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Cross-Sell Ancillary ServicesAdd to the flight, a car, insurance and a night
Amadeus Cross-Sell Ancillary Services is quite simply about making the planning and booking of a journey easier for your customers. Amadeus facilitates a centralised pool of content that is relevant to their trip, accessible across all touch points and bookable through advanced technology applications that inter-face seamlessly with your existing Amadeus reservation platform.
www.amadeus.com/airlineIT
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Amadeus Cross-Sell Ancillary Services 3
Amadeus Hotels 5
Amadeus Insurance 7
Amadeus Cars 9
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Amadeus Cross-Sell Ancillary Services is quite simply about making the planning and booking of a journey easier for your customers. Amadeus facilitates a centralised pool of content that is relevant to their trip, accessible across all touch points and bookable through advanced technology applications that interface seamlessly with your existing Amadeus reservation platform.
1. From one single source, select the content you want to sell:
…a rental car on-site!
With over 36,000 car rental locations in
250 countries serving both airport and city
destinations, Amadeus Cars Plus delivers a
comprehensive portfolio of multinational,
local and car broker content. Our feature-
rich solution enables customised searches,
access to negotiated and public rate
bookings, detailed pricing information,
comparative shopping displays and much
more. With an intuitive and user-friendly
booking flow, adding a car rental reservation
to the flight is now a fast and simple process.
…a hotel night!
From small, boutique hotels to large
multinational chains, the Amadeus Hotels
portfolio features over 95,000 properties
covering all major cities and airports as well
as sought-after leisure destinations. With
advanced search options, extensive multi-
media content, real-time availability and
access to a comprehensive range of rates
and room types, Amadeus Hotels can cater
for all your customers’ accommodation
requirements, whilst earning substantial
commission revenue for your airline.
…insurance so your customers sleep tight!
With the extra peace of mind that travel
insurance brings, incorporating Amadeus
Insurance into your cross-sell offering
provides a total-trip experience for your
passengers. Select from the wide range of
industry-leading insurance companies that
provide coverage in 75+ markets. In just
one click, your customers can purchase the
appropriate insurance policy which is then
fully integrated into the passenger name
record, becoming an integral component of
the trip.
In one place, with one partner, transformancillary services into profitable sales
Amadeus Cars Plus Amadeus Hotels Amadeus Insurance
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Cross-Sell Ancillary ServicesAdd to the flight, a car, insurance and a night
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2. Implement the cross-sell technology that works best for your sales channels:
Whether you require an off-the-shelf ‘plug and play’ booking tool or a customised, full-service ancillary solution, Amadeus technology
applications are flexible and scalable to suit your precise business needs, integrating seamlessly with Altéa, enhancing operations and the
customer shopping experience.
3. Benefit from our ‘know-how’ and global supplier network:
With over 20 years experience in delivering innovative technology solutions to the travel industry, Amadeus has the knowledge and
expertise to guide you into becoming a successful ancillary service retailer.
> we can facilitate valuable commercial contacts thanks to strong global partnerships with our car, hotel and insurance suppliers.
> we have an in-depth understanding of the ancillary supplier business models.
> we provide online and offline booking solutions, and guarantee a smooth implementation transition with ongoing
post-sales support.
More than 30 airlines worldwide already cross-sell ancillary travel services with Amadeus solutions.
Increase revenues > Boost your share of total travel expenditure by earning 10-40% commissions on
Amadeus hotel, car and travel insurance bookings.
Brand Longevity > Compete with online players with our award-winning e-Retail booking engine, and
strengthen your brand value by becoming a full-service travel retailer.
Customer Satisfaction > Give your passengers a total-trip experience, making it faster and easier to book all
travel arrangements in one place, and access from one PNR.
Small Outlay, Big Results > With minimal investment, turn your airline into a select travel shop with state-of-the-
art reservation technology across all touch points.
> Benefit from technology enhancements and new content at no extra cost.
> Enjoy workflow efficiencies with full PNR integration in mid and back-office
applications, improving productivity and profitability.
