CDS Groupe and Amadeus strengthen their partnership for the benefit of companies and TMCs by integrating the CDS Groupe solution and its associated services within the Cytric by Amadeus online travel booking and management tool.

Cytric customers will be able to benefit from the entire CDS Groupe offering, including :

• Comprehensive content including all major OTAs, GDS content and aggregators such as Amadeus Value Hotels (AVH)
• Competitive rates including negotiated corporate program
• Integrating payment methods
• Customizable billing and reporting tools
• Personalized support from hospitality experts

The hotel content and booking process will be fully integrated into Cytric by Amadeus, including rates negotiated in line with the company’s travel policy.

The partnership between these two technology players will combine the implementation of customized hotel programs, rate optimization and expense control for their customers.

“This partnership with Amadeus is an obvious choice for supporting our corporate customers and agency partners. This partnership is in line with the Group’s strategy and completes our integration with Amadeus and the Amadeus Value Hotels offer. This partnership will accelerate our international expansion. The technological synergy between the two companies will provide companies with more advanced functionalities, enabling them to better meet the requirements and expectations of all markets, including France and Europe! says Ziad Minkara, CEO of CDS Groupe

Bertrand Poey, Managing Director, France and Gestour, Amadeus adds, “Cytric is our corporate travel booking and management tool, simplifying the user experience while respecting corporate travel policies. We’re delighted to extend our agreement with CDS Groupe to give business travellers using Cytric access to a wider range of hotels.”

About Amadeus

We work to bring a better travel experience to people everywhere by promoting innovation, partnership and responsibility for people, places and the planet.

Our technology is driving the travel industry forward. She instills more open ways of working. More connected, traveler-centric ways of thinking. Our open platform connects the entire international travel ecosystem. From startups to major industry players and governments. Together, we’re rethinking tomorrow’s journey.

We work to transform travel into a force for social and environmental good. We have a collective responsibility to protect and enhance the people and places we visit, ensuring that travel continues to make a positive contribution to our world.

We put innovation at the service of new needs, to meet real challenges. We’re an international, diverse company with over 150 nationalities represented among our employees. Our employees are passionate about travel and technology.

We are listed on IBEX 35, the Spanish stock exchange, under the ticker AMS.MC. And we’ve been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the past eleven years.

To find out more about Amadeus, visit www.amadeus.com.