Amadeus IT Group

Spanish IT giant Amadeus IT Group, S.A., serves the international travel and tourism sectors. The business model centers on two main pillars: worldwide distribution and IT services. Through its Amadeus CRS distribution business area, Amadeus provides real-time search, pricing, booking, ticketing, and other processing services to travel providers and travel agencies. Software for automating tasks like reservations, stock management, and boarding procedures is also available.

In addition to airlines, hotels, tour operators, insurance, car rental, railway firms, ferries, cruise lines, travel agencies, and individual travelers, it also serves tour groups and cruise ships. In 2011, Amadeus handled 945 million billable travel transactions. Over 99.7 percent of Amadeus IT Group is owned by Amadeus IT Holding S.A., the company's parent. On April 29, 2010, it began trading on the Spanish stock markets.

Amadeus has its headquarters and marketing departments in Madrid, Spain; its development departments in Sophia Antipolis, France; its development departments in London, the United Kingdom; its development departments in Breda, the Netherlands; its data center in Erding, Germany; and its development departments in Bangalore, India. Amadeus' 173 Amadeus Commercial Organizations (ACOs) in local markets across 195 countries keep the company's client operations running smoothly. The Amadeus Group has 14,200 employees across the globe and is ranked #985 on Forbes' "World's Largest Public Companies" list.

Founded: 1987
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
Website: https://amadeus.com/en