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Hospitality Industry Technology Update: “Hotels Dazzle Guests With High-Tech Amenities”

“…Hotels should exercise caution before taking random leaps into the world of modern gadgetry.Image The first consideration must be the customer. Some people may find apps that know what movie they’re watching, where they’re going or whether they’re sleeping to be creepy. Other guests might not like the sight of a lobby full of high-tech devices…”

At Hotel 1000 in downtown Seattle, guests who want to sleep late don’t have to hang a “Do Not Disturb” sign on their doorknobs. Each of the hotel’s rooms contains an infrared sensor that detects body heat and displays the results to the housekeeping staff on a door panel (unless the guest doesn’t want it to). If the sensor shows someone is in the room, the cleaners skip it and move on.

For more: http://onforb.es/ShWu45

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Hospitality Industry Security Risks: Texas Hotel Guests Have Laptop And iPad Stolen From Room; GPS Tracking Feature Leads Police To Thieves

“…Police say hotel guests returned to their room to find their key card no longer worked. Once they had a new key, they discovered someone had stolen a laptop computer, wallet, a cell phone and the iPad from the room…”

Officers were able to track down an iPad stolen from a room at the Omni Bayfront Hotel to a home on the southside of town early Sunday morning.

The owner of the iPad used a tracking feature on the device to let officers know they could find the iPad at an address on High Meadow Drive. Police say when they arrived at the home they could see people inside and marijuana in plain view.

The people inside refused to answer the door for police at first, but someone inside did answer the victim’s phone when police called.

For more:  http://www.kristv.com/news/hotel-guests-help-track-down-theft-suspects/

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