The Programme - Global Travel & Tourism Summit

Summit PartnersThe ProgrammeContributor – Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, andextensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help thembecome high-performance businesses and governments. With more than 175,000 people in 49 countries, thecompany generated net revenues of US$19.70 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2007.Accenture brings a vast amount of experience to the travel industry and has demonstrated its commitmentthrough investments like Navitaire, a wholly owned subsidiary servicing many of the world’s leading airlines. Asa result, travel companies can expect substantive knowledge when seeking to optimise their operations. Find outmore at www.accenture.comPARTNERSContributor – AIG Travel, Inc, a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc (AIG), is one of the largesttravel insurance and related services companies in the world. With travel operations worldwide, AIG Travel, Incspecialises in providing access to global travel insurance products and emergency assistance services in everymajor travel market. Through ownership of a worldwide support network and technology platform, customersreceive ongoing care while traveling.Contributor – Amadeus is the world leader in the provision of solutions to the travel industry to managethe distribution and selling of travel services. Over 92,220 travel agency locations and more than 30,900 airlinesales offices use the Amadeus System to run their business. Our tagline, “Your technology partner”, reflects ourcustomer approach – we focus on building and maintaining mutually beneficial long-term relationships. Throughthis stability we develop an understanding of where we can maximise our customers’ success, through theprovision of technology. The system also provides access to more than 76,800 hotel properties, some 22 car rentalcompanies serving over 36,000 locations, as well as ferry, rail, cruise, tour operators and insurance companies.Amadeus is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. The Amadeus data centre is in Erding (near Munich), Germany andits principal development offices are located in Sophia Antipolis (near Nice), France. www.amadeus.comContributor – American Express is a leading global payments, network and travel company backed by one ofthe world’s most recognized brands. American Express is unique in the payments industry as an issuer of cards aswell as a worldwide network that processes millions of merchant transactions daily. In addition to a premium line ofconsumer card products, American Express also offers a range of expense management solutions to small businesses,midsize companies and large corporations around the world through the Corporate Card program, CorporatePurchasing Solutions, and electronic invoicing and payment services. Established in 1850 as a US delivery service,American Express has remained a leader for generations by embracing both innovation and tradition.74