Lessons Learned in Project Management: Techniques and Best Practices

 This article explores when and how to run lessons-learned sessions, facilitation techniques that uncover real insights, and practical steps to turn lessons into measurable improvements. What is lessons learned? TL;DR What is it? Lessons learned in project management are documented insights 

Legacy Modernization Using AI Agents: Hands-On Experience

 At AltexSoft, we've spent years helping companies navigate legacy modernization, working through codebases across industries. More recently, we’ve been using AI agents to accelerate the process and learning firsthand where these tools genuinely help and where they fall short. This article provides 

AI Coding and Best Tools Compared

 Over the past few years, AI-driven coding software has evolved. Once experimental helpers, they've become essential parts of the developer’s toolkit. While human expertise remains critical, AI now plays a much more active role in writing, reviewing, and optimizing code. Sam Babic, the Chief 

Online Insurance Aggregators: Business Model, Revenue, Costs

 Online insurance aggregators have reshaped how people buy insurance. Instead of dealing with agents, users can now compare policies side by side. Let’s break down how these platforms work and make money. What is an insurance aggregator? An insurance aggregator is a digital marketplace that allows 

How to Choose the Right Vector Database A Comparison Guide

How to Choose the Right Vector Database: A Comparison Guide

 Vector databases have become an invaluable part of many modern AI systems, powering everything from AI chatbots and recommendation engines to fraud detection systems and intelligent document search. In this article, we will explore some of the most popular and widely adopted solutions in the 

How to Fix NDC and EDIFACT Content Inconsistencies in Flight Distribution

 Airline content distribution today is shaped by a growing network of technology providers — including GDSs, NDC aggregators, direct airline APIs, and third-party platforms. Because TMCs and OTAs must integrate with many of them, each using different channels, standards, and implementation logic, 

OAG Role in Providing Flight Schedule Data

 Aviation runs on data—but it’s highly fragmented. OAG is one of the main providers that brings it together to power airport screens and travel apps. In this article, we’ll explain what OAG does and how it compares to other flight data providers. What is OAG? OAG (Official Aviation Guide) is the 

Corporate Group Travel: Why Flying 20 Colleagues to One Event Is a Mess

 Corporate group travel is a complex, high-stakes operation. A single trip can involve multiple itineraries, diverse traveler preferences, and tight budget constraints. Yet much of the process remains poorly automated. Planners still rely heavily on emails, phone calls, and spreadsheets to 

ATPCO Explained: Understanding Airline Pricing & Fare Filing

 Almost every airline ticket in the world depends on one system: ATPCO. Travelers don’t see it or interact with it. But without it, global airline pricing simply wouldn’t work. What is ATPCO and its role? ATPCO (Airline Tariff Publishing Company) is a central database where airlines publish their 

NDC API Versions: How One Standard Leads to Endless Interpretations

 While IATA officially defines NDC as a “data communication standard,” you’d be hard-pressed to find something more implementation-dependent than the NDC messaging schema. Today, 13 different NDC API versions coexist on IATA’s list of supported releases. Add the creative interpretations by airlines 

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Train Booking API Integration: Hands-On Experience Adding Rail to Corporate Travel App

 Europe has a dense, well-developed railway network that connects countries, major cities, towns, and rural areas. This makes trains highly accessible and convenient for many people. For online travel agencies (OTAs), travel management companies (TMCs), and other travel resellers, automating rail 

Agent-to-Human (A2H) Protocol Explained

 One area that's seen a lot of activity lately is agentic communication protocols. We’ve seen several of these emerge in a short time, including the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A), and the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), with each defining a standard way for AI agents 

How to test and evaluate AI models Based on Our experience

How to Test and Evaluate AI Models: Based on Our Experience

 Testing and evaluating AI models is one of the most critical steps in building reliable AI systems. A poorly tested model can block legitimate transactions, discriminate against certain groups of users, make flawed medical recommendations, or quietly degrade for weeks before anyone notices. The 

