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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

TechCrunch

’s Tech Nation found in 2018 that about 26% of Belfast’s workforce was employed in tech, and it is among cities in the country with the highest growth potential for 2021. With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem.

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Daily Crunch: Tata Group releases ‘super app’ that bundles 11 consumer services

TechCrunch

Tata Group embraces e-commerce with super app : The Indian conglomerate known for its myriad businesses, among them software and telecom, gathered all of its properties together under one big hug, er, “super app” called Tata Neu, which launched today to give the company some e-commerce heft with offerings like grocery, electronics and hotels.

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Coronavirus impact on startups scene in Barcelona

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Professor in the Department of General Management and Strategy of Esade Jan Brinckmann believes that professional investors “will think about it more time” when investing due to the effects of the pandemic. Andjoy says that there is a decline in sports booking platforms .

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

Altexsoft

Summing up, we can say that today’s travelers no longer want to spend their vacation hopping on and off the sightseeing bus at the packaged group tour or chilling lazily next to the pool with a cocktail at the all-inclusive hotel without ever leaving the premises (well, we’ll be honest, some still do). Technologies. Technologies.

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Car Rental APIs: Integrations with GDSs, OTAs, and Tech Providers

Altexsoft

This leading travel tech solutions provider covers a range of travel sectors , including over 40 car rental brands. Tech service providers’ APIs for car rentals: Travelpro, Trawex, eTravos. Cut out for B2B travel services, tech service providers help building the right car rentals solutions leveraging their APIs. Sabre APIs.

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Dynamic Pricing Explained: Use in Revenue Management and Pricing Optimization

Altexsoft

Such a pricing strategy can lead to bad reviews, complaints, or worse. The expert recalls cases when clients were charged preposterous fees for short rides due to extremely high demand, for instance, during the New Year’s Eve. Before, we discussed best revenue management practices for hotels ).

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How Bounce beat pandemic disruption and bagged a16z to lead its Series A

TechCrunch

By aggregating all different types of SMB supply — from hotels to post offices to bike rental shops — they’ve been able to establish a strong network that they can continue to grow and offer more services on top of.” in early funding later that year. . Travel is also exploding right now.”

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