The Context

We need a better understanding of how technologies and platforms play a role in promoting more socially responsible and inclusive travel and tourism industry.

The Challenge

Using the available information, we need you to identify clusters of accommodation that bring the most positive impact to the community, allowing a wider range of actors to participate in travel and tourism as consumers and/or providers.

The Data

Expedia Group’s accommodation data and US Census Bureau’s data will be made available for the challenge. You are encouraged to use other relevant secondary data to develop your solutions.

The Solution

You are required to predict and rank top communities (e.g. cities, census tracts) with the highest social impact of tourism activities based on self-developed indicators.

The Eligibility

All students of an accredited university program who are the age of majority or older in their places of residence and in the United Kingdom as of time of registration can register the competition. Also, the competition is not open to students from countries which were designated by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and employees of any companies (see details in Terms and Conditions).

The Timeline

• Registration opened on Dec 10, 2020.
• Registration Deadline will be on the end of day Dec 28, 2020.
• Registered participants will have access to datasets from Dec 29, 2020.
• Registered participants will develop solutions at ENTER21 hackathon from Jan 18, 2021.
• All registered participants will submit their solutions by end of day Jan 18, 2021.
• Select participants will be invited to present in front of Judges on Jan 20, 2021.
• Winners will be announced at Award Ceremony on Jan 21, 2021.

Teams are welcome.

The Prize

Expedia Group and ENTER21 will provide the certificates to the following awards:

• Best Insights
• Best Use of AI and Machine Learning Tools
• Best Visualization
• Best Use of Secondary Data

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