Empowering the Modern Hotel Experience By Michal Christine Escobar – 04/05/2019 While technology is helping hotels to interact with guests on a more personal level than ever before, the ubiquity of digital interactions in guests’ lives has also raised guest expectations. Today’s travelers demand immediate and customized service, regardless of time of day or phase of the […]

With the Internet of Things and smart technologies advancing at lightning speed, hotels can realize both energy savings and guest satisfaction, and the ability to tie multiple technologies into one platform is becoming more desirable by hotel owners and brands alike, according to Chad Burow, director of sales for Telkonet. Guest-driven technologies are becoming more […]

Smart systems help ensure guest satisfaction Multidimensional systems allow hotels to become more energy efficient by monitoring in-room occupancy via intelligent sensors while extending connected capabilities that enhance the guest experience, said Cirq+ founder Yani Deros. View Article

From Robots Serving Guests to Modules Controlling Heating and Cooling: How to Use Technology to Save Dollars at Your Hotel The future is now. Small modules controlling guest room temperatures. Touch tablets that allow guests to order a spa treatments. Robots bringing guests extra towels. Technology is advancing the hospitality industry to many new heights […]

Technology Leaders Offer Their Wish List for the Coming Year As the year draws to a close, industry executives dream of what they would like to see happen in technology for hotels. This article explores their utopian world – where there are no data breaches, mobile apps are plentiful and user-friendly, and technology can be […]

CIRQ+ HONORED AS BEST NEW HOTEL PRODUCT December 16, 2018 by Lauren Witte CIRQ+, a disruptive IoT technology, took top honors as Best New Hotel Product and Best of Show during the 2018 Editor’s Choice Awards at the Hotel Experience (HX) Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.  All HX exhibitors were […]

Editors’ Choice Awards Given at the HX 2018 The hospitality industry’s best new products and services in five different categories were named at the 23rd annual Editors’ Choice awards at this year’s HX. The winners were: Amenity Services Inc., CIRQ+, Ripples, ShuttleQ.com Transportation & Parking System, and Vulcan. The Kenneth F. Hine Best of Show […]

Local firm’s device could revolutionize hotel world By Wayne Schutsky, Progress Managing Editor Nov 18, 2018 Guests at The Lodging Conference in Phoenix, a gathering of hotel professionals from across the globe, had the chance to try out the new Cirq+ devices from ATOM. The technology is a one-stop tech hub for hotel rooms that […]

Technology Ruled During HX: Hotel Experience November 20, 2018  Megan Batenic HX 2018 If it’s November it must be New York. That’s because the largest hotel industry tradeshow and conference on the east coast took place on November 11th and 12th at the world-famous Jacob Javits Convention Center. Here HX: Hotel Experience and its design brethren, BDNY attracted more than […]

Product Highlights from Big Apple’s HX, BDNY By Glenn Hasek – November 18, 2018 SunTap featured its solar powered USB charging station. NEW YORK—A solar powered USB charging station. An electric bicycle lending program. A one hundred percent recyclable wine glass. A system that integrates an alarm clock, HVAC and lighting controls, Wi-Fi and more […]