this sector has changed since the pandemic, as well as discuss how TMCs need to evolve to service the business traveler of tomorrow. Topics discussed: The current state of the business travel  Business is better in real life  Servicing the new needs of business travelers  Becoming the TMC of tomorrow: challenges and solutions Speakers: Nick Vournakis, EVP and Chief Customer Officer, CWT  Paul de Villiers, Senior Vice President, Global Business Travel Accounts, A ..read more

In this podcast, we take a deep dive into NDC – looking at how industrialization of the standard has progressed in 2021, and a look ahead to what’s in store for 2022. We discuss how the industry is starting to use NDC to enhance travel retailing, with: Concrete examples of how airlines and travel sellers can personalize and deliver rich and relevant offers Travix NDC journey A reflection of how NDC has progressed in 2021 Challenges of NDC adoption Tips for travel players wanting to join the NDC journey  Speakers: Laila Ben Salah, VP Industry Relations & Air, Travix  Ludo Verhe ..read more

In this episode of the Amadeus Travel Tech Talk, we speak to sustainability experts in the travel industry from both the airline, Air Canada, and climate solution company, CHOOOSE. We’ll address the most important topics concerning the future of the environment and travel, discuss the challenges and identify areas for optimism. Together with our partners across the travel ecosystem, we believe we can build a more sustainable travel industry for all. Learn more about some of the key topics related to environmental sustainability, including:  The role of carbon offsetting and immediate c ..read more

In this episode of the Amadeus Travel Tech Talk, we speak to sustainability experts in the travel industry from both the airline, Air Canada, and climate solution company, CHOOOSE. We’ll address the most important topics concerning the future of sustainable travel, discuss the challenges and identify areas for optimism. Together with our partners across the travel ecosystem, we believe we can build a more sustainable travel industry for all. Learn more about some of the key topics related to environmental sustainability, including:  The role of carbon offsetting and immediate climate act ..read more

We can never know what tomorrow will look like…  However, scenario planning offers a chance to explore and explain the possibilities. In this episode of the Amadeus Travel Tech Talk, we speak to leading scenario planning agency Stratforma and Amadeus’ head of Corporate Strategy to understand the thinking behind scenario planning and how by examining potential paths for the future could help our the travel industry move forward.   Speakers: Wolfgang Krips, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Amadeus  Nick Turner, Founder of Stratforma  Joanna Seymour-Taylor, Global ..read more