Amadeus Appoints Maria Taylor to Lead Hospitality Business in Key Asia Pacific Markets
October 16, 2019 at 10:00 pm
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Amadeus has appointed Maria Taylor as Head of Commercial, Asia-Pacific for the Hospitality business unit excluding the Indian subcontinent and China. Maria was previously responsible for Asia-Pacific sales at TravelClick, which Amadeus acquired in October 2018. In this role, Maria supervised the expansion of the in-region team to more than 100 employees and opened new sales territories in the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and New Zealand. Her vast industry experience will be vital to the Hospitality division as it continues to expand in the region. With more than 19 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Maria is an expert in understanding the needs of hoteliers and guiding them in the process of selecting technology solutions to delight guests, engage employees, manage costs, and boost revenue. Maria will work closely with Amadeus customers to forge strategic partnerships, lead commercial activity to ensure retention, and drive new business opportunities. Based in Asia-Pacific for 14 years, Maria has previously held leadership roles with Accor Hotels & Resorts and Meritus Hotels & Resorts. During her time in the region, Maria has built strong relationships with executives at numerous hotel and hospitality brands.
Amadeus IT Group, S.A. owns and operates the world's No. 1 travel distribution and reservation computer system. The group's system allows travel agencies and airline sales offices to make reservations to hotels, car rental agencies, and service providers (including ocean transportation companies, tour operators, cruise lines, etc.).
The group is also involved in supplying computer services and marketing services for online reservation software and data flow management software.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Spain (2.6%), Germany (6.4%), the United Kingdom (4.7%), France (4.2%), Europe-Middle East-Africa (30.7%), the United States ( 22.4%), America (9%) and Asia-Pacific (20%).