KDS Partners - Technology


	Accor With nearly 4,000 hotels worldwide, covering all segments from economy to upper upscale, Accor offers hotel services tailored to each customer’s needs. Accor has long positioned itself in many countries around the world as a provider of innovative services to meet growing demand for solutions that enable companies and public institutions to improve productivity,while responding to the legitimate aspirations of their employees and for a better quality of life.
	AirPlus AirPlus International is one of the Europe‘s leading providers of travel management and business travel payment systems. AirPlus specialises in intelligent solutions for all areas of the business travel process, enabling companies to manage their travel more efficiently and cost-effectively. More than 30,000 companies worldwide – among them over 200 of Western Europe’s top 500 - rely on the expertise of AirPlus International to optimise their travel expense management.
	Ariba Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of spend management solutions to help companies realize rapid and sustainable bottom line results. Successful companies around the world in every industry use Ariba Spend Management software and services. Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at 1.650.390.1000 or at www.ariba.com. See the Press Release announcing the Ariba-KDS partnership: http://www.kds.com/en/kds-strenghtens-aribas-travel-spend-management-solution » 1 success story
	Avis Avis Rent A Car System, LLC and its subsidiaries operate one of the world's leading car rental brands, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services at more than 2,000 locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean region. Avis is one of the world's top brands for customer loyalty, ranking as the number one car rental company in the Brand Keys® Customer Loyalty Index for the past eight years.
	Budget Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. is the owner and franchiser of one of the world's best-known car rental brands with more than 1,800 car rental locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand. The company also operates Budget Truck Rental and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, Inc.
	Die Bahn Deutsche Bahn Group is the leading provider of transportation in Germany and Europe. DB AG is a multi-level group headed by a holding company, based in Berlin. The operations are handled by four Corporate Divisions, namely those for Passenger Traffic, Freight Traffic, Passenger Stations and Track Infrastructure.
	Europcar Europcar has developed into a global provider of mobility services. The foundation for this evolution consists of partnerships with airlines, railway operators, hotel groups, automobile clubs and road-side assistance services. Europcar thus integrates the business of renting cars within a consistent, global mobility concept.
	Eurostar Eurostar is the high-speed rail service directly linking the UK to France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel. It started operating in 1994, providing city centre to city centre services.
	Hertz Hertz, the world's largest general use car rental brand, operates from approximately 7,600 locations in 145 countries worldwide. Hertz is the number one airport car rental brand in the U.S. and at 69 major airports in Europe, operating both corporate and licensee locations in cities and airports in North America, Europe, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. Product and service initiatives such as Hertz #1 Club Gold, NeverLost customized, onboard navigation systems, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, and unique cars and SUVs offered through the company's Prestige, Fun and Green Collections, set Hertz apart from the competition.
	HRS HRS operates a global electronic hotel reservation system for business and private travellers based on a database of more than 180,000 hotels in all price categories in Germany, Europe and the rest of the world. This system enables users to make direct bookings free of charge, with immediate confirmation and at continually-updated special HRS prices.