We’ve definitely been more diligent in replacing the [climate controls] in our HVAC systems in order to be more efficient
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Why upgrade? HVAC and PTAC maintenance | Hotel Management - 0 views
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Large, modern commercial HVACs can automatically throttle down its power output as a room becomes comfortable, which saves a large amount of money on unnecessary power costs that you avoid with proper controls
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For smaller hotels that are unable to afford the large machinery of an HVAC, there is PTAC maintenance
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Dawes has recommendations for hotels that are actively replacing obsolete PTACs: purchased machines that use transcendental wheel technology over fan blades, which work to reduce noise
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There are state and local rebates available for upgrading to modern HVAC technology, and it is a good time to upgrade
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This article emphasizes the importance of HVAC for hotel properties. Hotels have to work diligently on replacing the climate controls in HVAC systems and to make sure HVAC systems work properly in order to be more efficient and provide hotel guests with comfortable environment, resulting in guests' overall satisfaction. Large and modern commercial HVACs can save a large amount of money on unnecessary power costs and constant maintenance with proper controls. However, there are many hotels that cannot afford the large machinery of an HVAC, so this article introduces PTAC, Packaged terminal air conditioner, which is a type of self-contained heating and air conditioning system, for small-sized hotel properties. Generally, PTAC generates negative sound and visual impact on a room. Randy Dawes, corporate director of facilities at Select Hotels, advices hotels with PTACs to use transcendental wheel technology over fan blades, which reduces noise. This article also urges hotels to upgrade or replace their old HVACs for state of the art HVACs now. Since there are state and local rebates available for upgrading to modern HVAC technology, it is a good time to do so.
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Facility Management ERP software for hospitality management, hotel and Restaurant Manag... - 0 views
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Whether you are into hospitality & housekeeping, guarding & security or maintenance & engineering services, you actually put the smile back on customers’ faces. However, this is no easy task. You need to manage major roadblocks like attrition, disconnect between operations and payroll, service continuity, on-time and accurate billing, compliance, etc., which hamper your day-to-day operations and strategic growth. Allow Abaris to transform your business process, to accelerate your success.
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We cater to different segments in this industry, namely: Hospitality/ Housekeeping Services – Hospitality/ Housekeeping Service Providers can manage all aspects of their business including lead management, sales, operations scheduling and billing, to contract termination. They can benefit from special features such as zone-based deployment to sites, and Rostering to improve employee-wise plans.
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Security/Guarding Services – Security and Guarding Service Providers can use Abaris ERP on Cloud to mount hurdles specific to their industry, often characterized by unorganized departments spanning multiple sites & customers, and complex processes. Apart from a complete view and integrated management of their business, they can also improve resource deployment and timely billing.
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Maintenance & Engineering Services – Maintenance and Engineering Service Providers can benefit from the end-to-end process management capabilities of Abaris ERP on Cloud to improve service to customers, maximize resource utilization, reduce downtime disruptions, and issue prompt and accurate bills.
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Good facility management of a hotel can make the service indispensable and delight the customers. But it's not a easy work. It is related to almost every department of a hotel. Abaris came up with a facility management solution on cloud. The solution mainly focus on three parts, which are housekeeping service, security services and maintenance & engineering services. With its help, a hotel can change its way to operate the business and ensure integration between operations and back-office departments. As a result, it can provide perfect service to meet customer requirements.
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If an operator doesn’t have an energy-management program in place they might not be able to keep track of when it is most important to clean their devices
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automatically generate reports summarizing issues within the hotel and direct staff to repeat offenders that might be costing the property more than necessary
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Other methods for reducing energy costs include using systems that turn off climate control units when balcony doors are left open, or interfaces directly with the property by activating when a room is switched from vacant to occupied status.
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Climate control equipment is frequently the biggest purchase cost for a guestroom, and costs the most in energy usage throughout the year
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Energy management systems provide a number of benefits to a hotel property: - better tracking and targeting of preventative maintenance programs - extend the life of equipment through better maintenance - auto-off climate controls - direct interface with the PMS system All these factors add up to provide cost savings in energy usage, improvement in engineer efficiency and effectiveness and increased equipment longevity. An energy management system brings value to the property and likely pays for itself over time through these benefits.
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How Augmented Reality Is Revolutionizing Hospitality Industry (From Inside Out) | ARPost - 0 views
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Augmented reality gives hoteliers unlimited potential to engage their guests. Since today everyone is carrying a smartphone in their pockets, you can leverage it to connect with your guests deeply.
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AR has risen as an essential technology for the hospitality industry recently because it allows it to improve the physical environments and experiences and hence the sales.
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One way in which hoteliers can use AR to boost their offering is by using interactive elements within their hotel rooms. Such experiences can add value to a customer’s stay at the hotel.
