With hotels yearning to achieve parity with their guests’ homes, voice technology enables a frictionless on command experience that EXCEEDS the home experience. Guest Post by David Berger, Volara CEO In its newly released Mobile Travel Trends 2019 report, Travelport Digital calls 2018 “a landmark year for voice technology.” The travel commerce platform is predicting …
Nick is an occasional business traveler from the Midwest. During Tuesday’s snowstorm, all planes in the Detroit airport – including Nick’s – were grounded. According to USA Today, “the hardest-hit airport from the storm was Detroit, which halted all flights because of icy conditions.” A nearby hotel opened up a block of rooms that …
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Energy management systems typically rely on room occupancy data: when the room is not occupied, the temperature can drift, lights can turn off. EMS devices like thermostats feature PIR sensors to determine occupancy. PIR sensors can detect two things: heat and motion. In the middle of the night, when guests are fast asleep, PIR sensors …
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Annual savings: $120,693 THAT’s the kind of data you want to see on your energy management system. But your EMS likely contains a whole treasure trove of data, beyond your sometimes astounding) energy savings. Actionable data such as: Real-time Occupancy: Perhaps your maintenance team needs to visit a room; they can do so without disturbing …
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Does your property feature smart door locks? Smart door locks feature keycard readers. At a basic level, they’re programmed to open specific doors in defined time periods. The holder of a smart keycard can not only access his room, he might also have the ability to charge his meals in the restaurant and access the …
A Guest Post from Our Partners at Sonifi Solutions, Inc. The same technology pervading homes is entering the hospitality space. As we have witnessed over the past year, integrated smart devices and voice technology are here to stay and only expanding. Hotels can take advantage of the trends by making wise decisions to begin with …
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In order to contain costs, consider your team’s productivity. Empower them to work smarter, not harder. Here are some ideas to consider. Housekeeping and Occupancy Streamline housekeeping visits by targeting unoccupied rooms. If you give housekeeping staff access to tablets that are connected to an Energy Management System, they can plan their room visits based …
Do your guest complaints increase during times of extreme outdoor temperature? Guests will aggressively raise or lower the thermostat settings in an effort to make the room more comfortable right away. You’ll want thermostats with the inherent ability to define maximum and minimum temperatures a guest can set, to avoid straining your HVAC systems in …
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Preventative HVAC Maintenance Autumn/early winter is an ideal time to perform preventative maintenance on your HVAC systems and switch schedules in your energy management system. Achieve energy savings as high as 25 percent by running clean HVAC equipment versus machines with dirty coils and/or filters (according to a recent ASHRAE study). Justin Lendowski, HVAC expert …
It’s going to be a very merry holiday for college students around the country. A month off! Home to visit family and friends and share (some of) their stories of adventure. How do you suppose they prepared their dorm rooms for their month away? Did they turn off the lights? Unplug their refrigerators and monitors? …