Add Value to Your Airline Business with Cross-sell Ancillary Sales
For your online channel: for a fast and simple implementation, our powerful Amadeus e-Retail web booking engine provides a user-
friendly and flexible interface, together with intuitive functionalities that can be easily customised to match your existing ‘look and
feel’. For custom user interface development projects, we can support you with our Web Design Services which are also compatible with
Amadeus Shopping Basket, a powerful and versatile shopping cart solution designed to drive on-line sales and bring your cross-sell
business to the next level.
For specific requirements, Amadeus Web Services provides another option to develop a cross-sell booking solution.
For your offline channel: with Altéa Reservation Desktop and Altéa Call Center your booking agents can easily convert flight queries into
profitable cross-selling opportunities, by prompting customers to add a hotel, car or insurance reservation which is seamlessly integrated
into the master PNR.
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For further information, visit www.amadeus.com/airlineIT
or please contact us: [email protected]
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“It [Amadeus Cross-sell Ancillary solution] works like a treat. It’s the best product out there, and if Amadeus e-commerce customers are not already using it, they should be asking themselves why not!”
John Lonergan, General Manager Direct Channels, QantasQantas cross-sell: Case Study
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With so many flight passengers requiring hotel accommodation at their destination, cross-selling hotel rooms with an air booking provides the ideal opportunity to both increase ancillary revenues and offer your customers a one-stop shopping experience.
Global Content, Best Rates
With an extensive portfolio of over 95,000 hotels located around the
world, ranging from luxury boutique properties and budget hotels to
sought-after chains in emerging destinations – each offering a range
of rooms and rates – Amadeus Hotels gives your leisure and business
customers the widest breadth and depth of accommodation content.
And with Amadeus LinkHotel – an Amadeus-owned worldwide hotel
representation company – we can now target any new properties you
require on specific routes and integrate them into Amadeus. What’s
more, over 95% of all Amadeus–connected hotels support Amadeus
Best Available Rates, guaranteeing your customers competitive rates
in their chosen destination.
Benefits at a glance
> Secure, robust and reliable transaction processor with 99.5%
guaranteed server accessibility.
> New revenue generation: 10-15% typical hotel commissions.
> Increased customer satisfaction as air and hotel multi-trip
plan can be booked in one place.
> Extensive choice of hotel content available in real-time through
one cost-effective solution: 95,000 properties and growing,
thanks to a proactive approach to integrate more hotels.
> Wide range of public and negotiated rates to offer
competitive content.
> Seamless multi-channel experience across touch points with
a choice of online and offline hotel booking solutions.
> Full integration of hotel booking with airline PNR and back
office work flow.
> New hotel content and product functionalities are made
available at no extra cost.
> Drive customer loyalty by enabling your customers to add
their frequent flyer number to earn more miles/points from
hotel bookings.
Multi-channel Solution
Amadeus Hotels is a highly intuitive booking tool, providing real-
time availability and instant booking confirmation. Furthermore,
the in-depth descriptive content (policies, locations, facilities),
multi-media features (photos, maps) and time-saving tools (search
options, auto-completion, data pre-population, comparison view)
make it easy for customers to search, shop and book the best
hotel match for their unique trip requirements. Amadeus Hotels
is also a multi-channel solution, available across online and offline
customer touch points. For your e-Commerce requirements, you
can select the hotel booking platform that best suits your needs –
from an off-the-shelf ‘plug and play’ to customisable XML or Web
Services applications. And with full PNR integration, the flight data
can be automatically fed into the hotel booking page making for
a fast and simple booking flow, convenient air/hotel travel plan
servicing (e-Retail Manage My Booking, Amadeus CheckMyTrip) and
subsequent back office reporting.
Amadeus Hotels
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A Cross-Selling Partner You can Trust
Amadeus has established excellent partnerships with our global
portfolio of hotel companies, with a clear focus in providing not only
extensive hotel content but also a pool of experts to help you drive
your hotel cross-sell strategy. When you decide to add Amadeus
Hotels to your airline offering, we will provide you with the right
provider contacts in the hotel domain, the technological expertise to
implement our hotel booking technology, and the industry know-
how to help you launch your new ancillary service successfully.
