Amadeus Central Reservation System vs. Oracle Simphony POS Systems

Amadeus Reservation System is a travel resource used by travel agents and industry organizations worldwide to book flights, rental cars, cruises, hotels, and other travel experiences. It is user-friendly and provides accurate travel inventory data. Agents benefit from its free training and certification program, and the travel industry likes its efficiency, professional support, and broad offerings. Amadeus is a great travel resource, but its conventional approaches are outdated and burdensome to master.

In my experience, there has not been a resolution on outstanding tickets opened two years ago during the initial implementation. Simple things like time reporting, creating buttons, and marking items as "unavailable" have issues. The system has a lag when servers log out of checks that prevents them from opening the checks on another terminal without a wait that feels like an eternity in the restaurant industry and with direct impact to the guest. Good luck calling support. Most of my experience involves the person I spoke with having no idea how to fix my issue and having to "escalate the ticket." This escalation process will last weeks, months, and in our case, years with no resolution.

• Simple, understandable, and logical instructions.
• PNR changes on issued tickets are easy.
• It has been able to find and sell airline tickets quickly.
• It is simple to use for making PNRs and purchasing plane tickets.
• It has a simple five-step process for generating flight PNRs.

• Real time sales
• Real time labor costs
• Integration with account software

Incentivized

• Expensive subscriptions.
• It takes some effort to book a hotel or car.
• It loads slowly, and updates are rare.

• Support is awful. Oracle does not directly support end-users and depends on resellers to offer support. So if there is a bug or breaking change, we have to jump through hoops to get something fixed.
• Does not play well with other software or interfaces. There are interfaces but they lack a serious amount of features that are crucial to our business.
• The guest facing hardware does not hold up to constant use very well.
• The backend hardware is lacking in PCI compliance and is not meant for enterprise use.
• The software itself looks as if it is stuck in the early 2000s and there has been no sign of an update in many years.
• Reporting is difficult to set up and use and you have to rely on third-party reporting to get decent usable reports.

Incentivized

Amadeus Reservation System is a top-tier option for booking
travel. It makes sharing airport and baggage policies with passengers easier
and speeds up checking in and paying for flights. It is user- and
operator-friendly, comprehensive, straightforward, precise, and up-to-date with
technological and data developments. When compared to competing systems, it is
both user- and operator-friendly

We've stayed with MICROS mainly due to that's how we've always operated and to switch operating POS systems would be a HUGE learning curve for everyone involved.

Incentivized

• It's up-to-date with digital technology and data developments while being comprehensive and straightforward.
• It speeds up flight and fare checks, and sharing flight terminals and baggage allowances with clients helps.

• Micros has allowed us to leverage our margin by using our own credit processor and loyalty program. We've seen success from both of these platforms (not Micros) and have been able to save money on the extra costs of using Micros.

Incentivized