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It is high time now for the hospitality industry to consider building gamification apps to engage their customers. You can create games that help customers win discount coupons of the nearby restaurants or theme parks.
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Using augmented and mixed reality headsets, such as Microsoft Hololens, companies can show all this information to the manager and employees in real-time.
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Many hoteliers have leveraged augmented reality to make the hotel environment more enjoyable to customers. For example, one of the leading hotel chains,
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Augmented reality can help facility managers to increase their engineers’ productivity and decrease costs to keep them safe. Incorporating AR mobile app into EAM and CMMS solutions can help them work more efficiently.
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Hoteliers can use this technology to create virtual keys that allow customers to unlock their rooms when they come near one.
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Beacon technology is all about providing information to customers when they reach a particular location. It works using Bluetooth technology.
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The CMMS can provide maintenance and service staff with an automated tool capable of preventive maintenance, scheduling inspections, work orders, managing inventory, and retrieval of recorded data. Technicians can enter various instructions explaining how long a task takes to complete work orders, filter through previous work orders, and closeout of the system.
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he second one is that you can get more insights by integrating the app with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) or EAM (Enterprise Asset Management).
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This article depicts how AR (augmented reality) is being implemented in the hospitality industry to improve the physical environment and experiences the hotels are offering to the consumer. It provides a real time data feed to customers at the right time and place giving great customer service in the end result. Some examples how it is being implemented is that with AR you are able to transport the customer directly to the room they want to explore in real-time and in real retrospective as if they were there. With the creating of AR apps like "Pokemon Go" hotels can create similar games in which it rewards the customers with discounts and other incentives. So with the rise of technology we can definitely look forward to how technology can hep us prior to our choice of booking experience the outcome of what to expect without leaving the comfort of our living room.
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Property Management Software Sure Is SaaSy - Software Advice Articles - 0 views
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The rise in number of vendors offering web-based, Software as a Service (SaaS) systems for property management is driving the adoption of new technology by property managers.
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Moving tenant services online; Offering web site creation and integration; Eliminating the need for extensive software training and maintenance; Enhancing communication between owners and managers; and, Improving record keeping and security.
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The Trend Will Continue The advantages offered by SaaS systems closely mirror the issues that property managers have to solve. Moving services online, integrating data, reducing technical issues, improving record keeping and enhancing communication are all advantages that will continue to motivate companies to adopt SaaS based property management software.
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This is a very comprehensive article that talks about the web-based, Software as a Service systems (SaaS). It is different from the traditional PMS and it has advantages over the traditional one. The author gave us five advantages of SaaS. All of the five advantages are so good that after read this article, I think there will be a trend that it will be the SaaS world in the future and this trend will continue. However, the author didn't write any disadvantages. Usually for a company to make a decision before the company knows not only the pros and but also the cons.
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The advantages offered by SaaS systems are very similar to that of which property managers have to solve. It controls property's operations such as processing reservations, check-ins and check-outs. Saas stands for Software as a Service which drives the attention of new technology for property management which includes moving tenant services online, offering web site creation and integration, eliminating the need for extensive software training and maintenance, enhancing communication between the owners and managers and it helps improve record keeping and security.
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With technology evolving the property management software. Most vendors are now offering web-based, Software as a Service is being adopted by most property managers are adopting it because they the advantages of the SaaS model help them accomplished most of their goals.which are to move tenants services online, offering website creation and integration, eliminate the need for software training and maintenance ,improve record keeping and security as well as better record keeping. Furthermore this service can be accessed on smartphone as well as tablets. And also one of the primary characteristics of SaaS property management vendors is that they've designed their systems specifically to be easy-to-use and to appeal to those who aren't especially tech savvy. This results in a faster learning curve for property managers who are not technically proficient. And also it offers better record keeping since it back up the data.
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The development of technology has presented building maintenance professionals with new choices for addressing facilities management.
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6 Top Benefits of Property Management Software | TEC - 0 views
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Property management software (PMS) offers so many advantages that there's really no longer a reason not to deploy it.
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Cloud-based software can alert you to a problem immediately as soon as a work order is added to the system.
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1. Maintenance Dealing with maintenance issues almost immediately can help you keep your hotel in its prime state. Also in apartment buildings it is important both for tenants and the staff to resolve their maintenance issues as soon as possible because it is an inconvenience that nobody wants to deal with for too long.
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This kind of system also guarantees integrity on the part of your contractors. Constant access to a cloud database of work orders allows you to schedule work and ensures that you'll know when something wasn't done on time.
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Use of this software won't require a property manager to look through anything that would be considered an unreasonable invasion of privacy. It can also remind a landlord if it would be illegal to reject an applicant because of something the landlord considers questionable.
