Solsice - Think further, think human

Replying to@omar_martin_094

Yes, it is true that relying solely on flight search engines is like watching a black-and-white movie while life is in color. The problem is that we are guided by the ease of these platforms without looking further. A glaring example is the impact of an event like the Pride parade in Paris: hotel prices soar well before flights are affected, and no flight comparator will really show you that.

Flight search engines are not the direct and main realization of the impact of local events on a stay; it is a distortion to rely solely on them.
Honestly, if we hadn't already invested so much attention in these platforms, would we see them as the primary solution to understand the real impact of an event?
These tools are made to find flight prices, not to explain the atmosphere of a city or logistical hassles that a festival can create, like massive traffic jams in Cannes during its Festival.
To truly anticipate and understand an event, more than just a list of fares is needed; specific information about the event itself is required.
We focus on the ticket price, but forget everything else: saturation of public transport or lack of seats in local restaurants.

Replying to@carlos_silva_106

Open the source document at this paragraph· TravelFlix.pdf

Honestly, if we hadn't already spent time on the idea that this application analysis directly influenced the holiday survey, would we really believe it? For the benchmark of existing solutions to shape a survey on planning difficulties, an explicit link or bridge is needed. If the survey questions were directly modeled on identified gaps, that's one thing; otherwise, it looks more like a coincidence than a cause. For example, if the analysis showed no one manages visas, and the survey asked exactly if visas are stressful, then yes, there is influence.

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