Single-Availability Display
Map Availability DisplayMulti-Availability Display
* Search Engine Shopping is currently available primarily for Web Services customers with a progressive roll out to Amadeus front office products ongoing
Amadeus Hotels Architecture
Real-time availability and
pricing real-time/on
request booking
Real-time availability, pricing
and booking
Amadeus Hosted Hotel Content
PRIVATE HOTEL CONTENTAllotments etc.
AMADEUS LINKHOTEL(Independent/Small Chain Representation)
SEAMLESS SHOPPINGReal time availability/pricing/booking
DESCRIPTIVE CONTENTImages, maps, text...
Amadeus Central System
SEARCH ENGINE SHOPPING*Advanced shopping: single step
availability, calendar display, teasers...Altéa Reservation Desktop
Amadeus Web Services
Amadeus e-Retail
Hotel Provider Reservation Systems
Amadeus e-Retail
Amadeus e-Retail Amadeus e-Retail
For further information, visit www.amadeus.com/airlineIT
or please contact us: [email protected]
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Integrating travel insurance services into your website and call centre platforms presents the perfect cross-sell opportunity to increase airline revenues from significant sales commissions, and provides your customers with complete peace of mind when travelling.
Conversion Rates of up to 30% with One Click!
Amadeus Insurance can be transparently interfaced into your
preferred booking platforms, providing your customers with a
comprehensive insurance offering with real-time booking and
confirmation capabilities.
Your customers will be prompted to book travel insurance
throughout the flight booking flow, and with our easy one-click
booking functionality, conversion rates can reach up to 30%!
Wherever your passengers are travelling, Amadeus Insurance has a
portfolio of industry-leading insurance providers that offer coverage
in over 75 markets, giving you the scope and choice to achieve
substantial insurance policy sales.
Benefits at a glance
> Secure, robust and reliable transaction processor with 99.5%
guaranteed server accessibility.
> New revenue generation: 30-50% typical insurance
commissions.
> Increased customer satisfaction levels: passengers feel taken
care of and experience ‘peace of mind’.
> Extensive choice of travel insurance providers available
through one cost-effective connection.
> Streamlined workflows: no need to create and maintain links
to multiple insurance companies.
> Increased productivity in ATO/CTOs and call centres thanks to
a time-efficient insurance booking tool.
> Full integration of insurance booking with airline PNR and
back office system.
> Leverage your full cross-selling potential with Amadeus
Shopping Basket.
> Multi-channel distribution: sell travel insurance through your
online and offline channels.
Amadeus Insurance
Multi-Channel Solution
Amadeus Insurance is available through Amadeus online and
offline airline distribution channels - Amadeus e-Retail, Amadeus
Web Services, Altéa Reservation Desktop Classic, Altéa Call Centre
– reaching all your customer touch points. And with the insurance
booking integrated into the same flight PNR, this allows for quick
and easy servicing, and post-trip reporting capabilities.
Cross-Sell Ancillary ServicesAdd insurance to the flight, so your customers sleep tight
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Amadeus Insurance in Amadeus e-Retail
Amadeus Insurance in Altéa Reservation Desktop
A Cross-Selling Partner You can Trust
Amadeus Insurance has built excellent partnerships with a global portfolio of insurance companies, and looks back at a proven track record
in launching their products on major airline websites and in airline call centres. When you decide to add Amadeus Insurance to your airline
offering, Amadeus Insurance will provide you with the right provider contacts in the travel insurance domain, the technological expertise to
implement insurance booking technology, and the industry know-how to help you launch your new ancillary service successfully.
Did you know …
The Amadeus e-Retail Engine provides
four separate opportunities for the
insurance product to be sold? It can be
integrated into the:
> Air fare review page
> Purchase page
> Confirmation page
> Retrieve page
Did you know …
that your agents can convert a cost to a
profit by cross-selling insurance through
Altéa Reservation Desktop in your sales
offices and Call centres?
Sell & Confirmation
ALTEA (cryptic and GUI)
ALTEA (cryptic and GUI)
Amadeus e-Retail/Web Services
Airline ATO/CTO
Airline Call-Centres
Airline Website
Amadeus Central System
Amadeus Insurance Architecture
INSURANCEPROVIDER SYSTEMS
For further information, visit www.amadeus.com/airlineIT
or please contact us: [email protected]
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“It [Amadeus Cross-sell Ancillary solution] works like a treat. It’s the best product out there, and if Amadeus e-commerce customers are not already using it, they should be asking themselves why not!”
