CarPilots

CarPilots will be showing at CeBIT 2013 which takes place in Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia from the the 28th until the 30th of Mary. We will be in stand H30, within the NSW Government Trade and Innovation area. CeBIT is the world’s largest trade fair showcasing digital, IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments. Main target groups are users from industry, the wholesale/retail sector, skilled trades, banks, the services sector, government agencies, science and users just passionate about technology. It is an international platform perfect to discover current industry trends, or for networking, and for new product presentations. We hope you drop in to meet the team, share your experience and feedback on the service and to find out what we have planned for the next 12 months... Save yourself the $99 entry fee and register for free using the Carpilots / Cebits portal at: http://mycebit.com.au/r-carpilots

Amin Kroll, ceo and co-founder of CarPilots (seated on the far right) joins a healthy discussion on the capital raising journey for a software company. Held at Fishburners in Sydney it was a great opportunity to share insights and ideas with an audience of 100 or so fellow entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Check out our new CarPilots video. Trouble viewing? You can view this on our Youtube channel below. 

Travelport and TNOOZ Webinar - Featuring Carpilots Think you know about how embrace the world of open technology, APIs, collaboration with third parties and the new travel technology ecosystem? Maybe – but probably not as much as you could do. It’s a fascinating new marketplace of shared understanding and resources, hopefully triggering innovation in to the far corners of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. With such developments taking place in other industries, how are travel companies reacting to and taking advantage of this new change in strategy? In this FREE 60-minute webinar, produced by Tnooz and Travelport, we took an in-depth look at the travel technology ecosystem and where open development and where it may lead us all. Panellists: Jason Nash, VP product innovation, Travelport Valyn Perini, CEO, OpenTravel Alliance Amin Kroll, CEO, CarPilots Rui Figueiredo, partner/head of product development, Travel Technology & Solutions Kevin May, editor and co-founder, Tnooz Gene Quinn, producer and, CEO/co-founder, Tnooz

Car Pilots and Amadeus pioneer first pre-paid car transfer aggregator solution for Australian travel agencies

August 23, 2012 

Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, and Car Pilots, Australia’s first and most comprehensive online private driver and taxi content aggregator,

today announces a partnership to distribute the complete range of Car Pilots’ content via the Amadeus Selling Platform, the world’s most widely-used travel agent point-of-sale tool.

For the first time, Amadeus users in Australia will be able to search and book commissionable Car Pilots’ content through a dedicated Amadeus Smart Tab.  The easy-to-use smart tab will enable the integration of Car Pilots’ car transfer content into the Amadeus Passenger Name Record (PNR), streamlining processes, reducing errors and improving consultant productivity.  Data can be easily transmitted to mid and back office applications, removing the need to move between various screens or re-type data into third party applications.

The Car Pilots solution is an Australian industry first, offering private car transfer content in a B2B booking environment.

The new solution will enable pre-payment of independent private car services as well as taxis and use geo-mapping technology to determine the best route between pick-up and drop-off locations and calculate the fare, inclusive of tolls and any additional services.  Amadeus users can select from a range of vehicles before confirming, paying for the booking with a credit card and issuing a voucher all on the single PNR with traveller the relevant hotel and air bookings.

Amin Kroll, CEO and co-founder of Car Pilots said of the new agreement, “We are delighted to be working with Amadeus. The car transfers business is huge market opportunity but until now it has been challenging for a travel agent to find a reliable transfer provider. Our new partnership with Amadeus makes it simple!”

“Travel agents using Amadeus will be able to instantly price and book a transfer from any location in Australia and Car Pilots takes care of the rest. We offer with the best transfer partners, negotiated and competitive rates all available through the Amadeus booking tool.

Sari Vahakoski, Managing Director for Amadeus IT Pacific said that car transfers can be a pain point for travel agents, often having to be booked by phone and earning zero commission.

“This new solution makes travel agency hassles a thing of the past. We are really excited to work with a market innovator like Car Pilots to deliver this unique solution to Australian and New Zealand agencies for the first time. We believe this new solution will drastically improve travel agency workflow processes as well as offer the opportunity for increased revenue and enhance customer service,” said Vahakoski.