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PMS apps always receive regular updates, so you'll never be out of the loop as far as these legislative changes are concerned.
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The software can also ensure that all applicants are asked the same questions. This protects you by ensuring you don’t forget or overlook an important questions, and protects the applicants by ensuring they are not singled out for additional discriminatory inquiries.
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Accepting rental payments online makes things easier for your tenants and yourself. Letting a tenant pay online can eliminate the need to visit them in person or to maintain regular office hours, and can save you time that would otherwise be spent accepting, sorting, and depositing checks.
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3. Online Payments Living in a building complex that allows for online payments makes things so much easier for both tenants and management. Most if not all of the residents prefer to make payments through a system online instead of having to in person and make the payment in the office. Plus having the option to make automatic payments saves some residents from late payments.
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Many property management tools give you the option of automatically logging financial data, which takes all of the guesswork out of the task.
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Using PMS apps in this way might help you get a handle on what aspects of your venture need to be changed to boost your ROI.
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includes strategies on how to best analyze large amounts of data, as well as the technology used to do so
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By applying business intelligence technology to these sources of data, you can mine them for patterns you might never know existed. For instance, you could potentially find a correlation between certain times of the year and spikes in overall maintenance costs.
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For example, weather could be causing damage to your property, which would necessitate an increase in work orders. If this is the case, then the business intelligence interface should have collected relevant stats on the numbers of orders made out in each month.
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Doing background checks on new applicants and then reading a financial report can really help when it comes to preparing for the future. One of the big advantages to using PMS technology is that you're able to act on this information instantly.
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Residential property managers may use these features to keep tabs on everyone who lives on the same property
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This kind of technology is also useful for keeping tabs on certified vendors who you can order repair parts from without violating any warranties.
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ensure that you'll stand out from the competition as soon as you pick a PMS app
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Marketing information collected from analytical data will also help you to know where you need to focus your promotion efforts the most
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you'll be able to compare recent sets of data against older ones to see if they've been through a positive change or not
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Digital Menu Boards: Don't Buy Into the Hype - 0 views
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It's undeniable—digital menu boards are very convenient. You can display different menu items based on the time of day or day of the week, you can alter prices or remove menu items, and you can do all of this without bringing a ladder into the process.
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It's much easier to add detailed nutritional information for every item you serve to a digital menu board than having your standard board reprinted.
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A digital menu board can showcase different parts of your menu in new and tantalizing ways You can easily upsell menu items by displaying attractive photos of the item, perhaps enticing your customers to make purchases they weren't planning to make through the power of suggestion.
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Implementing a digital menu board can be an enormous expense. The more elaborate they get, the more expensive they become. You'll have to purchase the hardware, the software, and the infrastructure required to implement the signage.
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A high-quality printed menu board is generally executed better than the best of the digital menu boards. It's crisper, clearer, and the colors are richer than their digital counterparts.
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Should your digital menu board go down, it’s DOWN. There’s no backup, so your customers are left staring at a blank screen.
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Sure, your digital menu board might be cheaper in the long run, but it might be at the expense of the appearance of your food
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While traditional printed menu boards require very little by way of maintenance, a digital menu board will need continuous maintenance.
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Printed boards are significantly less expensive to implement, and they're much easier to install, too.
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This article share some pros and cons about utilizing a digital menu. It describes the convinces involved in using this device and also how cost for repairs and maintenance can be disheartening. All in all, digital menu's are becoming the new trend in this world but this shouldn't eliminate the need for waiters/waitresses.
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Hospitality & Tourism: An Introduction to the Industry - Robert A. Brymer - Google Books - 0 views
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To briefly summarize, as mentioned in the section of the book, a physical plant of a hospitality operation compromises of the ground, exterior and interior finishes, building systems, FF&E, HVAC systems, and plumbing too. Protecting the physical plant ensures the hotel controls and minimizes energy. Maintenance cost is a big concern when overseeing the physical plant sense it is such a big portion of the hotel. Technical and managerial functions must be performed to ensure the hotel is running smoothly and all maintenance are being kept up and to check that energy is not being wasted.
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What is Hotel PMS? | Oracle - 2 views
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Traditionally, a hotel property management system (PMS) was defined as a platform that enabled a hotel or group of hotels to manage front-office capabilities, such as booking reservations, guest check-in/check-out, room assignment, managing room rates, and billing
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Traditionally, a hotel property management system (PMS) was defined as a platform that enabled a hotel or group of hotels to manage front-office capabilities, such as booking reservations, guest check-in/check-out, room assignment, managing room rates, and billing.
