National carrier, RwandAir, on Monday entered into a strategic partnership for the distribution of Amadeus products in the Rwandan market.

Amadeus is a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry.

RwandAir’s Chief Executive Officer, John Mirenge, said the partnership will see travel agents in the country and Amadeus work together towards better distribution of airline products.

"We are convinced that we are the to bring Rwanda’s travel agent community the latest technology and the right tools  to increase profitability and efficiency, while reducing costs in the course of serving client travel needs,” Mirenge explained.

Amadeus’s, Sub-Sahara Africa Regional Business Development Manager, Aymeric Lanezat, said that he sees a lot of opportunities ahead for Rwanda’s travel and tourism industry.

He added that they are optimistic that the industry will greatly benefit from this partnership by which RwandAir takes the lead in making accessible the Amadeus service and technology to the
country’s travel players.

RwandAir said that its dedicated team has been put in place and thoroughly trained so that travel agents will have timely and comprehensive support to benefit from Amadeus products. 

The carrier also plans to provide travel agents with specific training on the wide range of Amadeus’ solutions and services.