Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry today announced a three-year partnership agreement with Kanoo Travel, the largest Travel Company in the Middle East.
Under this agreement, Kanoo has chosen Amadeus' e-Travel Management, the widely deployed online booking solution for managed travel, for its corporate travel services in the Middle East.
Featuring a quick and easy booking process, Amadeus e-Travel Management helps companies increase business travel program compliance, reduce total travel spend and drive online adoption. Available in 12 languages, the global platform is easily adapted to local needs. Its low-fare search capabilities ensure corporate travellers have a wide choice of travel options. It provides corporations with improved administration features and new flexible faring options designed to help companies balance their global and local travel management needs.
This agreement demonstrates Kanoo's commitment to enhance the value it already provides corporate clients by integrating Amadeus e-Travel Management, Amadeus's award-winning globally distributed self-booking solution, into Kanoo's portfolio of solutions.
Abdulla Abo Khamseen, Executive General Manager, Kanoo Travel said, "Our partnership with Amadeus is a step forward in offering our customers the best online travel solutions that is available in the region today. The solution integrates with our existing applications allowing our clients to enjoy the benefits of working with a harmonized global infrastructure. Additionally, the agreement helps us deliver greater value to our network of clients by being the most effective travel management consultancy in the region."
Growing number of corporations today cite the ability to improve efficiency and processes as one of the most significant benefits of a global travel management programme. Amadeus e-Travel Management addresses this issue by providing improved administration features that help travel managers to simplify the booking process. Features include an enhanced display that allows travel managers to view a traveller's status quickly and easily; simplified profile management options giving profile managers a greater flexibility to assign users or travellers to an arranger or approver; and a risk-free way of offering assistance through the 'Helpdesk' feature, where support staff can view details in a "read only" format.
"We are committed and strongly positioned to support Kanoo's business growth needs in the region. As one of the leading travel management firms in the Middle East, Kanoo has been an early adopter of online booking technology," said Antoine Medawar, Vice President, Amadeus, Middle East and North Africa. "Through this new deployment, Kanoo can continue to offer seamless travel management programs while helping their clients optimize revenues and improve profitability."
