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Home > Company Index > Leisure > Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & Other Travel Services > Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, S.A.

Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, S.A.
 PROFILE
Amadeus rocks as one of the world's largest travel reservation and ticketing systems. More than 54,000 travel agencies use Amadeus Global Travel's distribution network, which books flights on about 500 airlines. It also makes reservations at more than 300 hotel chains, as well as car rental agencies and cruise, tour, and ferry operators. Europe accounts for more than 65% of sales. The company has been expanding into e-commerce (it launched Italian language Web site eviaggi.com in 2000 with partner L'Espresso) and provides software and services for sites such as OneTravel.com. The company owns travel sites e-Travel and Vacation.com. Amadeus Global Travel's owners include airlines Air France (23%), Iberia (18%), and Lufthansa (18%).

 COMPETITION
Galileo International, Inc. (GLC)
Sabre Inc. (TSG)
Worldspan L.P. (dossier)

 DEALS
Deal: wCities in Content Partnership With Amadeus
Date Announced: 05.29.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): Not Disclosed
Description: Location-based provider of city guides to provide content for tourism industry information service.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,472.30
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 7.8%
Employees: 3,177
Revenue per employee: $463,424.61

 KEY PEOPLE
• Jose A. Tazon
    CEO
• Riswan Rahman
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Salvador de Madariaga 1
En28027 Madrid, Spain
Phone: 34-915-820-100
Fax: 34-915-820-188
Online: Web Site

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