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What Can We Do About the Growing E-waste Problem? - 0 views

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technology Hospitality e-waste circular-economy

shared by fischerc014 on 17 Apr 22 - No Cached
  • Why the upsurge in e-waste? Technology is becoming more and more integrated into every aspect of our lives.
  • Companies intentionally plan the obsolescence of their goods by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that now it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one.
  • The U.S., the second largest producer of e-waste after China, produced 10 million tons of e-waste in 2012
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  • 40 percent of the e-waste supposedly recycled in the U.S. was actually exported. Most of it ended up in developing countries—usually in Asia
  • only 29 percent of this was recycled—the rest is usually landfilled, incinerated or stuck in a closet.
  • With the flood of e-waste growing around the world, recycling alone will not be enough.
  • A circular economy is one that aims to keep products and all their materials in circulation at their highest value at all times or for as long as possible.
  • imagine a system where the provider or manufacturer retained ownership of the device through the contract so customers would pay a lower monthly fee and be expected to return the device for an upgrade. The value could be recaptured in the form of parts for remanufacture or materials for recycling, and customers would still get their upgrades.”
  • fischerc014 on 17 Apr 22
     
    E-waste (electronic waste) has continually risen due to technology being part of our everyday lives. Upgrades for technology happen e very year and so the life span of devices becomes shorter due to new technology being available. Only 29% of e-waste is recycled in the U.S. There has to be better solutions to combat e-waste. The concept of circular economy can help with the e-waste problem.
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Location, Location, Location: Geomarketing Strategies in the Hospitality Industry | hos... - 1 views

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technology Hospitality geomarketing proximity location marketing

shared by fischerc014 on 10 Apr 22 - No Cached
  • The key to effective advertising resides in communicating the right message to the right person at the right place at the right time.
  • the key resides in connecting to consumers and engaging them with information, promotions, advertising or connectivity which will positively affect their experiences
  • The meteoric growth of Web/e-mail-based discounting services like Groupon and Living Social shows that a large number of consumers are looking for targeted discount offers.
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  • Imagine the ability to know a guest has arrived in your city at the exact moment he arrives at your property and knowing exactly where he is at any given time to provide him with information and offers to enhance the consumer experience and revenue opportunities.
  • a phone user moving at walking speed past a restaurant which has been geofenced might be offered a two-for-one dinner opportunity with a coupon displayed on the user’s phone.
  • fischerc014 on 10 Apr 22
     
    Location, timing, relevance of the ad is the most important using location-based marketing. All phone these have a GPS implemented on their phone and can provide a location. Companies can make immediate offers to individuals if they are in proximity of the businesses. In hospitality, restaurants can give discounted offers to people walking near the restaurants.
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Hotels using robots for delivery, cleaning amid COVID-19 pandemic - 0 views

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shared by fischerc014 on 04 Apr 22 - No Cached
  • One surefire way to ensure you can socially distance during your stay is to have a robot deliver items to your room.
  • Rosé can bring you anything, either in-house or via a complimentary shopping service
  • The robot is sanitized after each delivery.
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  • For guests who prefer contactless deliveries
  • You may be wondering if Rosé replaces staff members who might otherwise be delivering items. That's not the case: The robot can't carry luggage, make beds or take reservations.
  • Each hotel at the properties had a robot available before the pandemic, though now they are much more popular
  • They can assist with hotels' intense cleaning regimens, given new guest and industry expectations for cleanliness.
  • fischerc014 on 04 Apr 22
     
    Before, the 2020 pandemic, some hotels have already had robots incorporated into their hotel but it was more for entertaining purposes. Now they have become popular due to the pandemic. They help with social distancing by delivering guests their towels, pillows, foods, etc. They also assist with cleaning by using a super sterilizing blast. It is an expensive investment but worth it since it will become the new norm.
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Chili's Has Installed More Than 45,000 Tablets in Its Restaurants - The Atlantic - 0 views

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shared by fischerc014 on 14 Sep 17 - No Cached
  • Chili's recently made a big change to its in-store ordering system. The chain partnered with Ziosk, the restaurant-targeted tablet-maker, to develop a series of tabletop devices that allow customers to order their meals
  • The tablets let your order your meal—and pay for it—through a screen, as you would with online ordering.
  • Chili's still requires people, of course, to do the actual delivery of the food customers order. There are still servers doing the serving at Chili's.
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  • Ziosk claims to have found a 20-percent increase in appetizer sales, as compared with standard, server-based ordering strategies.
  • fischerc014 on 28 Mar 22
     
    Chili's has installed 45,000 tablets across 823 Chili's restaurants. These tablets let you order your meal, drinks, refills, etc and lets you pay our bill at the end. Chili says the presence of the tablet increases the size of the average check.
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Why hotels need strong security for contactless check-in | Hotel Management - 2 views

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shared by fischerc014 on 21 Mar 22 - No Cached
  • Contactless check-ins have become an important option, allowing guests to bypass the usual check-in at the front desk and access their reserved room using their mobile device.
  • Some hotels are also allowing their guests to use their mobile devices as digital keys
  • Concerns about this type of fraud are legitimate. Yet, if hotel operators adopt a multilayered approach, it will be more difficult for fraudsters to ply their trade.
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  • However, it is also an appealing avenue of potential fraud for hackers because mobile devices are one of the most common targets for identity theft
  • fischerc014 on 21 Mar 22
     
    More hotels are now using contactless check-ins by allowing the guest to be able to use their mobile devices as their digital room key. This is great for the pandemic to social distance but potentially risky due to hackers. As long as hotel operators adopt multilayer security strategies then they can provide a safe and secure environment for everyone.
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These Are the Robots Taking Up Dallas' Open Restaurant Jobs - D Magazine - 0 views

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shared by fischerc014 on 11 Mar 22 - No Cached
  • owner told the Dallas Morning News that robots have saved him thousands of dollars a month in labor costs as well as the trouble of finding enough human servers to staff his restaurant in a tight market for low-wage workers.
  • the robots can perform a variety of functions, but their basic competence is simple: delivery and display.
  • Chen says we shouldn’t worry. Not about a robot uprising—I neglected to ask him about it—but about the displacement of workers by automation.
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  • “Robotics is doing repetitive things, which maybe nobody wants to do anymore,”
  • fischerc014 on 11 Mar 22
     
    Robots are being used more in replace of low-wage workers to reduce labor costs at a restaurant. The robots have proven to be efficient and reliable in the restaurant setting. The (human) server is able to serve more tables with the robot helping with food-running/cleaning and doesn't have to split tips with the robot. The downside is the displacement of workers by automation. Will we see robots being implemented more in restaurants?
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