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Mandarin Oriental, Santiago Adopts Advanced Security and Convenience Enhancing Technology by ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions

South American hotel implements VingCard Signature RFID door locks, elevator controllers, panic bars, Elsafe Sentinel Advance safes and Polarbar minibars to maximize guest safety, convenience and comfort.

The New Hotel Guest Experience

Travelers’ needs have evolved rapidly. With a multitude of innovative tech available to hoteliers, we’re taking a look at what the new guest experience could be.

SALTO Adds Antimicrobial technology to SALTO Neo Cylinder Range

BioCote is an antimicrobial agent that contains silver-ions which are engineered to provide continuous, built-in protection on SALTO product surfaces and hardware devices.

ibis Styles Bucharest City Center Hotel Adopts Advanced RFID Locks Compatible with Contactless Mobile Access

Romanian hotel implements VingCard Signature RFID door locks and Visionline to maximize guest security and convenience while allowing for seamless upgrade to contactless digital check-in and room access abilities.

STUDY: 80% of Consumers Willing to Download Hotel App to Enable Contactless Experience

Guest want to use the mobile app for check-in/out, room service, ordering food when visiting a restaurant, and opening guestroom doors.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida Implements Guest Security and Convenience Technology

Luxury integrated casino resort implements new digital door locks to ensure guest safety and seamless access throughout resort environment.

Meyers Develops Single-Use Paper RFID Hotel Key Card

The AssureCard looks and feels like a plastic key card but is made from renewable paper pulp and can be disposed of after a single use.

ASSA ABLOY Architectural Door Accessories Releases Hands-Free Door Pulls

Arm and foot pulls are meant to minimize everyday skin-to-surface touchpoints

ASSA ABLOY Publishes 18 Third-Party Certified Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)

With the publishing of the EPDs, customers have complete transparency into how the life cycle of each certified product impacts the environment and affects a building's sustainability goals.

Virgin Voyages Debuts Smart Wearable Tech for Cruise Guests

Made with ocean plastic, the wristband serves as a room key, gps, payment card, and more.

Guestroom Locks: How Do You Know Whether to Upgrade or Replace?

With new guestroom locks routinely costing as much as $300 per door, hoteliers would often prefer to upgrade; but just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

NEC to Provide Facial Recognition Technology for Mitsui Fudosan Hotels

Hotels will use facial recognition tech for check-in, entering rooms and entertainment facilities, and even cashless payments.

Residence Inn Panama City Implements RFID Mobile Access-Ready Locks

Extended stay hotel wanted to provide guests with peace of mind knowing they are protected using the latest encryption technology.

How Mobile Key Went from Avant-Garde to Mainstream

IHG might have been the first to experiment with keyless entry in 2010, but it wasn’t until Starwood and Hilton started offering this technology that it became popular.