location based technology
TraknProtect Raises the Bar on Hotel Staff Safety and Operational Efficiency by Showcasing the Latest in Location-Based Technologies at HITEC Dallas
TraknProtect | October 12, 2021
Industry’s leading provider of safety button and asset tracking solutions educates attendees on how new advancements are leading to more secure, responsive and successful hotel operations. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — October 12, 2021 — Real-time location technology provider TraknProtect is honored to have participated at this year’s HITEC with the goal to empower attendees with the vital insight needed to deliver the heightened security and operational efficiency that today’s hotel guests and employees increasingly expect. TraknProtect representatives were on hand to provide visitors with first-hand demonstrations on the latest capab...
IHG Hotels & Resorts Selects TraknProtect as an Approved Provider of Staff Safety and Location-Based Technology
TraknProtect | September 20, 2021
New agreement results in TraknProtect serving as an official IHG provider for employee distress buttons, real-time asset and vendor tracking capabilities along with the latest in cleaning protocol monitoring functionality. Chicago, Illinois – September 20, 2021 – TraknProtect has today announced its approved vendor status with IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) for employee safety devices for IHG properties in hospitality markets around the world. IHG brands that now have access to TraknProtect’s staff safety and other advanced location-based solutions include InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites,...
TraknProtect Appoints Chris Wieland to Board of Advisors
TraknProtect | August 12, 2021
Chicago, Illinois – August 12, 2021 – TraknProtect, a pioneer of location-based technology purpose-built for the hotel industry and a leading employee safety button provider for several major hotel brands, announces the appointment of Chris Wieland to the company's Board of Advisors. In his role, he will provide his technical and industry expertise with the executive management team, aiding in the development and implementation of new offerings and market initiatives as the company continues to expand globally. Having nearly twenty years of experience in leading technology roles, Wieland brings proven success in the development and im...
Avendra Selects TraknProtect as a Preferred Provider of Hotel Staff Safety and Location-Based Technology
TraknProtect | March 23, 2021
Preferred provider status includes TraknProtect serving as an industry-leading source for advanced employee distress button functionality as well as for the latest in real-time asset, vendor and enhanced cleaning tracking capabilities. Chicago, Illinois – March 23, 2021 – TraknProtect, a pioneer of location-based technology purpose-built for the hotel industry and a leading employee safety button provider for several major hotel brands, is pleased to today announce it has been selected as a Preferred Supplier of Safety buttons by Avendra, hospitality’s leading procurement services company. After successfully completing a strict vendor...
TraknProtect Adds New LTE Gateways to Platform
TraknProtect | October 27, 2020
Solution Bypasses Hotel’s Wi-Fi to Communicate Directly With the TraknProtect Cloud Chicago, Illinois, October 27, 2020 – TraknProtect, a pioneer of location-based technology purpose-built for the hotel industry and a leading employee safety button provider for several major hotel brands, has unveiled powerful new technology to the TraknProtect Platform that delivers the capability to have LTE Gateways connect via a private network to communicate directly with the TraknProtect Cloud. The TraknProtect Platform currently works when a safety button is activated, the safety button emits a BLE beacon signal that the TraknProtect BLE-Wi-Fi ...
TraknProtect Partners With Illinois Hospitality as Safety Button Legislation Passes for Statewide Adoption
TraknProtect | August 12, 2019
Local safety button provider pledges support for Illinois hoteliers and casino operators as wide-ranging new legislation passes Springfield, IL – August 12, 2019 – With the signing into law of the Illinois Hotel and Casino Safety Act this past Friday, TraknProtect, a pioneer of location-based technology purpose-built for the hotel industry, has revealed its intention to assist local area hotels in their adoption of the new ruling. Under the Senate Bill 75, hotels and casinos statewide will be charged with providing customer-facing staff such as guest room attendants, room-service staff and casino floor employees with a safety or n...
Technologies That Will Have a Major Impact on Hotels in 2017 and Beyond
ALICE | January 18, 2017
Technologies that were big in 2016, and are only getting bigger. HOTEL STAFF TECHNOLOGY. Ops is the new black. Happy staff = happy guests, and 2016 was the year where staff technology and back of house operations finally got the attention and validation it deserves. Until last year, most attention was on guest technology, particularly on guest apps and on guest-facing innovation, like keyless entry and in-room controls. Companies like Marriott and IHG poured millions into their mobile guest applications, while their staff were left to fumble with clunky, poorly designed systems. Staff are the heart of hospitality. Without them, hotels a...
