STI seals partnership with Amadeus

Amadeus, the world's top Global Distribution System (GDS) and travel industry provider, recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with STI to focus on further improving the extensive hands-on training of STI students in the field of Hospitality and Tourism on May 24, 2010 at the STI Academic Center in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

 

From Left: Bernard Rodolfa, STI Research Head for Business and Management Programs; Corito Guevara, Amadeus Philippines' Operations Manager; Mitch Andaya, Vice President for Academics of STI; Albert Villadolid, Amadeus Philippines' General Manager; Elenita Ojeda, Amadeus Philippines Customer Support And Training Manager.

As part of the MOA, Amadeus will provide STI its recently launched Amadeus Learning City, an e-learning website which offers users a variety of self-paced courses. It provides an opportunity to increase knowledge and skills on the use of the Amadeus System – computerized travel information and distribution system which contains information about schedules, availability, fares and related services, and through which reservations can be made and/or tickets issued.

According to Albert Villadolid, General Manager of Amadeus Philippines, "Amadeus is very pleased to offer this state-of-the-art learning tool to STI. Aside from being user-friendly, it is also an excellent platform that is considered to be the best in the industry. Best of all, it has the most comprehensive content that is simply amazing which will greatly help STI students in mastering equipment used by the top international companies in the hospitality and tourism industry."

Mitch Andaya, Vice President for Academics of STI, said "We are proud to have established this partnership with Amadeus as this greatly helps our students who are taking up BS Travel Management, BS Tourism Management, and Travel and Tourism Services programs to further hone their skills through the use of e-learning systems used by professionals here and abroad. Through these programs, we aim to equip our students with an in-depth understanding of how the hospitality and tourism industry works. As early as now, we are introducing them to the latest world-class technology available so they will have a distinctly competitive edge by the time they graduate."

The Amadeus GDS will be helpful for students who will be taking the said programs. This will allow the students explore the world of ticketing and reservation. Aside from these, the added services of the system such as non-air reservation in hotel, car, and cruise line will equip the students in their field especially as this is used worldwide. After taking series of courses, the students will have to take a certification test that will allow them also to be easily accepted in any travel agencies and airline companies as one of their strict requirements is a knowledge of the system. The certificate that Amadeus will be issuing is recognized worldwide which means better opportunity in any part of the globe with the same system being used. The experience that students will get with the tie-up of STI and Amadeus will surely help them in their employability in the hospitality and tourism industry.

Also present in the signing of MOA were Corito Guevara, Amadeus' Operations Manager; Elinita Ojeda, Amadeus' Customer Support and Training Manager; and Bernard Rodolfa, STI's Research Head for Business and Management Programs.