Amadeus Hooks Up Travel Agents with Low-Cost Carriers

Amadeus is rolling out a new technology solution which will revolutionize the low cost airline market by providing comprehensive access for the first time, to sales through travel agents and corporate customers.

Amadeus Ticketless Access enables up-to-the-minute fare and flight information from ticketless carriers to be displayed alongside those of full service airlines through the Global Distribution System (GDS).

Amadeus Ticketless Access provides access to the GDS channel without significant expenditure as the airline does not place inventory into the GDS.

Amadeus developed Ticketless Access in response to market demand from travel agents and travelers, especially corporate groups, that wish to have a fuller choice of flights through a single channel.

The solution is the only one available that uses standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) messages and integrates airline content with the core back office GDS.

Ticketless Access is part of Amadeus´ commitments to deliver technology solutions that meet the needs of all airlines and to make the price of distribution equal to the perceived value it delivers to airlines.