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Artificial Intelligence in the Hospitality Industry - Planning a trip is always fascinating but making it perfect is always cumbersome. Nowadays, travelers do not weigh money against memories, they do not mind paying more for creating unforgettable memories. Even though technology has made it simpler to find details about destinations, read reviews, check property images, the overload of information has made decision making more complex. On top of it, being stuck be...

What is Engage-AI? | How is Engage-AI built? | What is Engage-AI used for? | What are the benefits of using Engage-AI? | How soon can it start working for me? Travel experience business is high touch as no two travelers are the same. Travelers often have multiple questions pertaining to their hotel stay. These questions are intended to help them understand how to optimize their stay experience. Plans are made based on information that is known to them. Often...

Mobility – Perhaps the biggest buzzword in the last couple of years, fast-paced lifestyles have prompted the need for most people to ditch computers and switch to Mobile devices for internet access. As per May 2022 data sourced from Statcounter, a whopping 59.02% of the Internet traffic comes from mobile devices as compared to 38.65% from Desktops. This heightened demand for mobility opens up new marketing avenues for businesses in the travel and hospitality s...

In the past couple of months, we’ve seen strong indicators of an increase in global travel, with heightened demand for international flights. This signals that recovery to pre-pandemic levels is on the cards. Newer travel corridors are constantly opening up, prompted by the easing of travel restrictions between countries. The moment is now ripe to cash in on this trend and tap into newer source markets. Attracting guests from countries that are seeing higher dema...

Change is the only constant. The travel industry has weathered many changes over the past several years, and we are constantly looking into our crystal ball to predict what will come tomorrow. Technology innovations lead the way, and the repetitive themes include AI, Personalization, and of course, Google. These three themes all have one common point of convergence, and that is Metasearch Marketing. However, this is also where we need to look a bit deeper ...

The past few years of Covid 19 haven’t discriminated between people, industries, or geographies. After disrupting most of the global economy, the pandemic now seems to be easing a bit, thus putting businesses back on a trajectory of recovery. Nonetheless, challenges remain aplenty. Today, we shift our focus to Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs), Convention & Visitor Bureaus (CVBs), and Destination Management Companies (DMCs). From a travel and destin...

With the easing of global restrictions surrounding the pandemic, things are again starting to look bright for the travel industry. Newer travel corridors are opening and general demand for hotels is picking up. Such being the case, it is essential for hoteliers to cash in on this trend and unlock newer revenue streams and opportunities. All this however is easier said than done right? Manually scouring through large amounts of data is not only highly inefficient,...

Post Covid-19 pandemic, businesses across the world are on a recovery curve. The travel and tourism industry is already witnessing improved demand compared to the previous years. However, complete recovery is still some time away. According to a global survey conducted by the UNWTO in January 2022, most experts feel that the recovery to pre-pandemic levels is likely only after 2024 or beyond. Such being the case, the traditional forecasting methods of relying purely...

One of the common pain points with regard to pricing platform is the lack of flexibility in configuration and data collection speed. Customers often ask us for ways to reduce the friction involved in aggregating data points from multiple sources into a single window. Finding rate shopping data that is accurate and intuitive is often a challenge with most solutions out there, and we aim to make a difference. To bring in this change, we’ve enhanced the AirGain plat...