Economies of scale: For travel agencies investing in their own mobile solutions, there are huge maintenance and investment costs this generates. With the m-Power, Amadeus can offer you long-term support, maintenance and functionality at a fraction of the price of in-house development.
travellers want to be able to look up any information on the go, be informed by the various travel service providers, keep in touch with their friends, family colleagues, and generally be “connected” all the time.
Phase one application delivered for i-Phone Payment system Moons
Amadeus m-power the only GDS powered mobile application that offers you a new seamless selling channel on the mobile platform. Designed so that you can provide the end traveller with the full spectrum of content & services to meet their pre- trip, in- trip and post- trip needs.
Pre-Trip Meet Alex, a traveller who regularly uses m-Power for his business trips. He takes full advantage of the beginning to end mobile travel service, where he can search, book, change itinerary and much more…. This all in one solution makes it easier, faster and better for him to plan and fulfill his travel needs whilst on the move
Pre-Trip For a one way or return flight, only minimal search criteria are required. Alex simply enters the origin, destination, date and number of passengers. Results for flights are returned in seconds, and ordered by price. To help him make the choice that is best for him, Alex can then list, sort and filter the flights by different criteria such as departure time or airline, and thus make a speedy selection of the right flight.
In-Trip At any time Alex can securely log-on to view his upcoming trips and specific flight details. He uses his mobile phone number to log-on and receives an activation code via SMS. Travel details can then be accessed starting conveniently from the latest information viewed. To save time, Alex likes to check-in online whenever possible which he does as he receives an SMS message alert which includes the airline URL and booking reference. PS. Online check-in reminder: airline URL & booking reference included when available (not yet available for all airlines)
In-Trip So that Alex is also aware of any changes that may occur during his trips, he has paid an additional fee in order to receive flight notifications. As he travels often he is aware that last minute delays, gate and terminal changes, cancellations etc. are an inevitability, and he appreciates this value added service. Should there be any changes in his trip details and he needs to alert friends, family or colleagues, he uses the prepared editable texts to share the information quickly via e mail or social media. (Facebook and Twitter). PS: Flight notifications: Travel Agent can determine what fee is charged to the app user. This could also be offered free of charge, the TA pays a specific amount for use of this service as per contract.
In-Trip3 As a frequent traveller Alex often books both rental cars and hotels for his destination, but needs to keep track of these arrangements. He can to see an overview of these bookings as well so that he is prepared for car pick up and hotel check in times and his full itinerary is synchronised in advance. To help him prepare for what to do when he gets to his destination, Alex can check the weather for the next couple of days for any of his flights . Should Alex have any questions, he knows that there is a substantial list of FAQs already prepared which will save him valuable time, but if he has any additional questions about his booking then he can contact his travel agent by phone or email – the contacts are provided for him.
Post Trip Well that’s Alex sorted for this trip…. But the journey doesn’t end there. As an all-in-one travel app, Alex can send recommendations and feedback to his travel agency on how his trip went (recommendations & fe edback to TA: not a functionality in the app. There are contact details (phone, email) for the TA available in the app, but not specific for this purpose. .) As a travel agent, you can follow up on Alex and other users. You can track, record and see how your business starts growing in the mobile channel, with the in-built analytics tools. You will be provided with the information and statistics you need to evaluate any further investment in the mobile channel for your agency.
Sound of Data brings to the partnership mobile technology expertise and Amadeus brings technology GDS capability and distribution network
Sound of Data brings to the partnership mobile technology expertise and Amadeus brings technology GDS capability and distribution network