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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. This means a hotel is charged every time the ad is clicked and redirection occurs.

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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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Backed by Accel, Minoan Experience is creating a new category of e-commerce called ‘native retail’

TechCrunch

Instead of asking the property owner where it’s from and tracking it down, Minoan Experience lets you order the product by scanning a QR code. One of Minoan’s largest markets, the Hamptons, actually had a very busy season, with most of its short-term rental partners near 100% occupancy and charging higher rates due to demand.

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Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

On a recent winter morning in New Delhi, Rajan Anandan and Pieter Kemps were pacing on the floor of a five-star hotel, quizzing a group of over two dozen young startup founders about their goals. One founder set eyes on getting the most downloads in the mobile gaming category. They have built a great brand.

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Tour Operator Software: Itinerary Creator, Booking Engine, and Other Handy Technologies

Altexsoft

In today’s digital world, it’s practically impossible without the right software. Often, the tour operator functions as a wholesaler, buying tickets, hotel rooms, and other travel products in bulk at discounted rates, combining them, and selling those packages in significant quantities directly or indirectly.

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PMS API Data for Third-Party Apps: How to Become an Integration Partner of Leading PMSs

Altexsoft

That’s why most hotel management systems today are open to partnerships with independent software vendors to easily expand their capabilities and satisfy clients. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are pieces of code connecting two software tools together. Typically, via APIs.

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Functional Prototype: How to Iterate with your Software Product

Altexsoft

Prototyping is an essential part of any production, whether you’re developing hardware or software. It can be even coded and designed to some extent, like our x-ray analysis tool. It can be a presentation or a diagram, but in some cases, it can also be coded. “If it can’t be made here, it can’t be made.”. Priority Designs.