Lothar Schmitz

Lothar Schmitz in his new role as Solution Manager is responsible for product development in the Search, Book and Data Aggregation division of Amadeus Leisure IT GmbH since 1 January 2019.

Lothar Schmitz has been active in the travel industry for over 20 years and played a decisive role in developing the business concept of the former Traveltainment GmbH and today's Amadeus Leisure IT GmbH. For 16 years he was responsible for the Research & Development department of the company in Würselen before he took over the task of setting up a strategy department at the Würselen location.

During this time, the first Internet Booking Engine (IBE) with Fuzzy Search Logic was developed, which allowed to offer intelligent alternative offers to the traveler, as well as the product Datamix, which formed the term X-operator was coined in Germany. Lothar Schmitz was also significantly involved in the development of OTDS, the Open Travel Data Standard.

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