Agentic Context Engineering Explained

 As AI systems take on more complex tasks, one of the biggest challenges is keeping their behavior and output consistent. Static prompts—or predefined instructions given to an AI system—only work up to a point: AI agents often lose important details during sessions, as they move from one step to 

IATA Numbers and Codes Explained

 Overseeing the entire aviation industry isn’t a piece of cake. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been carrying this burden for decades. It relentlessly develops regulations, sets up procedures, creates digital tools – in short, it does everything to make international air 

Building a Flight Aggregator for OTA: Hands-On Experience

 An online travel agency (OTA) selling airline tickets typically faces the challenge of managing airline content from various sources , each with its unique “dialect” and workflow. In this article, we share our experience designing a unified flight API solution that brings together diverse 

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) in Insurance

 Insurance companies handle enormous amounts of paperwork — claim forms, medical reports, invoices, and policy applications — all of which arrive in different formats and often require hours of manual review. Intelligent document processing helps optimize workflows and save on manual labor. Let’s 

Travel Technology Providers Landscape INFOGRAPHIC

Travel Technology Providers Landscape

 Back in 2011, Scott Brinker, a marketing technology analyst, unveiled his first version of the Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic with about 150 companies. In 2020, the Supergraphic contained about 8,000 companies. The Supergraphic has become “a desk companion” of every marketer out 

Amadeus API Integration: Practice Guide on Getting the GDS Content

 What differentiates a travel professional from an occasional traveler? The latter thinks that the word Amadeus relates to Mozart’s music. The former would insist that Amadeus plays the first fiddle, but in the travel tech industry. Amadeus , a Madrid-based travel giant,  grows its business around 

Guest Travel Management: How to Streamline Non-Employee Business Trips

 Guest or non-employee travel, once a minor aspect of travel and expense (T&E) management, has now emerged as a crucial business function. This shift is fueled by the growth of remote work, hybrid models, and the gig economy, where organizations engage external talent and experts on demand. Yet, 

Building B2B Marketplace for Luxury Vacation Rentals: Based on Our Experience

 The luxury vacation rental market has experienced continuous growth, but expansion is accompanied by pain points, with manual processes and offline networks slowing down business for property managers, agents, and travelers alike. To automate and streamline interactions between all parties 

Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel Managers, and GDSs

 If you want to sell/advertise hotel rooms, you inevitably stumble over these three technical pitfalls: How do you find hotel room APIs and what kind of providers are out there? How do you find hotel content? How do you map hotel room inventory ? These three will be in your face from the moment you 

Hotel POS Systems: Main Types, Features, and Integrations

 Where does hotel revenue come from? Obviously, the main source is room reservations, but a lot of hotels also sell tours, rent out meeting rooms for corporate clients, and have bars, restaurants, spas, gift shops, and other additional profit streams  — or points of sale. Guests can make numerous 

Stakeholder Matrix for Project Success: Guide With Examples

 Managing a project means working with multiple stakeholders who have their own priorities, levels of influence, and expectations. Navigating this web of people to involve and knowing the right amount of information to share can be tricky without a proper framework. In this article, we’ll cover how 

Data Lake vs Data Warehouse: Which Is Better for Your Business?

 As businesses collect more data every day, finding the right system to store and analyze it has become an important decision. Two common options are data lakes and data warehouses, each designed for different needs. In this article, we’ll look at how data lakes and data warehouses differ in their 

AI in Selenium Automation: Use Cases, Tools, and Best Practices

 Selenium has long been the backbone of web test automation. But, as applications evolve faster and UIs grow more dynamic, QA teams face familiar pain points: brittle locators, endless maintenance, and test flakiness that erodes trust in results. AI can change that. By pairing Selenium with modern 

Sabre API Integration: Hands-On Experience with a Leading GDS

 A leading global distribution system in North America, Sabre leverages content from airlines, hotels, car rentals, and other travel suppliers worldwide. Instead of connecting with thousands of vendors separately, an online booking platform can integrate with just one GDS — and tap into the almost 

Luxury Travel Market: Key Trends, Players, Destinations

 The luxury travel sector boomed after 2020, fueled by strong high-end demand. This post explores the market landscape, evolving behaviors of affluent travelers, key trends, and the competitive ecosystem, offering actionable insights for business success. What is luxury travel: market overview 

IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

 Founded in 1945 in Havana, Cuba – before many of today’s major airlines even took flight – the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has grown into the backbone of global aviation. From standardizing tickets and airport codes to driving sustainability and innovation, IATA shapes how the 

Ancillary Revenue in the Airline Industry: How Extras Become Essentials

 Ancillary revenue is on a major upswing. In 2024, airlines earned roughly $150 billion from non-ticket sales — a $32 billion jump over the previous year. This growing stream has become even more vital amid fare declines of 4 percent in business class and 3 percent in economy. With weaker than 

Fractional CTO: When Do You Need One?

 A full-time CTO can be expensive and unnecessary for an early-stage startup. However, as your company grows, it reaches a point where your team’s technical skills may not be enough to handle scaling, security, or complex product decisions. This is when a fractional CTO comes in. In this article, 

IATA Training Guide: Courses, Requirements, and How to Get Certified

 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) represents nearly 350 airlines worldwide, accounting for more than 80 percent of global air traffic. Beyond its regulatory and advocacy work, IATA plays another crucial role — it sets global standards for training and professional development 

Acceptance Criteria vs Definition of Done: How to Keep Agile Teams Aligned

 “Done” doesn’t always mean the same thing to everyone. A developer might mark a story complete once all acceptance criteria are met, while QA or the product owner may still see gaps – tests unfinished, technical documentation missing, or code not yet reviewed. The confusion often comes down to 

Sentiment Analysis Methods Compared and Explained

 Humans can naturally sense emotional nuances, but machines often struggle to interpret this subtext. We can pick up on tone, sarcasm, and context naturally, but AI tools still struggle with these nuances. The challenge is amplified in enterprise settings, where systems must process massive volumes 

How We Implemented Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) in Test Automation

 Software projects often struggle with requirements drift, stakeholder misunderstandings, slow feedback loops, and brittle test suites. In a complex system with frequent releases, small ambiguities translate into costly defects, misalignment, and delays. Behavior-driven development (BDD) offers a 

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Corporate Travel Payments: What Really Works

Corporate travel payments are still full of inefficiencies, hidden risks, and outdated processes. In this video, we break down why personal cards create major problems, what smarter options exist and how they work. You’ll learn which solutions actually simplify reconciliation, speed up reimbursement, reduce fraud, and modernize corporate travel programs.

Multi-Agentic AI: Stop AI Coding, Start Building

Eighty-four percent of US developers now use AI to write code. By every measure, new tech should help companies and employees deliver faster results and innovate more easily.

But does that actually happen?

A recent study showed that, when using AI tools, developers were actually 19 percent slower. While it may be surprising, this finding supports the idea that coding itself has never been a bottleneck. But what has? And in what form can AI truly fix it? Let’s find out.

AI-Powered Video Creation: Science and Chaos

AI video has entered a new phase. What once looked artificial now feels almost alive.
From early GANs to diffusion and transformer models like Sora and Veo, this video explores how machines learned to create motion, emotion, and entire cinematic worlds — revealing both the beauty and the chaos of AI-generated video.

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