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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., What is sustainable travel? Sustainable or eco-travel is a way of managing travel activities so that the natural environment is preserved and supported.

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7 investors discuss why edtech startups must go back to basics to survive

TechCrunch

I would say the past few years have been more of an anomaly, and we are getting back to a more sustainable pace. Investors are preparing for a time of going heads down, helping their existing portfolio companies that want to prioritize internal growth instead of raising more capital and rethinking their metrics of success.

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

Altexsoft

Company’s booking website and mobile app allow you to track and collect a wealth of data, from web traffic information to user behavioral metrics (session duration, navigation paths, etc.), They can also aid in sustainable travel by suggesting ways to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate over-tourism, offering places with fewer visitors.

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What is Digital Twin?: Applications, Examples, Trends and More 

Openxcell

Here are a few examples: Smart cities The use of digital twins is becoming more common in helping cities become more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable. The technology can be used in a variety of fields, such as architecture, urban planning, and tourism.

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The Online-Marketplace Revolution, Part Two: Why These Tech Companies Faltered in 2019 and How They Can Rebound in 2020

Battery Ventures

Growth without attractive unit economics is just not sustainable; it’s like gorging on empty calories. I see three key metrics to track. billion global travel and tourism industry. My advice to marketplace companies, considering all this, is to pay attention to unit economics—not just growth.

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GSAS is taking place in CCIB, Barcelona this year

Apiumhub

With its easy access, excellent links to public transport and the airport, and more than 4,500 hotel rooms in its immediate vicinity, the CCIB is a first class reference point within the business tourism sector. About Software Architecture Metrics book. Also, he is a co-author of the book Software Architecture Metrics.

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Truth Social Inspires A Trip Down SPAC Memory Lane

Crunchbase News

Virgin Galactic We’ll start with Virgin Galactic , the pioneering space tourism company also sometimes credited with launching the modern SPAC age. Rather Embark was ostensibly valued for its innovative capabilities and technologies rather than metrics like price-to-sales or revenue growth. Illustration: Dom Guzman

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