Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, and The Lido Group, a leading independent accommodation and travel aggregator, have signed an agreement which will see Lido’s Australian Accommodation Data Exchange (AADX) integrated into Amadeus’ award-winning front office solution, Amadeus Selling Platform, using Amadeus’ Smart Tab technology.

Amadeus Smart Tab technology enables the easy integration of external content into the Amadeus Passenger Name Record (PNR), streamlining processes, reducing errors and improving travel consultant productivity.  Data can be made available to mid and back office applications, removing the need to move between various screens or re-type data into third party applications.

The Smart Tab will integrate AADX government and academic content directly into the booking (front office) environment, providing agents with access to extensive corporate and government accommodation content.  Agents using the Amadeus Selling Platform will no longer need to access AADX content from a separate platform, with the booking information displayed in the same PNR as air and car segments and consolidated into one single itinerary.

Benjamin Weinmann, Director of Supply and eCommerce, Australian Accommodation Data Exchange said Amadeus users will benefit tremendously from the solution.  “By integrating our unique Australian accommodation content directly into the Amadeus travel agency workspace, the booking process for Amadeus agents will be quicker, more efficient and more accurate.”

Amadeus IT Pacific Managing Director Sari Vahakoski added “This is a very exciting new solution for travel agents as they can now service their corporate and government clients even better in every sector. AADX’s catalogue of 10,000 accommodation options through remote regional Australia greatly enriches our content offering. To deliver this content fully integrated into our customers’ workflow, from the PNR through to mid office reconciliations, is a very exciting development for us.  By introducing this content into Amadeus Selling Platform through a smart tab we are making it easier and faster for our customers to book AADX for their clients.  We look forward to working with the Lido team in delivering this innovation to the market soon.”