I-hackathon, eyaziwa kakhulu phakathi kochwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe emhlabeni wonke, umcimbi wokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo wedijithali onganqamuki, lapho kubekwa khona izinkinga ukuze kuqhamuke nezixazululo ezintsha.
Ukuhambela Phambili isingatha okokuqala Hackathon ngoLwesibili, Novemba 5, 2019, ngo- ExCeL London.
Njengoba ukusungulwa kobuchwepheshe kushintsha njalo, kudala kokubili izinzuzo ezintsha nezindawo zobuhlungu kubahambi. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukuqonda nokuxazulula lezi zinselele ngendlela ephumelelayo ngangokunokwenzeka.
I-Travel Forward ihlanganyele nochwepheshe be-hackathon Isihlahla Esibiyela ukusingatha okwakamuva #HackTravel umcimbi.
I-#HackTravel hackathon izohlanganisa ndawonye abadlali bemboni yezokuvakasha abacabangayo njengabaqalayo bokuvakasha, izindiza zezindiza, amahhotela nezinkampani zesofthiwe ukuze babhekane ngokubambisana nezindawo ezibuhlungu zemboni yomhlaba wangempela. I-Travel Forward #HackTravel izoba inkundla yokuziveza kanye nemibono emisha ngobuchwepheshe.
URichard Gayle, Umphathi Wombukiso we-Travel Forward wachaza: “Siyajabula ukusebenzisana neSihlahla Esivunguzayo esizinze kahle ukuze sisingathe umcimbi oguquguqukayo, wokucabanga phambili nowokushintsha imboni njenge-#HackTravel hackathon.
“Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyi-OTA, ihhotela, umthengisi wesofthiwe noma uchwepheshe ozimele wezobuchwepheshe bokuvakasha, kunezinselelo ezinkulu zokubamba iqhaza kubo bobabili ababambiqhaza be-hackathon yobuchwepheshe nebhizinisi. Leli yithuba eliyingqayizivele lokwabelana ngenqubo yokuxazulula izinkinga nabantu ongeke ujwayele ukukwazi, ukuze ufunde kubo futhi uhlanganyele nontanga futhi udale izixazululo ezisebenzayo ngokushesha.
“Ngakho-ke sibheke ngabomvu ukwamukela bonke ochwepheshe, ukuze sihlangene sikwazi ukuguqula imibono ezoyisa imboni yezokuVakasha phambili, ibe ngokoqobo.”
Pedro Anderson, i-COO, kanye noMsunguli Omkhulu we-Winding Tree, wathi: “Sizizwa sihloniphekile ngokukwazi ukuhlanganyela e-World Travel Market ngendlela ejule kangaka. I-WTM London ingomunye, uma kungewona, umcimbi omkhulu kunayo yonke embonini yezokuvakasha, futhi sizokwazi ukukhombisa ubuchwepheshe bethu ezithamelini kunanini ngaphambili.
“I-Hackathon ngayinye ebesiyibambe esikhathini esidlule ibe nemiphumela encomekayo, ekhombisa ukuthi kungenzeka kanye nesidingo sobuchwepheshe obuvulelekayo phakathi kwezinkampani zokuhamba nezokungenisa izihambi, futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi lena ngeke ihluke.”
Ingqungquthela egxile kwezobuchwepheshe, umbukiso kanye Umbukiso Wokuqala itholakala ngokuhlanganyela WTM eLondon at ExCeL London kusuka ngomhlaka-4 - 6 Novemba 2019.
Sicela ubhalisele i-Travel Forward Chofoza lapha.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Whether you are an OTA, hotel, software vendor or an independent travel tech expert, there are great challenges to take part in for both technical and business hackathon participants.
- “We're delighted to be working with the well-established Winding Tree to host such a dynamic, forward thinking and industry changing event such as the #HackTravel hackathon.
- “Each Hackathon we've held in the past has had impressive results, showing the possibility and necessity for open-source technology among travel and hospitality companies, and I'm sure this one will be no different.
