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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...

It is no news that 2021 was not the best year for the travel and hospitality industry. In the hope of a fresh start, we are all excited to welcome 2022 with open arms. While any prediction may not be a viable idea during these times, a research commissioned by booking.com throws light on what 2022 may have instore for us. The study paints a very positive outlook for the upcoming year – and would bring a smile on each of our faces. Let's dive deeper into the upcomin...

Marketing is about values. It’s a complicated and noisy world, and we’re not going to get a chance to get people to remember much about us. No company is. So we have to be really clear about what we want them to know about us.” – Steve JobsMarketing is a memory-making business. Tech industries today fail to recognize the element of sensory appeal given the fact that the industry navigates across data. Yet, in the physical non-tech space, the data is what a layman refer...

Ever since the launch of the upgraded AirGain 2.0, we have been constantly making improvements by adding the features that can help airline revenue managers take faster and more accurate decisions in the new normal. Accurate pricing and faster decisions are the function of two key product tenets – usability and accessibility. Usability combines the user interaction with the system as well as how quickly can the user get the information that they need from the ...