Distribution & Content Amadeus Electronic Ticketing The Airline Industry has achieved a great milestone: since 1st June 2008 all tickets issued in IATA markets worldwide are 100% electronic. The cost reduction benefits to travel agencies are significant and customers enjoy time saving and increased efficiency. Amadeus led this industry initiative and supported Travel Agencies with innovative market specific solutions such as Amadeus Electronic Ticketing Direct and Amadeus Virtual MCO. Welcome to a new era with Amadeus Electronic Ticketing. Electronic Ticketing Direct expanding your reach To ensure truly global e-ticketing, even in markets where a Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) is not available, Amadeus offers an innovative solution. Amadeus Electronic Ticketing Direct enables authorized travel agents to issue electronic tickets and send transaction reports directly to the airline revenue accounting systems, without having to report them first to the BSP. Virtual MCO for your other documents needs As your technology partner, Amadeus has developed a fully operational solution to issue documents for travel related services while waiting for the industry to ready itself for Electronic Miscellaneous Documents. Fully integrated into your daily workflow, including sales reporting and Back Office, Amadeus Virtual MCO also allows printing of documents and sending of the passenger receipt directly to the customer by e-mail. The extraordinary Amadeus Virtual MCO solution has simply made our life easier compared to other products available today. Adaptation at Nouvelles Frontières was smooth as there was minimal impact to our existing pro- cesses. This is a real transition solution until the EMD delivery and we felt true collaboration with Amadeus to deliver in time for the 1st of June deadline. This is the kind of best practice we, at Nouvelles Frontières, would like to see reproduced with all product launches. David Lussier, Ticketing Manager Nouvelles Frontières / Label Tour ” Excellent Virtual MCO uptake with already more than 70 markets implemented (including all previous automated MCO markets) and more in the pipeline. Global number One in e-ticketing As a key IATA partner, Amadeus embraced the challenge of 100% electronic ticketing and committed to make it a reality. Amadeus Electronic Ticketing is a complex network which connects carriers’ databases, ticketing servers and BSPs to enable authorized Amadeus travel agents to issue electronic tickets easily and securely. Amadeus is the industry leader in the number of airlines implemented, markets deployed and interlines activated. Working with Amadeus, travel agents are guaranteed the largest community of carriers and markets using electronic ticketing around the world!