Tag: bed banks
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Un proyecto de BI necesita ESTO para funcionar…
Las grandes corporaciones descubrieron hace muchos años que el outsourcing es una apuesta ganadora. Un hecho comprobado, amplificado cuando se trata de desarrollo de software. El universo de TI es tan vasto, que no tiene sentido económico intentar desarrollar internamente todas las soluciones que se puedan necesita. Además, “intrapreneurship” e “innovación” son palabras muy de…
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BI Travel projects need THIS to be profitable
Large corporations discovered many years ago that outsourcing is a winning bet. A proven fact, magnified when it comes to software development. The IT universe is so vast, that it makes no economical sense to try and develop in-house all the possible solutions needed. Besides, “intrapreneurship” and “innovation” are top buzzwords these days, but the…
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Got a booking engine? Probably you’re losing money
Humor me, can’t avoid inserting a story… In early 2011, a wholesale operator requested me to perform an audit on their recently acquired reservations system. They paid top dollar to a prestigious software provider for it, but six months after implementation, total business volume from retailers was roughly the same as previously recorded figures. While…
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Dynamic Pricing for Tour Operators: science, not religion
The owner of the big OTA chuckled at my question. “Every morning we have an entire team checking competitors’ rates and adjusting ours”, he said. “Dynamic pricing is essential today. It was a logical process for us”. Of course, it was. Less technology-prone patrons dind’t follow the same path, though, and I am having a…
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Are you still using Excel to run your travel business?
Can’t get rid of the telex and Palm Pilot, either? Ours is a fast-changing world, new technologies are spawn overnight and nobody can keep up with the daily information waterfall. But that’s no reason to restrain from adopting newer, more efficient and cost-effective tools. Spreadsheets are great for simple row/column numeric calculations, but when it…
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Revenue Management is finally mainstream at Bed Banks
Up to a few of years ago, I was usually derided when I presented the idea to intermediaries. Or anyone else, for that matter. “Bah, RM is only for hotels. Besides, we don’t have inventory”, they would utter in an obvious condescending manner. From last year (2017), they wouldn’t dismiss the concept. But they would…