Amadeus Tool Assists Travelers with Special Needs

Amadeus, a provider of technology to the travel and tourism industry, launches a new version of its self-booking tool for corporations, which includes a feature enabling users with mobility impairments to request special assistance at airports at the time of booking their trip.

Visually impaired travelers or those with reduced mobility will be able to request assistance, such as a wheelchair or a guide in advance of travel, for every necessary stage of their flight.

Additionally, the latest release of Amadeus e-Travel Management version 12.0 offers business travelers more choice of hotel and air fares aimed to ultimately make booking more efficient and improve the travel experience for business travelers. For travel managers and corporations, the self-booking tool enables cost-effectiveness and staff productivity.

Other new features of the corporate self-booking tool include:

• Premium Economy class on Amadeus Single View: The self-booking tool will show Premium Economy class fares within its state-of-the-art Single View display, offering employees a wider selection of fares and therefore helping travel managers balance travel cost with travel quality.
• Best Available Rate Hotel Indicator: The addition of the indicator will enable travelers to choose from some 50,000 hotels participating in the Amadeus Best Available Rate program which guarantees access to equivalent or lower fares available from any distribution channel, including the hotel's own website. This prevents travelers from wasting time comparing fares on disparate systems.
• Passenger type discounted fares: Travelers will be able to select a 'passenger type' where they qualify for a discounted fare. Amadeus e-Travel Management will then automatically apply the appropriate fare to the traveler when making a booking.