I-InterContinental Hotels Group imemezele ukuthi izoqhubeka nobudlelwano bayo obusezingeni eliphezulu no-Amadeus, umhlinzeki ohola phambili emhlabeni wezixazululo zobuchwepheshe obuphambili embonini yezokuvakasha yomhlaba. Ngokubambisana, i-IHG ne-Amadeus bazothuthukisa uHlelo Lokugcinwa Kwezivakashi oluzayo (i-GRS) oluzoguqula izisekelo zobuchwepheshe embonini yezivakashi emhlabeni jikelele. U-Amadeus uzosebenzisa imodeli entsha esekwe emafini, eyokuqala emkhakheni wehhotela, futhi efana nemodeli eyenzelwe imboni yezindiza yomhlaba.

Njengomlingani wethula, i-IHG izosebenzisana no-Amadeus ekwakhiweni, ekusebenzeni nasekuziphendukeleni kohlelo, okuzongena esikhundleni seHOLIDEX, uhlelo lokubhuka lobunikazi lwe-IHG. Lokhu kulandela ukuphothulwa kocwaningo oluyimpumelelo lobunjiniyela olwenziwe yi-IHG kanye ne-Amadeus ukuthola amathuba ezobuchwepheshe kanye nezixazululo zokuqhuba izinto ezintsha embonini ukuze kuhlomule abanikazi nezivakashi isikhathi eside. I-GRS ingasetshenziswa kanye ne-HOLIDEX futhi ushintsho oluya ku-GRS, oluzokhishwa emhlabeni jikelele ngo-2017, luzokwenziwa ngezigaba ukunciphisa izingozi.

Umlando we-IHG wokusungula izinto ezintsha kubuchwepheshe, ngaphezu kwezinga lomhlaba wonke, unikeza i-Amadeus isisindo esibucayi namakhono ahambisanayo wokuthuthukisa le modeli yomphakathi wesizukulwane esilandelayo. U-Amadeus unerekhodi elihle kakhulu lobuholi kule ndawo, muva nje nemboni yezindiza. Imodeli yomphakathi iyindlela entsha futhi engabizi kakhulu ye-IHG kanye nomkhakha wezivakashi, lapho u-Amadeus enesibopho sokuxhasa nokugcina uhlelo lokubhuka nelungu ngalinye likhokhela ukusetshenziswa ngemali ekhokhwayo yokuthengiselana. I-IHG izoqhubeka nokusebenza no-Amadeus ukuguqula kanye nokufakazela ikusasa uhlelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Isimemezelo sanamuhla sibonisa igxathu elibalulekile eliya phambili le-IHG njengoba siqhubeka nokwenza inqubekela phambili eqinile ekuthuthukiseni izixazululo zezimboni ezihola phambili kwezobuchwepheshe. I-GRS yesizukulwane esilandelayo inika i-IHG isisekelo sokuqhubeka nokutshala imali ngobuhlakani ngobuchwepheshe bokutshalwa kwemali kohlelo futhi iguqule izinhlelo zethu ze-bespoke, ezizoxhunyaniswa ne-GRS namahhotela ngqo ngesimo esihlukile, sesimo sobuciko. Lokhu kuzoholela ekutheni kutholakale uhlobo lwayo lokuqala, olulinganiselwe, olusabekayo futhi oluguquguqukayo lobuchwepheshe bomhlaba wonke, oluzonikeza inani elibalulekile kuzivakashi nabanikazi bethu.

URichard Solomons, oyiChief Executive Officer ye-IHG uphawule ngesikhathi ememezela lobu budlelwano: “Ubuchwepheshe busemqoka ekuqhubeni okuhlangenwe nakho okuphezulu kwezivakashi zethu ngaphambi, ngesikhathi nangemva kokuhlala nathi. I-IHG inomlando omude wokuqamba ubuchwepheshe ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sihlangabezana nezidingo zezivakashi zamanje nezesikhathi esizayo, kuqala ngokuba yinkampani yokuqala ukunikela ngokubhukha okuku-inthanethi, ukuba nohlelo lokusebenza olulinganiswe kakhulu embonini yamahhotela nezokuvakasha, nokunikela nge-Mobile Check- Ukungena nokuphuma. Ukusebenzisana kwethu no-Amadeus kuzokwakhela phezu kwaleli gugu futhi kuzokwenza i-IHG ikwazi ukwakha isisekelo sobuchwepheshe besikhathi esizayo embonini yethu. Uhlelo lokubhuka izivakashi oluzayo esizolwakha no-Amadeus luzokwethula ipulatifomu enamandla yomhlaba wonke yamahhotela ukuphatha ukuphatha izivakashi, luzobe lunembile emaqenjini amahhotela, futhi luzosisiza ukuthi sisheshise umsebenzi wethu wokuguqula nokwenza ngezifiso ulwazi lwezivakashi ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe. ”

U-Luis Maroto, uMongameli kanye no-Chief Executive Officer wase-Amadeus empendulweni yakhe uphendule wathi: “Abahambi namuhla balindele isipiliyoni esihle noma ngabe bakuphi futhi nobuchwepheshe bungadlala indima enkulu ekwenzeni lokho. I-IHG inezifiso ezijabulisayo ngamahhotela nezivakashi zayo kanti i-Amadeus iyaziqhenya ngokuthi ubuchwepheshe bethu obusha buzobamba iqhaza elikhulu ekuletheni lokhu. Ubudlelwano bethu nobuchwepheshe ne-IHG bungumzuzu wokuvikela umkhakha. Kuzohlinzeka ngokuxhuma okukhulu ekuguqukeni nasekusebenzeni okutholakala kubanikazi bamahhotela, futhi kukhombisa isinyathelo esibalulekile ohambweni lwethu lokuletha imodeli yethu yobuchwepheshe bomphakathi esigabeni esisha semboni. ”