Amadeus and business travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) have signed an agreement certifying CWT as
Amadeus and business travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) have signed an agreement certifying CWT as a global reseller of Amadeus e-Travel Management, the most widely deployed online booking solution for global managed travel.
Published: 24 May 2006
Amadeus and business travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) have signed an agreement certifying CWT as a global reseller of Amadeus e-Travel Management, the most widely deployed online booking solution for global managed travel.
Amadeus e-Travel Management will complement CWT’s proprietary online booking tool CWT Horizon, which is available in the United States and Canada.
CWT clients benefit from the seamless integration of Amadeus e-Travel Management with proprietary CWT applications, including the CWT Travel Portal; CWT Portrait, the company’s profile management tool; and CWT Harp, CWT’s centralised hotel database. By dealing directly with CWT, clients who choose Amadeus e-Travel Management will also enjoy the benefits of working with a single contact, as well as preferential pricing.
Hubert Joly, president and chief executive officer of CWT, said that companies can save up to 10 percent of their total travel budget by adopting online booking.
Joly added that CWT’s expertise in online implementation and optimisation, coupled with the reliability and ease of use of an online booking tool like Amadeus e-Travel Management, allow the company to drive rapid online adoption on behalf of our clients.
He also highlighted the importance of providing complementary online and full-service capabilities.
“Amadeus’ global technology offering allows us to do just that,” he said.
Ian Wheeler, vice president – marketing, Amadeus said the benefits of online business travel management are most clearly felt when the technology is closely integrated with professional travel management services.
“With this new agreement, CWT can continue to offer seamless travel management programmes on top of Amadeus’ online booking technology,” said Wheeler.