Amadeus and Southwest Airlines advance partnership with new corporate travel agreement

Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry and Southwest Airlines announced today a new milestone in their partnership. Under a new multi-year agreement, Amadeus’ corporate travel booking tool users around the world will gain access to Southwest’s fares and inventory.

“Providing seamless functionality and booking ease to our corporate customers worldwide is a focus we share with Amadeus,” said Kevin Krone, Vice President Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer, Southwest Airlines. “This new global agreement marks another milestone in our continued partnership, offering a new dimension in distribution to deliver world-class access to our entire available inventory of seats to more than 90 destinations.”

With the direct implementation of Southwest’s content, users of Amadeus’ e-Travel Management and i:FAO’s cytric corporate booking tools will gain benefits such as:

• Greater functionalities including live availability and last seat inventory delivered via an integrated display
• Functionality supporting all pricing rules, fare rules and return of ticket number
• Fare searches returning the lowest fares available
• Booking and ticketing capabilities for the carrier’s loyalty program/Rapid Rewards members
• Additional functionality related to deferred ticketing, retrieving and canceling reservations, and exchange funds toward new itineraries

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