RwandAir, the national carrier of Rwanda, and Amadeus announce that they have entered into a strategic partnership for the distribution of Amadeus products in the Rwanda market effective 1 April 2011.

Speaking to guests during the signing ceremony held at Serena Kigali, RwandAir CEO John Mirenge, said: “We are pleased to enter into this strategic partnership that will see Travel Agents in the country, RwandAir, and Amadeus work together towards better distribution of airline products. We are convinced that we are the perfect fit to bring Rwanda’s travel agent community the latest technology and the right tools for them to increase profitability and efficiency, while reducing costs in the course of serving client travel needs.”

“We are positive that Rwanda’s travel sector will greatly benefit from this new partnership by which RwandAir takes the lead in making accessible the Amadeus service and technology to the country’s travel players,” commented Aymeric Lanez, Sub-Sahara Africa Regional Business Development Manager, at Amadeus. “We see a lot of opportunities ahead for the Rwanda travel sector to further grow and succeed hand-in-hand with RwandAir and Amadeus”.

Amadeus started operations in Rwanda in 2006 through the Amadeus’ East Africa Regional Office based in Nairobi (Kenya). Since then travel agents in the country have become familiar with Amadeus’ extensive content and cutting-edge technology. As a result of the strategic partnership just signed, RwandAir will be the official distributor of Amadeus in the Rwanda market. A fully dedicated team at RwandAir has been put in place and thoroughly trained so that travel agents will have timely and comprehensive support to benefit from Amadeus products. Counting on the Amadeus East Africa Regional Office first level support, RwandAir will secure seamless IT and customer support on the ground. The dedicated team at the carrier will also provide travel agents with specific training on the wide range of Amadeus’ solutions and services.