Tag: artificial intelligence
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Como usar I.A. para predecir ventas y demanda
En un artículo anterior sobre análisis predictivo >> que solo mi abuela y un par de amigos cercanos leyeron, afirmé que ese procedimiento puede convertir datos en dinero. Hoy les traigo un caso de estudio práctico para demostrar que no exageraba en mi afirmación. Bueno, a decir verdad no debería estar demostrando nada, ya que…
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Using AI to forecast sales and demand
In a previous article about predictive analytics >> that only a couple of close friends read, I stated that such procedure can actually convert data into money. This time, I bring a practical study case to demonstrate that I was not overstating. Well, I shouldn’t be demonstrating anything, as anybody working in airlines and large hotel…
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Convert predictive analytics into money
In late 1997 I was helping some Egyptian DMC streamline operations, when terrorists stroked at Deir el-Bahri, the heartbreaking Luxor Massacre. About a year later, not one but two hurricanes (Mitch and George) broke havoc in the Caribbean, where I was operating my own DMC. In 2010 half the world’s travel flow was disrupted by…
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La tozudez humana está derrotando a la inteligencia artificial
Aunque el término ha permanecido en entornos académicos y de ciencia ficción durante más de 70 años, tengo la impresión de que todo el mundo se dio cuenta hace dos días que IA es la nueva panacea que pondrá fin a los problemas de rentabilidad, reemplazando al “big data” (que ahora suena tan 2016). Como…
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Human obstinacy defeats AI in the Travel arena
Although the term has been lingering in academic and science fiction settings for over 70 years, it seems to me everybody realized two days ago that AI is the new magical panacea that will end profitability issues overnight, replacing “big data” (which now sounds so 2016). As such, everybody and their granny is adding into…
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Glossary of misused buzzords in the Travel Industry
In Spanish we have a precise term to define a person that uses words without knowing their meaning: “filatico”. It appears there is no translation in English, so I’ll go ahead and coin a new term for this particular kind of poseurs: buzzworder. The following is a short compilation of silly misuses of technical or…