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Introduced on the market via an IPO in 1999, Amadeus IT group enters IBEX-35 and is listed on the Madrid, Barcelona, Paris and Frankfurt stock exchanges. In 2002, British Airways and Qantas become full Amadeus system user reinforcing its position into IT services to airlines.In 2003, Amadeus becomes a part owner of Opodo. In 2005, Amadeus is subject of a leverage buy out (LBO) by private equity investors BC Partners and Civen for €4,330 million making it Spain's largest LBO to date. Meanwhile, Amadeus is awarded the contract to build a common IT platform for the Star Alliance. |
Introduced on the market via an IPO in 1999, Amadeus IT group enters IBEX-35 and is listed on the Madrid, Barcelona, Paris and Frankfurt stock exchanges. In 2002, British Airways and Qantas become full Amadeus system user reinforcing its position into IT services to airlines.In 2003, Amadeus becomes a part owner of Opodo. In 2005, Amadeus is subject of a leverage buy out (LBO) by private equity investors BC Partners and Civen for €4,330 million making it Spain's largest LBO to date. Meanwhile, Amadeus is awarded the contract to build a common IT platform for the Star Alliance. |
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== Main figures == |
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Today, through Amadeus, 90,274 travel agency locations and 29,663 airline sales offices around the world are able to make bookings with: |
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* 490 airlines. |
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* 77,000 hotel properties, 248 hotel chains |
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* 22 car rental companies, serving over 36,000 locations |
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* 106 rail providers |
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* 200 tour operators |
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* 82 insurance providers in 50 countries |
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* Other travel provider groups (ferry, cruise) |
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Amadeus has subscribers in 217 markets (i.e. countries) worldwide; covering these different markets by delivering localized solutions for marketing, customer services and support through a network of over 65 Amadeus Commercial Organizations(ACOs). |
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Revision as of 18:50, 4 July 2008
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| Amadeus IT Group | |
| Industry | Travel |
|---|---|
| Founded | (1987) |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
Key people | José Antonio Tazón, President and CEO |
| Revenue | 2,682.8 Million Euro (2006) |
1,270,000,000 Euro (2019)  | |
Number of employees | 7663 |
| Website | www.amadeus.com |
Amadeus IT Group is an IT company specialized in solutions to manage airline, train, cruise ship, rental car, hotel and travel bookings. The traditional core of its business is the Amadeus Global Distribution System for travel distribution. Over 7,760 people work in Amadeus covering the principal locations and consolidated ACOs. There are 95 nationalities working in Amadeus sites worldwide. Headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. Other major offices are in Sophia Antipolis, France, which is the main development center, as well as in Miami, USA and Erding, Germany the main operations center. There are also IT services centres in London, UK and Sydney, Australia.
History
Introduced on the market via an IPO in 1999, Amadeus IT group enters IBEX-35 and is listed on the Madrid, Barcelona, Paris and Frankfurt stock exchanges. In 2002, British Airways and Qantas become full Amadeus system user reinforcing its position into IT services to airlines.In 2003, Amadeus becomes a part owner of Opodo. In 2005, Amadeus is subject of a leverage buy out (LBO) by private equity investors BC Partners and Civen for €4,330 million making it Spain's largest LBO to date. Meanwhile, Amadeus is awarded the contract to build a common IT platform for the Star Alliance.
Main figures
Today, through Amadeus, 90,274 travel agency locations and 29,663 airline sales offices around the world are able to make bookings with:
- 490 airlines.
- 77,000 hotel properties, 248 hotel chains
- 22 car rental companies, serving over 36,000 locations
- 106 rail providers
- 200 tour operators
- 82 insurance providers in 50 countries
- Other travel provider groups (ferry, cruise)
Amadeus has subscribers in 217 markets (i.e. countries) worldwide; covering these different markets by delivering localized solutions for marketing, customer services and support through a network of over 65 Amadeus Commercial Organizations(ACOs).