Amadeus, Gulf Air renew and expand

Amadeus and Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air, announce on Monday that they have renewed their distribution agreement and expand its scope to provide full content access for travel agents worldwide using Amadeus’ global distribution system (GDS) platform. The three-year agreement will enable all Amadeus GDS users to access Gulf Air’s entire range of schedules, inventory and the most up-to-date routes and fares, including the airline’s web fares. Amadeus is a travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry. “The renewed agreement with Amadeus to provide full content access to travel agents aligns perfectly well with our distribution strategy. Now travel agents have greater and wider accessibility to Gulf Air’s full range of published fares and inventory, which means customers have better choices and confidence while planning their travel with Gulf Air,” said Karim Makhlouf, Chief Commercial Officer, Gulf Air. “The new agreement strengthens Amadeus’ commitment to support its travel agency customers maintain a competitive edge, through granting them direct access to the most relevant and competitive air content,” explained Antoine Medawar, Vice President, Middle East and North Africa, Amadeus. From gulftoday