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Zartico secures $20M to help tourism offices promote local destinations

TechCrunch

Despite representing 10% of the world’s GDP, the tourism industry has been one of the last to embrace big data and analytics. from customer relationship management systems and jobs boards). ” Zartico launched in March 2020 — one week prior to most of the world shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. or to places.”

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

Altexsoft

Obviously, the travel industry has to keep up with customer demand, so today we explore what experiential tourism is about and how travel businesses can capitalize on this strive for exclusivity and adventure. What is experiential travel? 2022 ADVENTURE TRAVEL INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT by ATTA. Experiential travel distribution.

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

TechCrunch

The city has undergone infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, tourism has boomed thanks to attractions such as the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built and Game of Thrones shooting locations, and employment has risen steadily in the city since 2016, according to Northen Ireland’s Department for the Economy.

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Hot Tips To Create A Location-Based App

Xicom

The repercussions of COVID-19 affect geolocation-based industries like logistics and tourism. According to MarketsandMarkets, the Location-based Services (LBS) and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) market will witness a 17% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) within the coming next five years. But, first thing first! billion in 2021.

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Occupancy Rate Prediction: Building an ML Module to Analyze One of the Main Hospitality KPIs

Altexsoft

economic changes, events (sports competitions, concerts, conferences), exchange rates, political situations, and. The most reliable sources of booking information are property management systems (PMSs), channel managers , and websites allowing direct booking. Internal factors include. holidays, to name a few. External factors include.

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ChatGPT Implementation in Travel: Unleashing the Potential of GPT Models in Real-World Projects

Altexsoft

The attention mechanism is the core of transformer systems. While Python is a popular choice due to OpenAI’s Python client library, HTTP requests can be made using any other language, ensuring the APIs cater to diverse development needs. The real charm of this system is its ability to comprehend non-specific instructions.

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COVID-19: Business Continuity Beyond Working From Home

Modus Create

The implications of the global pandemic are now far larger than most predicted, with direct impact to many industries beyond just health sciences: Global events like conferences, movie premieres, and sporting events are now cancelled. This could mean a strong bounce back for industries like travel, tourism, manufacturing, and agriculture.