Amadeus, schools ink IT accord

AMADEUS has forged partnerships with some educational institutions in training their students on the use of the latest information-technology platforms for the travel and tourism industry.

Amadeus Philippines general manager Albert Villadolid said through this venture, travel agencies in the country will have competent talent readily available from school.

Amadeus Philippines, he said, entered into long-term agreements with De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, Far Eastern University, Lyceum of the Philippines University, San Sebastian College, University of the Philippines and University of San Jose Recoletos.

Under the agreements, Amadeus Philippines will provide all the partner-schools with its wide range of e-learning courses that will be used in the training of college students on the intricacies of the travel and tourism industry.

“We expect our partnerships with some of the country’s leading schools to create a steady pool of globally certified travel professionals, trained in using the most widely deployed global distribution system in the world,” Villadolid said.

He said this will also keep the major schools in the country on track with the breakthroughs that Amadeus is achieving in its research and development, to make available to all stakeholders in the tourism industry the most efficient technology.

The Amadeus platform, he said, is the popular choice among travel agencies, airlines, hotels, cruise liners, car rental companies and insurance firms.

Enderun Colleges, the Philippine affiliate of Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland and the Alain Ducasse Formation in France, also entered into a partnership with Amadeus Philippines for the training of its students on the use of the Amadeus Property Management System (PMS).

The Amadeus PMS is directly linked to the Amadeus Global Distribution System and includes its inter-hotel chain communication capability and e-mail confirmation facility.

Amadeus started Philippine operations in 1997 and its patented technology is now being used by more than 2,000 travel agencies, leading domestic airlines and hotels.