1. Intelligent information for smarter decisions
Amadeus iBank
Intelligent information for smarter decisions
Author, Department
Place, Date

2. 1
Introduction

3. Amadeus iBank
Amadeus iBank provides travel data warehousing, reporting and analytics to:
Acquire travel data from Multiple Sources
Standardise data so it is meaningful
Currency — Hierarchy — Savings codes
Distribute data as required
Web-based on-demand reporting
Scheduled broadcast reporting
XML handoff — Dashboards

4. Introduction
Gathering and storing business intelligence is key to business success
Providing a mine of valuable information to help you better manage your processes
Amadeus iBank enables you to access relevant information
Consolidate data from all markets
Track total travel spend
Identify trends
Monitor policy compliance
Improve your profitability and travel programme return on investment

5. A partnership with Cornerstone
Agreement signed in July 2011
Cornerstone: US-based (Indiana) technology company specialised in Reservation Management and Business Intelligence
500 Million+ records captured in 2010
more than 4 Million reports generated
75% of all reports were broadcast automatically
more than 11,000 users login credentials
more than 1.1 Million unique login instances occurred
Amadeus customers worldwide get access to iQCX and iBank products
Amadeus local organisation provides implementation and support

6. 2
Benefits for Your Business

7. Key benefits to Travel Agencies
Manage your business
Consolidated travel sales or expenditure data assists in vendor negotiations
Allows multi-branch networked account reporting quickly and easily, improving productivity
Save time and conserve agency resources, eliminating the need to produce paper management reports
Better serve your customers
Enables you to enhance your service offering and profitability, improving customer retention
Allows you to compete with online travel companies that offer access to online corporate reports
Increase your profitability
Build your business as a reseller

8. Key benefits to Travel Buyers
Consolidated travel spend data for use in vendor negotiations
Offers a proactive approach to travel management by providing up-to-the-minute snapshots of travel expenditure as far back in history as you want to maintain
Provides most effective means to review and thus manage corporate travel policy adherence, the need for policy changes and future savings opportunities
Complementary Travets applications allow you to access the information you need to manage your unique business objectives

9. 3
Overview

10. Amadeus iBank data management platform
Relevant data at your fingertips
Gathers travel data from GDS and back-office systems
Data is standardised, consolidated & stored securely
Stored data can be distributed to Corporations with different reporting methods or used for analysis
Amadeus iBank consists of
Reporting
Analytics
Travets

11. Amadeus iBank Reporting
Choice
Delivers over 100 standard reports and virtually unlimited number of user defined reports
Upon demand or on a scheduled broadcast basis
To focus on
Spend analysis
Supplier management
Policy/Risk management
Activity management
Spend management
Reconciliation analysis
Agency productivity
Regardless of the number of data sources you use
Capture, standardise and store all your travel information, giving you a consolidated view of all travel expenditure incurred worldwide.
Information can either be used for on-demand reporting, or exported for use in other applications, such as expense reporting and business intelligence
With over 100 standard reports available and an unlimited number of user-defined reports, you and your customers can have access to travel spending details either on demand or on a scheduled basis.
By capturing, consolidating and storing travel information in your own iBank data warehouse, you can help your customers manage their travel budgets by monitoring policy and contracts, reconciling travel spending and analysing results
Amadeus iBank can focus on spend analysis, supplier management, policy/risk management, activity management, spend management (duplicate with spend analysis?), reconciliation analysis and agency productivity.
Saves you and your customer’s money by eliminating the need to produce and distribute paper management reports, and saves time tracking e-tickets, refunds and service fee billing.
With an instant snapshot of travel expenditure, it also effectively monitors corporate travel policy and exceptions or fare saving opportunities.
2.3 million reports ran
during first half 2010

12. Amadeus iBank Reporting - sample

13. Amadeus iBank Analytics
Powerful
Point-and-click dashboard
Lets agencies and their customers drill down into travel data
For quick answers to immediate questions
Accurate
Data can be refreshed up to every minute
Data available online, 24 hours a day via the Internet
To successfully manage a travel programme, you need to oversee multiple tasks simultaneously
From ensuring exceptional customer service to managing and enforcing corporate policy, tracking supplier spending and complying with governmental regulations
Analytics dashboard gives you a clear view of the complete picture, for example offering enhanced visibility into cost and travel patterns providing you with leverage for supplier negotiations and improved compliance with your preferred vendors.
In combining the power of the iBank data warehouse with an intuitive analytics engine using simple point-and-click navigation, you will have all the information you need to support your business’s strategic objectives at your fingertips

14. Amadeus iBank Analytics - sample
Executive Summary Total Air Segments graph

15. Travets Executive Desk
Provide the user defined views of their information in a dynamic dashboard interface
Interactive and configurable with live information updates
First set of Travets is comprised of two subsets or Desks:
Travets Executive Desk
Travets Data Desk
Travets are discreet applications that provide the ability to manage and control specific and defined parts of the travel procurement process, giving you detailed views of your information in a dynamic dashboard interface.
Amadeus Travets are totally independent applications, but work alongside the Amadeus iQCX and iBank platforms.
For example, a Travet can show in real time how a company is performing against supplier contracts, or allow a traveller to access to their travel history and future plans through a mobile phone.
Amadeus Travets innovative technology allow you to personalize the way in which you and your customers can access and use your information, giving you the leading edge in data management.

16. Reservation Data from Parser
Travets - sample
Reservation Data from Parser
Loaded into iBank

17. How does it work? iBank Single agency data flow
Booked PNRs
...placed on queue
Parser gets PNRs from queue every ‘x’ minutes
Booked PNRs from the GDS...
Booked
PNRs Ticketed
Reservation Data from parser
loaded to iBank
Back-Office Data
Ticketed reservations sent
to back office
Clean back office data loaded
to iBank
iBank
Reservation Data
Back-Office file extraction sent to Data Cleanser
Data Cleanser inspects file
for errors
Single agency data flow
iBank Data Source Flow – “Traditional Agency” 17

18. iBank Global Consolidated Data Warehouse
Travel Agency Country #1
GDS
booked data
Back office
accounting data
Travel Agency Country #2
GDS
booked data
Back office
accounting data
Travel Agency Country #3
GDS
booked data
Back office
accounting data
iBank
Global Consolidated Data Warehouse
Data Analytics
Policy Compliance Management
Consolidated
Global Reporting
Multiple Agency Data Consolidation
iBank Data Source Flow 18

19. 4
Implementation

20. Implementation
Implementation managed by Amadeus professional services consultants
Support by Amadeus globally according to established service level agreements

21. Investment model Implementation based on time and materials
Transaction based model according to usage

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