contactless check-in
Twin Peaks Lodge Leverages Maestro PMS’ Self-Service Kiosks to Elevate the Guest Experience
Maestro | November 7, 2023
Bespoke hot springs resort in Colorado reaps long-term benefits of kiosk technology, transforms staffing challenges into guest benefits MARKHAM, Ontario, November 7, 2023 — Twin Peaks Lodge and Hot Springs, located in Ouray, Colo., is using technology to simplify operations at a time when its team needs it most. The 93-room hotel has a storied history, beginning life as a two-story residence built in 1893. Over the years the property was transformed into a business, expanded, renovated, changed hands, and more, but the spirit of what it provides to the community of Ouray remains consistent. Despite being founded in the 1800s, the h...
P3 Puts the Key Into Kiosk to Provide Hotels With Completely Contactless Online Check-In Capability
P3 Hotel Software | October 25, 2022
New affordable feature means guests can avoid front desk queues October 25, 2022 — Dublin & Denver — Hotel software solutions provider P3 has rolled out a new service which allows hotel guests who check-in online to collect their room key at a kiosk rather than join a queue at the front desk. The ‘collect your key’ kiosk service was initially integrated into self-service kiosks at selected properties in the UK and Ireland, and is now being implemented at properties in additional regions. Using the new P3 solution, guests arriving at a hotel can independently check-in and collect their own room keys in less than a minute before ...
Virdee and CLEAR Partner for Frictionless Hotel Check-In
Virdee | September 20, 2022
The partnership brings CLEAR’s identity platform to hotels for a seamless and secure experience directly within Virdee’s platform, solidifying Virdee as the leading solution for a fully contactless check-in experience NEW YORK and AUSTIN, Texas – September 20, 2022 – Virdee has announced it will implement CLEAR’s (NYSE: YOU) secure identity platform to power its industry leading digital, self-service check-in solutions. The partnership marks the first integration within the hotel space for CLEAR and its 13 million members. CLEAR is now integrated into Virdee’s suite of solutions as its preferred method for identity verificat...
How Hotels Can Cater to Guest Preferences Through Self-Service Technologies
Austen Asadorian | July 14, 2022
By Austen Asadorian Contactless services have become a part of everyday life over the past two years and, as travel begins to surge again, they are continuing to pick up steam in the hospitality world. So much so that, according to a recent study, 73% of travelers want to use their mobile device to manage their hotel experience. Hotel guests now increasingly expect their experience to include contactless solutions that can uplevel their experience. By taking advantage of on-premises reservation capabilities from QR codes to the aggregation of guest data, hotel operators can successfully cater to the new guest of 2022. Streamlined Onl...
Virdee Integrates With SynXis Property Hub
Virdee | July 12, 2022
Collaboration enhances mobile check-in capabilities available from Sabre, future integrations to follow. AUSTIN, Texas – June 12 – Virdee, a SaaS company delivering digital check-in and virtual concierge services to the hospitality and commercial real estate industries, announced today that it has completed an integration with SynXis Property Hub, an industry-leading Property Management System (PMS) offered by Sabre Corporation. The new upgrade is now live for existing hotels using Sabre’s SynXis Property Hub. The Virdee Virtual Reception solution provides a fully contactless check-in experience, empowering 100% of hotel guests to...
Hotel Guests Getting Used to Changes in Service, Technology
Bob Rauch | July 7, 2022
By Bob Rauch Hotel fundamentals are on an upward trajectory, but several macroeconomic elements are a risk to owners and operators including inflation, higher oil prices, geopolitical tensions, rising interest rates and broader economic growth concerns. A recession would clearly affect near-term hotel stock price performance and sentiment as well as net income; however, hotel industry fundamentals remain solid, midweek business travel is recovering nicely, and groups are coming back. Was COVID-19 good for the industry? No, but much of the technology that was implemented during the pandemic will stay. Contactless check-in and touch...
Virdee Connects to Onity, Enables Straight-to-Room Access
Virdee | June 7, 2022
The leading contactless check-in solution continues to build integrations that pave the way for straight-to-room access. AUSTIN, Tex. – June 7, 2022 – Virdee, a SaaS company delivering digital check-in and virtual concierge services to the hospitality and commercial real estate industries, continues to show its dedication to building a wide-ranging platform of integrations, most recently adding leading electronic access provider Onity. Onity's mobile access technology serves as a solution for both large hotel brands and smaller independent hotels alike. Onity's mobile access locks are Bluetooth-enabled to stay in a ready state, so g...
Virdee Finalizes Its Series Seed Financing With $9 Million Raised to Date
Virdee | March 1, 2022
Silverton Partners leads latest financing to accelerate growth of contactless check-in solution for hotels AUSTIN, Texas – March 1 – Virdee, a leader in digital check-in and virtual concierge technology, has closed its Series Seed Financing of nearly $9 million to accelerate its position as the leading contactless check-in provider to the hotel industry. The investment follows an April 2021 financing round with Austin-based Silverton Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners, as well as hotel technology investors DJR Advisors. Silverton Partners leads this latest investment alongside all investors from the prior funding. “This financi...