BSP: IATA's Billing and Settlement Plan Explained

 Whether you’re a leisure travel agent or a corporate TMC that deals with air tickets, you almost can’t avoid working with IATA’s Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP). In this post, we delve into the nuts and bolts of the BSP, unraveling everything you need to know – in plain English. What is BSP? The 

Hotel Groups Explained: Chains, Brands, and Ownership Models

Top Hotel Groups, Chains, and Brands: Number of Rooms, Revenue, and Loyalty Programs

 A few major hotel groups dominate the global hotel industry , each commanding a significant market share. In this article, we explore the competitive landscape of the world’s largest hospitality players — looking at the brands they operate, the strategies they use to grow, and how they compare 

MCP Servers for Developers: GitHub MCP, Playwright MCP

 The Model Context Protocol (MCP), released by Anthropic in November 2024, standardizes how AI systems interact with external tools. Today, many platforms are creating servers to expose their functionalities and data to AI agents using MCP instead of relying on custom one-to-one connections. In 

Corporate Travel Policy: How to Create and Enforce

 The 2025 GBTA and ASTA Business Travel ROI study indicates that companies with a structured, well-governed approach to business travel report up to 30 percent higher revenue. It also revealed that a strong travel policy becomes an important performance driver. Today, a travel policy isn't a dusty 

Becoming an AI-Driven Company: Our Journey and Experience

 Future-forward companies are always looking for ways to improve their processes, boost efficiency, and stay ahead of the curve. One way to achieve this is by adopting AI in different areas of the business. But AI transformation is anything but straightforward—it’s an ongoing journey full of 

Flight Booking Process: Structure, Steps, and Key Systems

 When a person books a flight, less than 15 minutes pass between their starting to fill in the search form and a booking confirmation appearing in their mailbox. From the airline side, it involves many events and systems to issue a ticket and make sure that the right person will board the plane. In 

Travelport API Integration: Practice Guide Based on Experience

 AltexSoft has extensive hands-on experience working with global distribution systems (GDS) APIs. Earlier, we shared our key takeaways from integrating with Sabre and Amadeus. Now, let’s turn to the last in the Big Tree—Travelport—and explore the specific challenges and nuances you’re likely to 

Graph Database in AI and RAG implementations

 Meaningful data isn’t just a collection of individual pieces of information—it’s the relationships between those pieces that are crucial for extracting insights. Graph databases—a type of NoSQL database—are designed to capture these relationships directly, making them a perfect fit for AI systems 

AI in Insurance: From Hype to Real Impact

 Though insurance is often seen as a paperwork-heavy, manual industry, it has always relied on data, mathematical analysis, and statistics. When the AI hype began, its potential to drive value for insurance seemed clear. As a result, many companies, from established carriers to insurtech startups, 

AltexSoft Makes The Financial Times List of the Americas’ 300 Fastest Growing Companies 2026

AltexSoft Ranks 113th in Inc. Regionals Pacific for 2026

AI Reasoning Explained: End of "Chat" Models

Take a deep dive into the "internal monologue" of AI as it learns to think before it speaks. Discover how machines now unspool their own reasoning, navigate complex logic, and correct their own mistakes to solve problems once thought impossible.

Airbnb’s $200M Product Pivot: Reinvention or Overreach?

Airbnb once promised stays like a local – not a hotel guest. Now it’s adding services, experiences, and – yes, hotels.
So what exactly is Airbnb trying to be now? Is it evolving—or quietly turning into the very thing it once disrupted? And most importantly, will these moves unlock a new growth engine — or risk breaking the one that made the company successful?

Hidden Reason Travel Giants Are Buying Fintechs

Alex Medovoi, Founder and CEO of AltexSoft, discusses what tech startups can bring to the table, and see if there’s any investment potential in this space.

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Lessons Learned in Project Management: Techniques and Best Practices

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