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Hotel PMS is now a critical business operations system that enables hoteliers to deliver a seamless guest experience. Hotel PMS now integrates to other onsite services that impact the guest's complete experience, including: Food and beverage operations Housekeeping and maintenance management Sales and catering execution for group bookings and event management Revenue management Distribution across multiple channels Spa management
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Faster innovation With cloud-based hotel PMS, hotels can bring new properties online more quickly. Each new release brings new capabilities to help deliver great guest experiences, improve operating efficiency, and increase employee productivity. Lower IT complexity and costs With cloud-based hotel PMS, hotels can lower upfront capital expenditure on software and hardware. By going above-property, hotels can also reduce IT complexity and IT costs. Increase in RevPAR and ADR With cloud-based hotel PMS, hotels can effectively manage rates and allocation of rooms to various distribution channels, helping to maximize occupancy, rates, and revenue. Enhanced customer lifetime value With cloud-based hotel PMS, hotels get a single customer master with comprehensive guest profiles that allow them to personalize and differentiate guest experiences.
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Until recently, hotel PMS solutions were often managed on premises. On-premises solutions include hardware that can take up a lot of space. Resources were needed to manage the systems and software updates, upgrades, and patches needed to be scheduled and installed manually by onsite staff. Cloud-based, mobile-enabled hotel PMS platforms offer hotels an innovative way to engage with guests while enabling hotels to reduce IT costs and simplify their infrastructure.
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ncrease housekeeping efficiency with instant updates on housekeeping mobile devices when customers check out, freeing up rooms for cleaning
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olutions help hoteliers deliver the experience guests want, while efficiently managing their business.
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aditionally, a hotel property management system was defined as a platform that enabled a hotel or group of hotels to manage front-office capabilities, such as booking reservations, guest check-in/check-out, room assignment, managing room rates, and billing.
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OPERA Cloud hotel property management system offers hoteliers capabilities to enhance operating efficiency and deliver exceptional guest experiences. The platform integrates emerging technologies with ease, accelerating innovation to meet ever-changing demands. Hotel PMS Defined
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With cloud-based hotel PMS, hotels can lower upfront capital expenditure on software and hardware. By going above-property, hotels can also reduce IT complexity and IT costs.
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With cloud-based hotel PMS, hotels can bring new properties online more quickly. Each new release brings new capabilities to help deliver great guest experiences, improve operating efficiency, and increase employee productivity.
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With cloud-based hotel PMS, hotels get a single customer master with comprehensive guest profiles that allow them to personalize and differentiate guest experiences.
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With cloud-based hotel PMS, hotels can effectively manage rates and allocation of rooms to various distribution channels, helping to maximize occupancy, rates,
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Hotel PMS now integrates to other onsite services that impact the guest's complete experience, including:
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OPERA Cloud hotel property management system offers hoteliers capabilities to enhance operating efficiency and deliver exceptional guest experiences. The platform integrates emerging technologies with ease, accelerating innovation to meet ever-changing demands.
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Empower managers to improve ADR with extensive options for setting rates and advanced rate-management features for manual and semiautomated revenue management.
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Centralize and secure customer data and improve the quality and accuracy of guest profiles with reporting and analytics.
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With a cloud hotel PMS, hotels get a single customer master with comprehensive guest profiles that allow them to personalize and differentiate guest experiences.
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PMS is Hotel Property Management Systems to help operate the day-to-day tasks in the hospitality industry, PMS has assisted the process with guests check in and checkout, assistance with assigning rooms, managing room rates and for billing guests, this article also explains how PMS has removed the unnecessary use of paper for these processes as well, which is environmentally friendly! When a guest leaves their room, PMS systems help inform housekeeping that there is an empty room that now needs to be cleaned for the next guest. The article by Oracle also mentions "mobile-enabled cloud-based hotel PMS" which tells the reader that internet is required to function the PMS properly and efficiently. PMS also assists hotels with keeping customer data in their systems so that managers within the property can keep track of guest spending, room rates, guests per night, week or month and help improve how accurate their information is instead of having to keep track of all of this data manually. When speaking of the cloud-based PMS systems the article also states that this helps customers keep track of their own information with a specific company. Like if a customer stays at Marriott hotels, with the Marriott app they will be able to keep track of their stays and reservations they have made in the past as well as existing reservations.
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Property management systems (PMS) were originally only for front desk needs like booking reservations, checking guest in and out, charging accounts, and managing room assignments. The newer PMS systems have enhanced the check in and check out process, maintenance and housekeeping management, and accounts receivable management. The check in and check out process has been enhanced by the newer cloud based PMS systems by giving the front desk the ability to provide service anywhere and anytime. It is more accessible and can update room statuses in real time. As housekeeping cleans rooms the room statuses are updated through their mobile cleaning device into the PMS system. Also, the PMS system allows the front desk to communicate with the maintenance and housekeeping staff for last minute guest request and complaints. The cloud based PMS system also allows the front desk to have access to revenue management. This way the front desk can have access to accounts receivable and update it as payments come in from previous guest. This enables faster and more accurate billing for guest. As technology advances it is important for the hospitality industry to stay updated so that guest and employees needs are met. Keeping up with the technological trends allows companies to remain competitive.
