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Morongo Casino Resort & Spa Adds Volara-Powered Google Nest Hub Solution to Every Guest Room
Volara | May 10, 2022
Interactive voice-first solution supplies guests a more convenient and memorable stay, while enabling the hotel to serve its guests more efficiently and consistently. CABAZON, CA — May 10th, 2022 — As Morongo Casino Resort & Spa - an oasis in the desert just 90 minutes’ drive from Los Angeles - welcomes record numbers of guests to its four-star resort experience, , Volara is there supporting the contactless, convenient and brand consistent journey from check-in to check-out. Rather than picking up the phone to call room service or request a forgotten amenity at the front desk, guests can speak commands to a Google Nest Hub p...
Reducing Friction in Hotel Guest Service: A Recap of ‘Voice’ at CES 2020
Volara | January 14, 2020
Experts say voice technologies are central to the growth of experiential travel and tourism in 2020 and beyond New York — January 14, 2020 — More More than 170,000 people descended on Las Vegas last week to see the most transformative technology products on the planet during the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show. New this year was a “Travel & Tourism” educational track that highlighted how smarter and safer technologies are transforming the travel and tourism industries. A technology that remained in the spotlight during the three-session program was voice – such as the in-room solution atop Amazon Alexa powered by Volara that ...
Volara Brings Holiday Music to Hotel Rooms With iHeartRadio on Voice Command
Volara | December 17, 2019
If a ‘Silent Night’ is not what you want during your hotel stay, guests can just ask Alexa to play ‘iHeartChristmas’ or ‘North Pole Radio’ to make their stays merrier New York — Dec. 17, 2019 — It’s predicted that 115.6 million Americans will be traveling from Saturday, Dec. 21, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, for the 2019 holiday season. Whether they arrive at your hotel by car (104 million are expected to drive) or plane, Volara will be ready to entertain these travelers with holiday music on voice command via its integration with iHeartRadio. If the hotel features Amazon Alexa devices powered by Volara, holiday travelers c...
Locale Grand Cayman Voice-Enables Every Guestroom With Volara-Powered Alexa Solution
Volara | September 26, 2019
This is the first hotel in Grand Cayman to use Volara’s conversation management tools for delivering personalized and highly secure voice-based guest experiences New York — Sept. 26, 2019 — When Locale, Grand Cayman opened its doors in March, it became the first hotel in the Cayman Islands to feature Amazon Alexa voice assistants powered by Volara in every guestroom. As an independent boutique hotel, it was important to management that the new hotel differentiate itself in the market and attract modern travelers looking for a more personalized experience without a lot of unwanted staff interaction. By adding the in-room voice assi...
Volara Adds Accuracy Engine to Better Interpret Hotel Guest Requests of Alexa
Volara | October 16, 2018
Patent-pending technology provides a translation layer between what Alexa hears and the request shared with the hotel New York — October 16, 2018 — Volara – the voice hub for the hotel industry – has developed a patent-pending technology that will help Amazon's Alexa excel in the complex hotel environment. As hotel guests bring their own colloquialisms, accents, and verbally convey their intents to hotels in a myriad of ways, Volara's new Accuracy Engine enables Alexa to satisfy their commands appropriately and with greater precision. Volara's Accuracy Engine leverages robust data sets, contextual awareness, AI ...
DigiValet Accelerates In-Room Hotel Innovation, Pioneers the Interface Between Voice and Service as Part of Its “Uber-Luxury Experience”
DigiValet | August 9, 2018
Wake up to Morning Coffee with Alexa New York (August 9, 2018) — DigiValet, the company that is transforming the guest experience at luxury hotels around the world, has teamed with Amazon Alexa to add an expanded suite of voice commands to its in-room suite of services to delight and surprise guests. With the new Alexa integration, DigiValet offers guests the ability to change thermostats, lighting controls, TVs, and other in-room features simply with their voice. Guests can even brew a cup of coffee through the in-room coffee machine just by asking Alexa. DigiValet is not new to voice activated solutions. They first broke barrie...
Alexa for Hotels – The Good, The Bad and The Creepy
Alan E. Young | June 27, 2018
By Alan E. Young This past week marked another successful HITEC, the culmination of which left hospitality experts with a lot to think about as it relates to industry-wide innovations positioned to make major waves in 2018. One of the more notable discussion points is the mainstream integration of voice-powered assistants (AI technology) into hotels. In fact, Amazon.com Inc recently announced that it has partnered with Marriott International Inc to help increase guest access to amenities with Alexa, through its voice-controlled device Echo, in an attempt to expand its presence in the hospitality industry. This is an exciting prospect fo...
