5 travel experiences you never knew you could have

5 travel experiences you never knew you could have

We all know how hard it is to find new and unique ways to experience global destinations, and yet every traveller wants to find ‘off the beaten track’ tours.

So what’s an agent to do?

Well, we’ve got one hot tip for you, and that’s Amadeus Selling Platform Connect.

You see, Amadeus has recently signed on with cool, local partners to bring your clients a vast array of opportunities around the world.

You want to go crawling through caves deep in Central America or enjoy private cooking classes in South East Asia? You got it!

Amadeus partnered up with in-destination experience companies such as Livn Experiences, Jayride Transfers and City Discovery, all of which have tours, transfers, activities and ferries on offer for travellers in destinations in Australia and around the world.

And now agents can book it for their clients!

So we thought we’d give you an inside look to some of the things on offer. Check out more details here with Amadeus.

City Discovery experiences

Split bay aerial view through stone window

With 9,000+ tours and activities worldwide to choose from, City Discovery offers limitless content from trusted providers including Gray Line, Big Bus Tours, City Segway Tours and so much more.

Some of the incredible experiences you can have include:

  1. See Croatia in a new light, as you visit a traditional fish market in Split, before feasting on traditional delicacies and wine.
  2. Get off the beaten path in Paris with a walking tour through the Latin Quarter and Montmartre, sampling cheese, breads, charcuterie, and foie gras on the way.
  3. Dive deep in Belize and go cave tubing in San Ignacio, then come up for air with some zip-riding over rainforest canopies.

Livn Experiences

So much inspiration with 19,000 global tours and activities from leading suppliers such as Intrepid Group, G Adventures, Disney, Pro-Dive and Tourism Holdings.

Book in real-time either pre-trip or on trip, from the palm of your hand.

Two incredible experiences to try include:

  1. Explore the incredible Australian outback on a 21-day overland tour from Perth to Darwin with Intrepid Travel.
  2. Skydive St Kilda for a new look at Melbourne.

Bonus round!

We couldn’t just stop at five. Amadeus partner, Jayride Transfers, has stacks of suppliers to book your clients on thanks to Amadeus. Take your pick from more than 1,800 transfer companies at over 450 airports in UK, Ireland, USA, Australia and New Zealand.

Jayride brings together trusted transfer brands including SuperShuttle, Bell Limousine, Redy2Go, Airbus, Hughes Limousines all in one place. Other names include:

  • Karmel Shuttle;
  • Super Shuttle New Zealand;
  • RapidShuttle;
  • Con-X-Ion;
  • CitiCar

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