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MS technology changed a lot in the hospitality industry. A hotel property management system is a platform that enabled a hotel or group of hotels to manage front-office capabilities, such as booking reservations, guest check-in/check-out, room assignment, managing room rates, and billing. Hotel PMS now integrates to other onsite services that impact the guest's complete experience. Hotel staff provides a guest experience when operating an effective hotel business.PMS can help hotel staff to manage information more efficiently. hotel PMS can also let hotel employees gain insights into guest behavior and preferences, improving guest satisfaction and enhancing the quality of the guest experience. PMS will develop faster than now and implement their system more efficient. When customers book a hotel room through website hotel staff can know it immediately. It saves time and saves labor cost. Hotel staff doesn't need to write down the information now.
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A hotel PMS is often defined as the software used to manage bookings, room rates, check-in/check-out times, and much more. However, through the years, hotels' PMS has evolved to better allow for a seamless guest experience. For example, with an advanced PMS, front desk is capable of directly notifying housekeeping employees what rooms need what service and any specifications they might have. In addition, PMS has evolved to be a cloud-based software. This means that hotels can keep up to date with the newest version of the PMS, they lower IT costs, they can more effectively influence room rates and better manage expenses along with income, and they allow them to keep track of all guests and their specific requests to keep the experience perfectly personalized for them each time they come to visit.
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This articles talks about how the PMS programs are being redefined by new technologies that not only enhance the productivity of the hotel it self but has millions of positive effects, event towards a more ecological and eco friendly environment.
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This article first introduces the definition of PMS. Traditionally, PMS was defined as a platform that enabled a hotel or group of hotels to manage front-office capabilities. But with the development of science and technology, the function of PMS has been extended. Hotels can get many benefits from PMS, such as improving room management efficiency, more convenient management of customer data, and so on. This article also introduces the advantages of cloud-based PMS over traditional PMS. Such as faster updates, avoiding excessive costs in the IT department. Cloud-based PMS may be an important development trend for PMS.
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Hotel PMS is a critical business operations system which enables a seamless guest experience. PMS is not just limited to in house; cloud base PMS provides the same benefits with more features.
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Hotel PMS is extremely important when it comes to hotel management. It provides a seamless experience for not only guests but employees. It provides easier guest check in and out, data that includes accounts receivable, and also helps with maintenance and housekeeping. PMS systems are cloud based and is expensive but will be worth it over time.
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We look at how the software Oracle is beneficial to a Hotel's PMS system. This software is the middle man between the customer and proving service
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This article tell us what is PMS and what benefits it can brings to the hotels operation. Automating daily operations and administrative tasks is an important part of achieving customer satisfaction as it helps provide reliable and quality service time after time. A hotel is a complex system that encompasses the activities of many departments, and every operation must be tracked
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More than a "platform that enabled a hotel or group of hotels to manage front-office capabilities", modern PMS is "a critical business operations system that enables hoteliers to deliver a seamless guest experience" by integrating many other systems. PMS offers many kinds of benefits to hoteliers, including improving housekeeping services and revenue management. The deployment of PMS is also a consideration. While most PMS systems were on-premise, there do have cloud-based ones that reduces cost in an innovative way. It also helps in enhancing customer lifetime value and increase RevPAR and ADR.
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Cloud vs. On-Premise PMS (with Comparison Chart) › WebRezPro - 1 views
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The right choice is the one that aligns with your business’ operational requirements and future objectives, and your comfort levels with the technology.
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Property management systems — both cloud-based and on-premise — are designed to automate a property’s operational processes, from front desk to back office, for greater efficiency
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When it comes to the big differences between the two, it boils down to deployment and technical requirements, cost and accessibility.
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Data is stored on a server located at the property. This means that data and hardware maintenance and security are the responsibility of the property.
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While vendors of on-premise PMS may offer guidance determining the suitability of existing hardware or purchasing new items, the technical requirements of an on-premise system add considerable cost to implementation and maintenance, and benefit from in-house IT expertise.
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All the property needs to access the PMS is a computer or mobile device, a stable Internet connection and a Web browser. No in-house IT skills required!
