The project has been a long time coming, Barrett says, as IHG previously has had disparate systems and rather fragmented data assets because of its growth by acquisition.

此外，根据贝瑞特的说法，由于洲际酒店集团先前因为并购增长所带来的不同的操作系统和零碎的数据资产较多，该项目将要开展较长一段时间方可显现出其效果。

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