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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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Swyft Cities is the winner of the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022 pitch-off!

TechCrunch

Swyft sees this as a new form of urban mobility that can solve transportation problems in densely developed areas, including corporate campuses, airports, universities and tourism districts. “This is something that has a huge potential, is highly sustainable and just needs to be spun out to pursue the broader market on its own.”

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

. “Swyft is a new form of urban mobility, using autonomous cabins on lightweight cable infrastructure to solve transportation problems in densely developed areas including corporate campuses, airports, universities and tourism districts. This adds capacity into an area, allowing higher density and more profitable developments.

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Do you need another app to discover beautiful places when you travel?

TechCrunch

“Instagram is like an operating system for pictures. Other users review the posts before listing on the platform, either by upvotes or downvotes. They can also review others and earn redeemable points for helping build the community. Everything is happening on Instagram — travel, beauty, e-commerce.

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

Altexsoft

Internal systems — like a property management system (PMS) in hospitality, a passenger service system (PSS) used by airlines, or an OTA back office — are the backbone and the most relevant source of transaction details, booking histories, and inventory data for a travel business. Main types of recommender systems.

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How To Build A Tele Medicine App Like Doctor-On-Demand

Xicom

Patients who reside in remote or underserved communities where there is a shortage of doctors, or who are confined to their house or just can’t make it to a clinic due to hectic work, can easily access real-time care at any time and anywhere through an electronic medium. Also, ratings and reviews can help the patients to make choice easily.