GDS - Amadeus and Worldspan
Amadeus
- Positioned as technology provider, as well as travel information service
- Amadeus technology used in 3000 travel agent sites and by 55 airlines
Worldspan
- Worldspan buys 25% of XTRA Online
- ”managed corporate travel is an important segment”
- Xtra Online is on 250 000 corporate desktops
- Merge with Worldspan Trip Manager (which has 850 customers)
- Launched e-ticket in Europe
- Available for Worldspan agents in UK
- For e-tickets from BA, United and TWA