
1. Call Me Ishmael Travel


Key people:
Florian Storp VP Central Europe, American Express Global Business Travel
Katja Schüßler Managing director
Alexander Hackel Director online solutions & process management
Main industry sectors: All sectors with specialist entertainment and media team, SMEs, public sector
Other services: Media and entertainment travel, MICE, VIP service, 24-hour service
Type of company: Acquired by American Express GBT in 2019 from DER Touristik
Office locations: Aschaffenburg, Berlin, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bonn, Bremen, Cologne, Darmstadt, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Immenstaad/Bodensee, Karlsruhe, Kassel, Leipzig, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg, Osnabrück, Regensburg, Stuttgart, Wetzlar, Wiesbaden
Association and network membership: Part of American Express GBT
Germany full-time equivalent staff: 661 (end 2019)
GDS: Amadeus
Online booking tools: Atlatos, cytric, KDS Neo, onesto, SAP Concur
Expense management tools: KDS Neo
Other technology: Mobile app with itineraries, travel change alerts, mobile check-in, DB online tickets, restaurant search and reservation, Secure traveller tracking tool; meetings management tools with online administration of hotel allotments and web-based participant management
NDC content: Amex GBT has signed an NDC agreement with the Lufthansa Group

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