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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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Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2023

CIO

Now that organizations have returned to a new (somewhat) normal, CIOs appear to be focused on getting back to basics — and untangling tech debt incurred in making it through the past few years. Recruiting, retainment, and yes, adoption of lead-edge technology, are back on the radar of IT leaders. How do we get the talent we need?

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

Now tech companies across industries are poised for an even better year, according to more than a dozen investors we talked to in the country. Subscribe to access all of our investor surveys, company profiles and other inside tech coverage for startups everywhere. Tech investors must make sure that Israel is part of their portfolio.

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Brex takes a swipe at Concur with an expansion into travel

TechCrunch

Part of the aim of the new offering is to apply to travel expenses the budgeting capabilities that Empower has, Dubugras said. Sometimes companies have the perception that the best way to reduce travel costs is to get people to get cheaper flights or cheaper hotels and make two stops on the way to two places,” he said. “We

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Indian market regulator tightens IPO disclosure norms

TechCrunch

India’s market regulator has tightened disclosure norms for firms looking to file for an initial public offering after lackluster performance of more than half a dozen tech startups in the past year and a half. SoftBank recently internally cut the valuation of budget hotel chain Oyo, once a $10 billion firm, to $2.7

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Direct Booking Success: How Hilton, Marriott, La Quinta, and More Hotels Boost Direct Sales

Altexsoft

Hotels have been experiencing a surge of direct bookings during the pandemic. Yes, while the overall number of bookings dropped due to COVID-19, hotels’ brand.com websites became the third most popular booking channel , in some cases even surpassing Expedia traffic. Direct booking strategies for hotels. Why is that?

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Hotel Data Management: Solutions and Practices to Turn Information into a Valuable Asset

Altexsoft

Hotel business produces a plethora of data literally every moment. In this article, we’ll talk about proven data management approaches and technologies utilized in the hospitality industry to boost revenue and enhance customer experience. Hotel data collection: what and where to look for. What is data management?

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