Stars to Shine at Amadeus Thai Hospitality Awards 2007

Billed as the “Oscars of the hospitality industry,” the Amadeus Thai Hospitality Awards 2007 are an opportunity to recognise those who are making a significant contribution to their trade. Hospitality insiders are buzzing with speculation over who will take will take home the highly sought honors as hotel staff from Executive Housekeepers to General Managers will receive awards.

Tom Aikins, the event founder, said: “The Amadeus Thai Hospitality Awards are an annual highlight on the industry calendar. This year’s event will treat guests to an evening of glamour and provide a chance to meet the hospitality stars of today and tomorrow."

More than 300 top hoteliers, restaurateurs and industry professionals are expected to attend the event. Speakers include Tom Aikins and Bruno des Fontaines, Vice President, Hospitality, Amadeus Asia-Pacific.

Commenting about the awards, des Fontaines said: “We’re thrilled to be sponsoring the Amadeus Thai Hospitality Awards. This is not only a golden opportunity to participate in the community’s premier red carpet event, but also a chance to support the tourism industry in Thailand. As a technology partner to the travel industry, Amadeus’ regional headquarters are based here in Thailand and we focus very closely on this market, continuing to provide technologies that add real value to our partners’ businesses as they grow with the industry.”

Amadeus is the leading global technology partner for the travel and tourism industry. For the hospitality community, Amadeus provides a variety of next generation sales and management solutions that support every aspect of the guest experience, enabling hoteliers to capitalise on the vast business opportunities created by globalisation and industry growth.

Other sponsors of the Amadeus Thai Hospitality Awards include Ozone Solutions, Peerapat Group, La Boulange, Barsu, Can-Pac, D’Sens, Fuzio, Minibar Solutions, Siam Winery and Scottish Choice.

The Amadeus Thai Hospitality Awards will take place 5 September 2007 at 7pm at the Royal Paragon Hall Bangkok. To register for the event, please call +66 81-832-9921.

About Amadeus | Amadeus is the chosen technology partner for providers, sellers, and buyers of travel. The company provides distribution, IT and point-of-sale solutions to help its customers adapt, grow and succeed in the fast changing travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies and tour operators), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (corporations and travellers). Solutions are grouped in four solution categories – Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consulting.

Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters & marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations – data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires and Bangkok. At market level, Amadeus maintains customer operations in 76 countries covering more than 215 markets.

The company is owned by WAM Acquisition, whose shareholders are BC Partners, Cinven, Air France, Iberia and Lufthansa. Amadeus employs over 7,600 employees worldwide, representing 95 nationalities. More information about Amadeus is available at: