Cuba: Amadeus and Havanatur Agreement

Amadeus and Havanatur of Cuba have signed an important agreement for travel and tourism. Cuba. Amadeus, supplier of technology solutions and transaction processing for the global travel industry and tourism, has signed a commercial agreement with the Havanatur Cuban tour operator, which adds the sector of travel agencies to field activity on the Caribbean island, which has been linked to commercial aviation, hospitality and corporate social responsibility. The agreement was signed in Havana by Leonel Luis Guillot, vice president of the International Havanatur, and Felipe Gonzalez-Abad, senior adviser of Amadeus. Havanatur will have access to the Amadeus system and all its functional advantages. This system is now used by nearly 90,000 points of sale of travel agencies, as well as 59,000 airline sales offices. Through the system, Havanatur can make reservations at more than 436 airlines, more than 87,000 hotels, 103 railways, 21 cruise lines and 36,868 car rental locations. Thus, all agents can access Havanatur Amadeus Selling Platform, the POS application in the travel world's most widely. This is the first catalog intuitive interface integrated services in a professional sales, which allows agents to easily navigate through the available options and selling additional services to the basic rate. "We chose Amadeus as a strategic partner because we know its leadership in the field of distribution and technology in the world of tourism. Confidence in their reliability and efficiency of its technological solutions are the factors that we have decided to take this step. We believe that this is a beneficial relationship for both partners as well as users and customers, "said Leonel Luis Guillot, Vice President of Havanatur. Decius Valmorbida, Executive Vice President for Latin America Amadeus, said: "We are very pleased with this strategic agreement with Havanatur, a key player in the tourism industry in Cuba. I am convinced that our technology will make a capital difference for the Havanatur Group and its international network of travel agencies. This agreement will mean faster processes, better service, added value to the traveler, with significant savings of time and effort for the benefit of all. " International Group Tour Operators and Travel Agencies Havanatur SA, present in the international tourism market for over 30 years, is dedicated to the promotion and marketing of the destination Cuba. Is headquartered in Havana and has a solid structure composed of more than 50 travel agencies spread over its own agencies and agencies represented in a significant number of countries, including Germany, Argentina, Bahamas, Canada, Chile, Spain, France , Italy, Mexico, UK and Russia. Amadeus Cuba won official approval to operate on the island in February 2009 and its offices are located in the Miramar Trade Center in Havana. Its the provider for distribution of Cubana Airlines, the flag carrier of Cuba, whose content is available to all agencies and tour operators working with Amadeus in the world. In parallel, Amadeus has signed several agreements with hotel chains Cubanacan, Gran Caribe and Islazul for the distribution of its offer off the island through the Amadeus system. Other initiatives include operations in Cuba Amadeus Corporate Social Responsibility, such as the recent agreement for the provision of a computer lab and access to the Amadeus system for teaching in subjects related to electronic distribution (Global Distribution Systems, Trade Electronic and Information Technology in Tourism Tourism) at the School of Tourism at the University of Havana, as well as the donation of computer equipment for the Reference Center World Trade Organization, which belongs to CEPEC (Center for Promotion of Foreign Trade Foreign Investment and Cuba)