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Cloud software vendors have the expertise and budget to implement robust security measures and procedures
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On-premise hotel management systems are a traditionally expensive investment that can cost a mid-sized hotel $10,000 to $20,000 or more for the software licence (additional licenses normally need to be purchased for each additional workstation), plus annual maintenance fees, as well as significant hardware and IT costs
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typically based on a monthly cost of around $5 to $10 per room, and normally a one-time setup and training fee (approximately $500)
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Modern on-premise PMS can be integrated with external systems such as call accounting software, point-of-sale (POS) systems and in-room entertainment systems but it is a complex process that requires manual technical work and additional hardware (for example, a dedicated computer between the PMS and interface system).
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While it is possible for on-premise systems to be accessed remotely from an off-site computer, this ability requires additional technical setup, including installation of a Citrix or Terminal server onsite
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Because cloud PMS are deployed online, the system is accessible via a secure login from any computer or mobile device connected to the Internet, anywhere in the world.
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On-premise systems typically face lengthy development cycles compared to cloud-based systems and require expensive upgrades to remain current.
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Cloud PMS make a lot of sense for independent lodging operators who are passionate about hospitality rather than technology.
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PMS are designed to create greater efficiency. Both on-premise and a cloud-based systems have similar core functions. The differences are on-premise software must be physically installed on all computers that will require access. The server holds all of the data, which is located on the property. The security of the data and the maintenance of the hardware is the properties responsibility. Cloud software's security is in the hands of the company who owns the software. When it comes to the big differences between the two, it comes down to deployment, technical requirements, cost, and accessibility.
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How Augmented Reality Technology is Shaping the Hotel Industry | - 2 views
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Facility managers are constantly thinking of ways to increase productivity, decrease costs, and keep engineers safe while they perform work tasks. Augmented Reality is a great example of how engineers/workers can use these tools and incorporate them with an EAM CMMS solution.
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Some industries are already incorporating AR technology into their day to day tasks to increase worker/engineer knowledge, ramp up the on-boarding time for new employees, and keeping engineers safer by seeing instructions in real-time on real objects.
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A company called DAQRI is focused on AR technology and developed a wearable AR tech smart helmet for industrial use. Engineers can see 4D images above assets in their facilities that prompt them with instructions and also give them a mapping of all asset functionality.
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A CMMS has the capability to provide maintenance management and staff with an automated tool capable of scheduling inspections, preventive maintenance, managing inventory, work orders, and retrieval of recorded asset history.
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Another company called UpSkill connects the workforce through Augmented Reality in its wearable technology guiding technicians in real-time to complete tasks, checklists, work orders, and send media to managers.
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Augmented Reality has emerged as an important concept within the hospitality industry in recent years, because it allows hotels and other related businesses to enhance the physical environment they are selling (i.e. their hotel and its rooms), or enhance the experience of exploring the surrounding area.
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Augmented reality has changed the way facilities management functions. AR technology has capabilities of tracking preventative maintenance check-ups and wearable technology to provide instructions to engineers. These systems also store and maintain work order statuses and relay communications to other team members and departments.
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This article tells us how Augmented Reality (AR) is a major tool for the Hotel Industry. AR can be used for interactive hotel rooms, augmented hotel environments, and Beacon technology. AR is the key for providing information to guest before and once they arrive to improve their experience.
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12 Biggest Cloud Providers by Market Share in the World - 0 views
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This article addresses a main point, "cloud computing is a growing sector". it further accents the economic factor in cloud computing and the need for capital for its maintenance and viability. The article specifically speaks to the limitation of providers due to the high cost required for its implementation. Specifically, where it says " given", the substantial upfront capital needed to be competitive in the field, addresses directly the point that only large developers with deep pockets will be able to not only enter this arena, but also sustain themselves in it. The article also makes a compelling point which is not contradictory , but thought provoking which is that although it is expensive and there is extensive competition, the market and the need is "huge". This means that potentially regardless of the resources it takes to start up, there will be a demand and need for cloud computing services in the future, particularly as more entities refrain and stay away from development and maintenance of their own in house services. The article focuses on the largest players in the sector which one expect are the tech giants; Amazon, Microsoft and Google and the fact that they have a two thirds of market share in the present day, which is a lions share of the market by any standards. The article further discusses this sector in foreign markets and the effect economies such as the Chinese economies will have on these sectors, and in fact addresses how instability in Asian markets directly affect the stability of cloud computing domestically. This is a key area to watch in the future.
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Hospitality Technology EXPO preview - 0 views
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main benefit is a reduction in maintenance cost and increased flexibility, and who can keep up with their customers' changing technology needs will see the benefits to their future business, Harris believes.