John Lonergan, General Manager Direct Channels, QantasQantas cross-sell: Case Study
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Pairing flights with car rental bookings is an easy and effective way for airlines to generate instant new revenue from significant car rental commissions, whilst increasing customer satisfaction as a multi-component trip plan is built.
Intuitive, Fast, Reliable
Amadeus Cars Plus is a highly intuitive booking solution, enabling
your customers to make impulsive car reservations with speed and
ease. As well as being simple to use, Amadeus Cars Plus contains
the most comprehensive car rental content, providing real-time
connectivity to an extensive range of car providers - multinational
companies (e.g. Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt), local companies (e.g.
Atesa, Fox Rent a Car) and brokers - offering 36,000+ rental locations
in over 250 countries worldwide.
Sourcing the best car rental offer is made easy thanks to multiple
search parameters: Amadeus Cars Plus incorporates IATA standards
for car location coding, ACRISS standards for vehicle coding, and
geo-coding to search for rental locations on a map display. Coupled
with rich multi-media content (car pictures and features, logos,
maps) and detailed rate, policy and location information, customers
can shop, compare and book their preferred car rental arrangement
with confidence.
Benefits at a glance
> Secure, robust and reliable transaction processor with 99.5%
guaranteed server accessibility.
> New revenue generation: 10-15% typical car booking
commissions.
> Enhanced one-stop shopping experience for your airline
customers.
> Extensive choice of global and local car provider content
through one cost-effective connection: 30+ companies in
36,000+ locations across 250 countries.
> Access to accurate and real-time car rental data: Car
Availability, Car Sell, Car Rate, Car Location List and Car Policy.
> Full PNR integration: at booking, servicing and reporting
stages.
> Leverage your full cross-selling potential with Amadeus
Shopping Basket.
> New car content and product functionalities are made
available at no extra cost.
> With the frequent flyer/loyalty field, your customers can now
earn more miles/points from car rental bookings.
Multi-channel Solution
Amadeus Cars Plus is also a multi-channel booking solution
using cutting-edge OTA XML technology. Airlines can implement
Amadeus Cars Plus across online and offline platforms, covering
all customer touch points. And with full PNR integration, there are
productivity benefits too: air segment dates and destination can
be automatically carried over to the car search making it faster
for customers to book, the combined air/car PNR is then made
accessible across the servicing flow (CheckMyTrip, e-Retail Manage
My Booking page), and the pooled data can be fed directly into your
back-office for reporting processes.
Amadeus Cars Plus
Cross-Sell Ancillary ServicesAdd to the flight, a rental car on-site
For further information, visit www.amadeus.com/airlineIT
or please contact us: [email protected]
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Contact Us
A Cross-Selling Partner You Can Trust
Amadeus has established excellent partnerships with our global
portfolio of car rental companies and we have a proven track record
in providing airlines with multiple cross-selling solutions to help
boost your ancillary revenues and achieve long-term customer
loyalty. When you decide to add Amadeus Cars Plus to your airline
offering, we will provide you with the right contacts in the car rental
domain, the technological expertise to implement our car booking
technology, and the industry know-how to help you launch your
new ancillary service successfully.
Multi-Availability Display
Confirmation PageMap-Availability DisplayAmadeus e-RetailAmadeus e-Retail
Amadeus e-Retail
Cars Provider Reservation Systems Amadeus Central SystemAvailability& Sell
AMADEUS CARS APPLICATIONS
LOCATION DATABASE
MULTIMEDIA DATABASE
CAR POLICY DATABASE
Altéa Reservation Desktop
Amadeus Web Services
Amadeus e-Retail
Amadeus Cars Architecture
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“It [Amadeus Cross-sell Ancillary solution] works like a treat. It’s the best product out there, and if Amadeus e-commerce customers are not already using it, they should be asking themselves why not!”
John Lonergan, General Manager Direct Channels, QantasQantas cross-sell: Case Study
For further information, visit www.amadeus.com/airlineIT or please contact us: [email protected]
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