Amadeus and Pattern’s travel protection integration to help confidence

Amadeus believe there is a "clear need" for travel protection options to be offered during the booking process

Amadeus, a global provider of hospitality technology, and Pattern Insurance, a global InsurTech MGA have now expanded their partnership to bring travel protection options directly to the traveller.

Guests will now be offered a variety of travel protection options during the booking process on Amadeus’ ‘iHotelier’ booking engine including medical, cancellations, weather, delays and other related coverage. 

This functionality is currently going through beta testing where clients of ‘iHotelier’ have reported attractive attachment rates for hotel bookings with trip protection included.

Peter Altmann, vice president, mobility & travel protection, hospitality of Amadeus, said: “There is a clear need for this in a highly competitive market, and it opens new opportunities for hoteliers to capture more direct bookings while providing ancillary revenue for small to mid-tier hotel chains. 

“It's important that we are leveraging our partnerships like the one with Pattern to offer both guests and hotels benefits that result in more rewarding journeys.”

The adoption of Pattern insurance will help Amadeus to deliver a “superb brand experience”.

Meitav Harpaz, co-founder and CEO of Pattern, said: “This gives both the hotel and its guests a high-value, more personalized and effective insurance offer as part of their booking experience."