Glossary



O

Online Distribution Data (ODD)

Online Payment Systems

Online Travel Agency (OTA)

Opera

Operational Reporting
An application typically used by the front-line operations personnel when very short-term, detailed decisions are required. Some of its most important advantages are: reporting about details and reflecting up-to-the-second information.

Operations Audit

Opti-Book

Opti-Channel

Opti-Core

Opti-Hospitality

Opti-Plan

Optims
Since Amadeus acquired the Optims Group in 2005, the former European supplier of hospitality IT services has been combined with Amadeus' existing hotel distribution division. Together, they form a new business unit dedicated to serving the industry's growing needs. Now, the Optims brand has been fully integrated into Amadeus.

OTB

Overbook

What's in a word?

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