Snacks Weekly on Data Science

Ranking Lodgings: Machine Learning Behind the Booking Experience [Expedia]


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In this episode, we will explore how Expedia ranks lodging options to optimize both customer experience and business objectives. We will discuss the business problem—how ranking impacts Expedia’s success and the challenges of hotel recommendations. Then, we will break down the data science solution, covering the objective functions, features/signals, machine learning architectures, and the evaluation of the system.
For more details, you can refer to their published tech blog, linked here for your reference:https://medium.com/expedia-group-tech/choosing-the-right-candidates-for-lodging-ranking-d0841bf40c0e

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