Based in the Dubai's Amadeus Regional Hub, Ahmed Youssef will oversee and drive the project of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) partnership with Amadeus, where 13 regional member airlines (Air Algérie, Afriqiyah Airways, EgyptAir, Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways, Libyan Airlines, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Sudan Airways, Syrian Arab Airlines, Tunisair, Yemen Airways and Royal Air Maroc) selected Amadeus, as their exclusive distribution partner in a pioneering 10-year agreement.
Ahmed Youssef will be responsible for the implementation of the AACO project in the Middle East and will be closely involved in helping customers to migrate to Amadeus.
Amadeus established its Middle East Regional Hub in Dubai in May 2008 to cater to all levels of region-specific customer needs and provide unrivalled support to customers with tailor-made solutions.
Ahmed Youssef has an extensive knowledge of the travel industry with a career track record spanning 14 years of regional work experience. Youssef's past work experience involves successful stints at leading travel agencies in the Middle East where he was Operations Director for Egypt and Head of e-Commerce and Regional Operations.
Commenting on the appointment, Fernando Cuesta, Head of Middle East & Africa, Amadeus, said, "With the travel sector in the Middle East -where Amadeus is the only GDS with a growing market share in the last seven years- undergoing a complete transformation, the timing cannot be more appropriate. Increasingly, our partners have to keep up with the demands of the fast growing travel industry and need the highest level of support to succeed. The AACO deal will enable us to enhance our partnership with the travel agencies. Thus, it has resulted in a solid pipeline of travel agents wishing to migrate to Amadeus."
"Through the local Amadeus commercial organisations, Ahmed Youssef will be instrumental in helping agencies join Amadeus and benefit from our preferred content and functionalities' competitive edge. Ahmed's enthusiasm and proven skills will strengthen our position as the preferred IT partner to our customers in the Middle East".
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Amadeus charts out growth plans for Middle East hub
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 29 - 2008 at 14:56
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Amadeus, a global leader in technology for the travel and tourism industry, today announced the appointment of Ahmed Youssef as Amadeus' Head of Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) Project Implementation, reporting to Fernando Cuesta, Head of Middle East and Africa, at Amadeus.
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Amadeus is the chosen technology partner for providers, sellers, and buyers of travel. The company provides distribution, IT and point-of-sale solutions to help its customers adapt, grow and succeed in the fast changing travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies and tour operators), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (corporations and travellers). Solutions are grouped in four solution categories - Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consulting.Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters & marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations - data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires and Bangkok. At market level, Amadeus maintains customer operations in 76 countries covering more than 215 markets.
The company is owned by WAM Acquisition, whose shareholders are BC Partners, Cinven, Air France, Iberia and Lufthansa. Amadeus employs over 7,600 employees worldwide, representing 95 nationalities. Amadeus' revenue for the twelve months ended 31 December 2006 was EUR2.683m.
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Posted by Ehab Al-AbbadiMonday, September 29 - 2008 at 14:56 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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