Cirium Explained: How Aviation Data Powers Travel, Operations, and Finance

 Every time a flight tracker updates an arrival time, an OTA pushes an automated gate-change alert, or a duty-of-care software flags a major storm that hits Chicago O'Hare and causes a delay for business travelers, aviation intelligence platform Cirium can be quietly working in the background. This 

Who Will Control Lodging Distribution in the Era of Agentic AI? 7 Questions to Hospitality Experts

 Over the past two decades, lodging bookings have been largely dominated by Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), which control over 60 percent of distribution for independent hotels. But that position is now being challenged, as generative AI models are poised to reshape how travelers discover and buy 

SunExpress CIO on GenAI Adoption in Aviation: "Waiting for Technology to Mature May Mean You’re Already Late"

 Airlines are now under growing pressure to prepare for an agentic AI future while still relying on legacy infrastructure that continues to power critical operations. SunExpress is one of the carriers actively experimenting with generative AI models across its workflows. We spoke with Mustafa 

How to Integrate with OPERA PMS: Explaining OPERA APIs and OPERA Hospitality Integration Platform

 OPERA by Oracle is a robust property management system for hotels of any size, enabling them to centralize control over all operations and deliver a better customer experience, both online and offline. OPERA's history began back in the 1970s when it was known as Micros. Throughout its history 

Semantic Search vs Vector Search in AI Systems

 When you come across the terms "semantic search" and "vector search," it's easy to assume they mean the same thing. While related, they are distinct; semantic search is a retrieval approach focused on intent-based retrieval, while vector search is one common mathematical index mechanism used to 

What Are Subagents When and Why to Use Them

What Are Subagents? When to Use Them and Why

 As AI agents take on more complex tasks, a single one may break down and produce poor results if handling large workloads. One way to prevent this is to split tasks and assign different parts to various systems, called subagents. But does adding more agents actually help, or does it only create 

How to Write Code Documentation: Examples, Types, Best Practices, and Tools

 Every developer has been there—staring at a codebase they wrote months ago, struggling to remember the reasoning behind certain decisions or how different components fit together. Few things are worse than looking at your own code later and not remembering what it does or how it works. A 

LCCs Go Corporate: APIs, Flexible Fares, and Premium Seats

 Do low-cost carriers and business travel belong to different worlds? Not entirely. Extra legroom, flexible fares, and a growing presence in corporate booking tools are no longer isolated experiments among LCCs. Taken together, these upgrades point to a structural shift: LCCs are expanding into a 

Commissions, Incentives, and Fees: How Travel Agents Make Money (Datasheet)

 These infographics demonstrate the core revenue streams of travel agencies, identify who actually pays the reseller (the supplier, another intermediary, or the traveler), and provide estimates of amounts/ranges. To learn more, read our dedicated article on how travel agencies get paid. Commissions 

Building Cursor and Claude Code MCP Servers for Code Intelligence Platform

Building Cursor and Claude Code MCP Servers for a Code Intelligence Platform

 When we built Interlace, our AI-powered codebase intelligence platform, we deliberately chose to skip the graphical interface entirely and build an MCP server instead, one that coding assistants could connect to directly. For a tool whose entire purpose is to give AI agents structured, persistent 

AI in Insurance Underwriting: Use Cases, Tools, and Challenges

 Insurance underwriting (the process of evaluating risk and determining policy pricing) has traditionally been driven by rules and expert judgment, but is increasingly augmented by AI. This article explores how AI is transforming core underwriting tasks, including risk assessment, pricing, and 

Code Refactoring and Legacy Modernization Tools Compared

How Engineering Teams Map Complex Codebases With Agentic AI

 Many organizations reach a point where their software becomes difficult to fully understand. It’s not just about age. More often, it stems from accumulated changes, developers moving on, outdated or missing documentation, and evolving requirements that gradually obscure the original design. To 

Personalized Insurance: Auto and Telematics, Health, and Other Success Stories

 This article explores the insurance and risk management services that can be adjusted and tailored to the client’s needs. We’ll look at how to approach personalization, the challenges companies may encounter when implementing it, and some real-life examples. What is personalized insurance? 

 Until recently, modernizing a legacy system meant expensive consultants, months of reverse engineering work that could still leave critical gaps, and a high chance of unexpectedly breaking something. AI has changed what is possible, but it has also produced a crowded, confusing market. Here is a 

Legacy System Modernization Approaches

 If your company is still running software that was built 10, 15, or 20 years ago, you're not alone. Many organizations, commonly those in banking and healthcare, depend on systems that were cutting-edge at the time but have, over time, become slow, expensive to maintain, and difficult to integrate 

Rack Rates, BAR, Discounts, and More: A Guide to Hotel Prices

 Wondering about the maze of hotel rates—from the government to AAA, consortia, and industry rates—and how they are calculated? This article breaks down all types of hotel rates: base, discounted, negotiated, and others. The guide provides insights to help you seamlessly navigate hotel pricing, 

Improving Airport Operations with Data Analytics An Expert Overview

Improving Airport Operations with Data Analytics: An Expert Overview

 Airport operations—from baggage movement and boarding flows to gate coordination, staffing decisions, and managing connecting flights—generate large volumes of data every day. But raw data alone doesn't improve operations. Turning that information into something useful requires the right 

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 are 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 

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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Cirium Explained: How Aviation Data Powers Travel, Operations, and Finance

Code Refactoring and Legacy Modernization Tools Compared