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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

TechCrunch

Then again, I’m not a developer, so I didn’t truly appreciate the value of mobile gaming, GPS and cloud storage until they’d achieved product-market fit and were integrated into my smartphone. Today, I wouldn’t consider buying a device that couldn’t help me find a restaurant or hotel.

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Location data analytics startup Placer.ai raises $50M Series B

TechCrunch

But the foot traffic and location analytics startup saw growth in new categories, including consumer packaged goods (CPG) and hedge funds that use its tech to perform due diligence. The new capital will be used on research and development and expanding Placer.ai’s sales and marketing teams.

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Metasearch in Hospitality: an Overview of Hotel Search Engines

Altexsoft

In April 2020, the hotel occupancy in the US dropped to its lowest level ever — the bewildering 24.5 The annual average was roughly 44 percent, which means that more than half of hotel rooms were empty during the whole year. The hospitality industry was among those that suffered the most because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Travel Analytics: Data Sources, Use Cases, and Real-Life Examples

Altexsoft

Beyond its fundamental role in elevating customer experience, travel analytics has a valuable impact on revenue growth and cultivating a competitive edge. This article explores the influence of analytics on marketing strategies, revenue management, guest personalization, and other aspects of the travel industry.

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Hotel Online Payments: How and Why to Transform Your Payment Process

Altexsoft

Let’s be honest, for many hotels, payment functionality is not a priority. Once integrated, the payment gateway or processing solution isn’t customarily upgraded or reviewed. Hotel payments challenges. Currently, there are four main areas where hotels experience shortcomings with their payment technology.

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Guide to Digitizing Hotel Upselling and Cross-Selling: Strategies and Tools

Altexsoft

Upselling and cross-selling provide hotel owners and managers with the ability to drive greater profit from the same guest by timely offering valuable services. This post aims at explaining the key hotel upselling and cross-selling strategies, ways to digitize them effectively, and examples of existing software serving that purpose.

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Hotel Channel Managers: Key Providers and How to Choose a Channel Manager

Altexsoft

In one Hotel Hell episode, lodge guests had to search for a front desk employee by themselves. Businesses understand that the only way to attract modern, tech-savvy travelers is to focus on online sales across numerous travel markets, including their own websites. What is a hotel channel manager?

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