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cloud technology had made operations easier and more profitable for the hotelier
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To sum up, this article mainly talked about the revolution that cloud computing will bring to hotel sector. Cloud computing technology make operations easier, because hotels don not need to spend a lot of money on managing hardware and software.. The main benefit would be reduction in maintenance cost and increased flexibility. For example, guests can use their smartphone to make reservation not through concierge. A lot of research was done as this area is growing hugely., and someday it will be used widely in all over the world.
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LEED Certification and Other Green Initiatives Can Be Hotel Marketing Coups , by Carl R... - 0 views
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n the United States, hotels represent more than 5 billion square feet of space, nearly 5 million guest rooms, and close to $4 billion in annual energy use
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LEED is a voluntary, third-party green building certification program that awards points to buildings for satisfying certain green building criteria. In order to be LEED-certified, a building has to implement a plan to reduce building operating costs, its environmental footprint, and resource consumption such as water and energy use.
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intended to provide building owners and operators a basic framework for identifying and employing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions
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LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations and LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance are the programs which have the most applicability to hospitality projects.
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In addition, each rating system, including LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations and LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, is organized into six credit categories
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sustainable sites; water efficiency; energy and atmosphere; materials and resources; indoor environmental quality and innovation in operations.
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Once the essential prerequisites are satisfied, developers can thereafter chose which optional credits to pursue in order to obtain certification. Certification levels start at Certified and increase to Silver, Gold and Platinum designations.
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first hotel to receive LEED Platinum Certification was the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina
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Proximity Hotel uses 39% less energy and 33% less water then a comparable sized hotel. In addition, the Proximity Hotel was able to recycle 87% of its construction debris
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purchased 40% of the building materials and 90% of its furniture locally and even restored 700 feet of an adjacent stream. Proximity’s most impressive features, however, include:
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installation of 100 solar panels on the roof, which heat about 60% of the hotel and the hotel restaurant’s water; use of geothermal energy for the restaurant’s refrigeration equipment; and installation of the Regenerative Drive model of the Otis’ Gen2 elevator which reduces net energy usage by capturing the elevator’s energy and then feeding it back to the hotel’s electrical grid
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Many hospitality companies have already introduced green initiatives, such as the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs, offering linen and towel reuse programs as well as various recycling programs
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Not only are these green initiatives environmentally responsible, but should a hospitality company at some future point seek LEED certification, these green initiatives would earn them points in furtherance of the certification process
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By using highly reflective concrete and/or open grid pavers, hospitality companies can help reduce the summer cooling loads for their building, which in turn reduces energy use and pollution generation.
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native plants reduce more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than traditional mowed grass due to their extensive root systems and increased ability to retain and store water
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A green cleaning program may include the use of Green Seal Certified household cleaners, Green Seal Certified laundry products, micro-fiber cloths, and dual motor vacuum cleaners with HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filters that prevent particles from becoming airborne. Green Seal is a non-profit, third-party certifier
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While not every hotel or hospitality company may be in the financial position to seek LEED certification or undertake costly capital expenditures, there are numerous green initiatives that each and every hospitality company should be considering to improve their efficiencies while also attracting green conscious consumers
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In the United States, hotels represent more than 5 billion square feet of space, nealry 5 million guest rooms and approxiamtely $4 billion in annual energy use. As of January 2010, there were only 40 hotels that were LEED certified. The acronym LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED is a voluntary, third party green building certification program that awards points to buildings depending on their sustainable practice being implemented which includes building improvements, environemntal footprint and water and energy use. LEED was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit organization. Its main purpose is to provide building owners and operators with a basic framework for developing and implementing sustainable practices. The first hotel to ever be certified according to LEED criteria was the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, NC. This hote received Platnium status for being able to recycle 87% of its construction debris, purchasing 40% of the building materials and 90% of its furniture locally. Installation of 100 solar panels, use of geothermal energy for the restaurant's refrigeration equipment and instllation of a Regenerative Drive model for its elevators made the Proximity Hotel a benchmark hotel. There are several practices that can make a hotel conserve energy and make it sustainable such as using flourescent lightbulbs, offering linen and towel reuse programs, paving parkig lots with highly reflective materials or open grid pavers, installing high-efficiency plumbing fixtures, landscaping with native plants and using local materials and goods. These will not necessarily lead to LEED certification but will definitely earn points towards obtaining that accredidation. The use of sustainable practices not only helps conserve the environment but also saves money in the long run. Through water conservation techniques, recycling and linen and towel reuse programs, the hospitality industry wins two-fold,
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Monscierge Receives Patent For Providing Mobile Services To Hospitality Customers - 1 views
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Hospitality technology company Monscierge announced today the award of a patent for the communication process of receiving and servicing hospitality guests requests through the use of mobile technology.
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the company’s second U.S. Patent for mobile services provided to hospitality customers, the first having been awarded for providing local merchant recommendations to hospitality guests.
