More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more
Want personalized travel alerts sent to your WhatsApp? Need your biometric “keys” housed in a secure app? Or would you like your hotelier to digitally send you tips on which tours and activities to check out locally once you can go on vacation again?
These are some the questions Amadeus is asking. The Madrid-based company wants to expand the ways it makes money. So it has quietly unveiled Nexwave, a business incubator that pinpoints promising ideas and cultivates the company’s next generation of products, Skift has learned.
(24 Feb 2021) American Airlines has renewed its content distribution agreement with Amadeus.
Included in the agreement is NDC-enabled content from American Airlines that will go live globally in the Amadeus Travel Platform in the coming months.
The new content will enable travel advisors to purchase a Main Plus offer, which includes a Main Cabin Extra or Preferred Seat along with an additional free checked bag and Group 5 boarding privileges. The new feature will be for all NDC-enabled agencies booking travel on any American-operated flight.
“This achievement marks the beginning of a new way for us to engage with our customers. Thanks to the successful