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How Attribute-Based Shopping Will Change Hotel Booking

Altexsoft

When searching for hotel rooms, parents with young children may very much prefer to not have a fireplace or a high floor view, while honeymooners may be willing to pay to have both a fireplace and a view. Many hotels, though, still use an old shopping model. shift to more premium rooms and rates ” even in its early trials with ABS.

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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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PolyAI lands $40M to handle contact center calls automatically

TechCrunch

One 2019 survey found that 88% of people prefer speaking to a live service agent instead of navigating an automated system. Or if a hotel guest calls to book a standard room but then changes their mind and decides on a suite, the platform could suggest rooms that fit the new criterion. Image Credits: PolyAI. for health insurance).

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The Method That Differentiates Companies Hitting Their Long-Term Goals

CIO

People may be toiling on tech projects to improve website functionality or automate processes yet have no idea of the ultimate goals that those tasks are designed to feed, such as achieving a specific percentage increase in conversion or customer retention. Deeper cultural issues typically underly the problem. GfK is recruiting!

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Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

CIO

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud.

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Sustainable Travel: Opportunities Digital Technology Provides for a Greener Business

Altexsoft

Greenhouse gases (tourism is responsible for around 8 percent of global carbon emissions, three-quarters of which is due to aviation), local resource overuse (e.g., Greenhouse gases (tourism is responsible for around 8 percent of global carbon emissions, three-quarters of which is due to aviation), local resource overuse (e.g.,

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How To Create A Successful App For Hotel Booking and Flight Search In 2020

Xicom

From technology-oriented recommendations to “second city” explorations, taking the gear up had made 70% of travellers research travel on their smartphone. So, to satisfy the needs of tech-savvy travellers without breaking the budget for an exciting adventure, you need to partner with a trusted app development company. Probably yes!

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