Amadeus Booking System Training Course

  • Course Code: VIEW103

Amadeus is one of the the industry standard booking and reservation systems. This course will train you to understand and use the Amadeus Reservations System. With many travel companies requiring a comprehensive knowledge of online booking systems it is essential to be competant with Amadeus.

Amadeus was formed in 1987 by an alliance between Air France, Lufthansa, Iberia Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines System. Today, it is the leader in terms of number of bookings worldwide with around 35% of the global market and are very strong in Europe and Asia. Airlines using this system currently include: Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa and SAS. Companies using Amadeus also indclude: eBookers, Expedia, Opodo, and Flightline.

This Amadeus course is recognised all over the world and is fully compliant with IATA's GDS (International Air Transport Association's Global Distribution Systems) requirements.

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Course Content

Amoungst your introductory training to Amadeus you will learn to know and understand:

  • AIS, access type indicators, additional hotel entries, addresses
  • Basic flight availability, booking a car at a passenger's destination, booking a hotel at a passenger's destination
  • Building a complete PNR and ending transaction, canceling seating elements
  • Car terms, changing and deleting PNR data, changing segment status, displaying the subfields of a PNR
  • Encoding and decoding cities
  • Airports and airlines, entering fare elements, fare displays, fare notes, flight sell, follow-up availability entries, frequent-flyer element, general remarks
  • HELP system, hotel segment modification, introduction to classes of service and basic restrictions, introduction to the PNR
  • Iinerary pricing, miscellaneous Amadeus functions, name element, OSI elements
  • PNR management, PNR queues, practice building complete PNRs
  • Rebooking itinerary segments, received-from element, retrieving a PNR from a similar name list, retrieving a PNR from the Amadeus database
  • Return availability, SSR elements
  • Seat maps, seat requests and wishes
  • Signing in and out
  • Telephone element, ticketing, ticketing element
  • Timetables
  • Waitlist assurance
  • Working through a PNR queue

Assessment

This Amadeus course is assessed online using our Online Learning Environment and Amadeus Simulator. You will take a series of tests as you progress through the course. There is also a Amadeus exam that is taken online at the end of your course and requires 1 hour to complete.

Study Method

This course is run online through our Online Amadeus Training facility, which provides a Amadeus Simulator so you can use the software as you learn. The course also refers to and uses a workbook (provided).

Qualifications

Upon completion of this Amadeus course you will receive a Amadeus certificate to use as proof of competancy which will be widely accepted by employers. The training can even complement academic courses such as HND, Diplomas & VCEs where required.

Course Questions & Answers

Q: What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?

We would advise a basic set of computer skills in order to be successful on this course as it is based online.

Q: How long will the course last?

There is no time limit to complete the course however you have a total of 40 hours of access to the Online Learning Environment, which is more than sufficient to complete the course.

Q: Is there a time limit for completion of this course?

There is no time limit to complete the course.

Q: What is included in the cost of my course?

  • Access to the Online Learning Environment where you can use a Amadeus Simulator
  • You will receive your official Amadeus course manual
  • A stationery pack is also provided
  • Unlimited tutor support via email

Q: Do I have to sit an exam?

We will issue certification based on your coursework and a series of online tests., there is a short exam at the end of the course, but this is done online and takes around an hour to complete.

Q: Are there any additional costs?

No, everything you need is included in the price. You will need to ensure that you have access to a computer, connected to the internet to complete this Amadeus course.

Q: Can I get IATA points?

The IATA points system has been dismantled as from January 2006, when the accreditation criteria for the UK had been changed and training points are no longer a requirement for a travel agency to obtain IATA accreditation.

Q: How do I get my work assessed?

You will take online tests via our Online Amadeus Learning Environment.

Q: What do I do if I still have questions?

For further information please contact us.

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