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Historically, mobile request communication between guests and staff have been made for services such as food & beverage, maintenance issues, additional room items, valet return and even customized guest requirements.
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ooking forward to working with other hospitality mobile solution providers and creating a world-class, industry standard of an excellent guest experience, every time.”
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Monscierge is a global provider of hospitality technology, specializing in mobile and wearables, computer software and lobby devices.
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This article expounds how Monscierge, a hospitality technology company, continues to exceed expectations for new mobile-based services in the hospitality industry.The article also highlights the fact that this company has achieved this by specializing in mobile and wearables, computer software and lobby devices throughout the world. Monscierge has received the award of its' second patent for mobile services provided to hospitality customers. This allows hotels to receive a request for additional towels from guests using mobile devices, the request reaches a staff member who would then acknowledge the request, provide an estimated time of delivery and complete this delivery. Whereas in the past such requests via mobile devices were only made for services such as food & beverage, maintenance issues, additional room items, valet return and even customized guest requirements. All in all, this company's ultimate goal is to make technology "easy to use, easy to scale, and affordable for hospitality".
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Hotel Maintenance Management Software | Hospitality Industry CMMS - 0 views
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MAPCON maintenance management software ensures basic infrastructure is maintained in top notch condition throughout the duration of the customer relationship with your brand. This specifically means major equipment such as HVAC, ordinary interaction with utilities such as Internet connectivity or appliances such at television or simple expectations such as ice-makers.
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Time to Invest: Predicting What's Next for Technology in Hospitality | hospitalityupgra... - 0 views
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Despite that no one really even agrees on the meaning of the word, there is no question that the cloud is by far the biggest area of investment.
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Many hotels have shortchanged the investment in upgrading bandwidth and supporting Wi-Fi infrastructure, believing that the migration of mobile devices to 4G/LTE cellular technologies will solve the problem by ultimately reducing or eliminating Wi-Fi. But a look at where the megacarriers are investing proves this assumption completely false.
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This article indicates that there are three majors shaping our world between now and 2020. Those are the cloud, mobility, and Cellular Offload. We should determine the major trends, and then invest in solutions that align with those trends. Interestingly, it is mentioned some insights provide clues as which investments will be future proof to and witch will be risks. From hospitality perspective, equipment and maintenance performed by on-site or locally based staff, which is great for all owners. Also, It can be seen that the cloud allows investors to make big investments in its service.
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This article introduced three major trends that we think will shape our world between now and 2020. The author thought one of the biggest challenges for any technology executive is predicting the landscape of toolsets and IT infrastructure that will be available in the future. The correct choice can last at least 10 years and there are three major trends, cloud, mobility and cellular offload. For cloud, the author thought it is good for hospitality. It holds the promise of relieving the hotel owner of responsibility for managing the operation and integration of premise-based systems, with associated costs for deployment, equipment and maintenance performed by on-site or locally based staff. Also, the author thought the mobility creates both opportunity and challenge. It can be used to both define new service models and revenue streams, and to improve existing ones. Today's challenge is that mobility requires massive investment in wireless infrastructure and bandwidth .Finally, the author thought as it is far cheaper for a cellular carrier to build or fund a Wi-Fi network, than to install an additional cell tower and/or buy additional spectrum, it is good news for hotels. It means that cellular companies have an economic reason to help fund hotel Wi-Fi networks.
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Electrical Contractor: Hotel Automation Goes Wireless - 1 views
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“We have wireless and hardwired versions, making it easy for both new construction and retrofitting existing hotels,” Sobieski said. The intelligent thermostats can communicate over a ZigBee wireless network, giving the hotel’s engineering team full control and monitoring of every room in the hotel. “With our EcoCentral remote management platform, shutting down a wing for maintenance is as simple as a mouse click. Built-in alerting also gives them the ability to catch problem HVAC systems before a guest call comes in.”
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Article speaks about hotel automation systems by vendors, that allow hotels to reduce energy and utility costs that impact the bottom line. The EPA estimated that in 2004 the hotel industry spent more than $5 billion on energy and that the number was likely to increase. Items such as occupancy based thermostats communicate over wireless networks and allow hotel staff to perform maintenance tasks such as detect issues with in-room HVAC systems before guests call in to report the items. Other systems use energy monitoring systems that allow for the hotel to detect room temperatures. This is significant as those rooms temperature and lighting systems can know whether the occupant is in the room and adjust lighting and temperature settings accordingly. Energy waste in hotels is an issue that affects the bottom line so the potential for ROI is great. Implementation of many of these systems is flexible as many are built on wireless networks that do not require heavy physical installation of wiring. Interested in the groups thoughts on this?