From Linear Decisions to Productive Systems How Systems Thinking and System Dynamics Improve Organizational Performance by Jorge Zárate What Problems It Would Help Solve This approach would be especially valuable when an organization faces situations such as: It reduces costs but subsequently loses quality, capacity, or revenue. It hires more employees, but productivity does notContinue reading “Systems Thinking”
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Interest Rates and the Tourism Economy
How monetary conditions in the United States and Latin America are reshaping travel demand investment and competitiveness By Jorge Zárate | Current-rate snapshot: September 13, 2026 Publication | Economics, tourism, aviation and investment analysis Current policy rate snapshot Economy Current setting Latest position used United States 3.50–3.75% July 29, 2026 Mexico 6.50% August 6, 2026Continue reading “Interest Rates and the Tourism Economy”
Destination Intelligence: The New Economics of Tourism
From Visitor Volume to Value, Resource Productivity and Resilience By Jorge Zárate English publication version For decades, much of international tourism policy was built around a simple idea: attract more visitors. More tourists meant more flights, more occupied hotel rooms, more restaurant business, higher consumption and, consequently, greater economic impact. Tourism boards promoted destinations; airlinesContinue reading “Destination Intelligence: The New Economics of Tourism”
APIs and Microservices in Tourism: The Digital Architecture Connecting Destinations
By Jorge Zárate Executive summary Digital transformation in a destination is not simply the launch of an app or the installation of sensors. Real transformation occurs when hotels, attractions, mobility providers, businesses, public agencies and visitors can exchange information and coordinate services securely. APIs make that communication possible. Microservices, when scale and complexity justify them,Continue reading “APIs and Microservices in Tourism: The Digital Architecture Connecting Destinations”
