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Reviewing 2024’s Top Technology Trends That Are Transforming the Hotel Guest Experience

Keeping pace with technology trends has become even more crucial to running a competitive hospitality-based business over the last year. With hotel guests seeking more personalized experiences while also demanding higher security and faster service, newer innovations are bridging the gap to ensure that properties can always provide a satisfying and enjoyable stay. From advancements in AI and service digitalization to further expanding on the goal of creating more seamless and hyperconnected hotel environments, 2024 has undoubtedly been an eventful year that has seen more impressive breakthroughs. To help get you up to speed, below is a list of this year’s most insightful blog topics that dig into how new developments in technology are reshaping the industry and the definition of hotel business success.

Diving into How AI is Transforming the Present and Future of Hospitality

While asking ChatGPT to write an essay or email may be getting more than its fair share of the media spotlight, AI-based technology can offer so much more, especially when it comes to improving guest experiences and hotel operations. AI agents with their natural language capabilities are already showcasing how hoteliers can simultaneously cater to guest expectations for instant responses and personalized results. With opportunities to automate addressing guest needs such as ordering room service or even one day providing the ability to pull up their self-driving car, the future of AI in hospitality is looking brighter than ever.

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How the Rise of Digitalized Identification is Transforming the Hotel Guest Experience

In today’s mobile-driven world, more and more consumers are seeking out the increased convenience of service digitalization. Providing identification is no exception and can actually provide a more secure alternative to physical passports or driver licenses that benefits both guests and hotels. Able to minimize fraud and prevent ID theft while reducing wait times and providing opportunities for service personalization, it’s clear why digitalized ID services are fast becoming a fixture at hotels around the world.

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Unlocking Convenience: The Rise of Digital Wallet-Compatible Mobile Keys

The growing demand for digitalized hotel services is also continuing to fuel increased innovation in mobile key technology as guests look for ways to further enhance check-in and room entry convenience. Digital wallet-compatible mobile key solutions are proving to be the ideal answer by bypassing the need for guests to download and navigate an unfamiliar mobile app. Instead, travelers can now easily store their room keys alongside other digitalized items such as credit cards and plane tickets- reducing complexity and delivering on the promise of making hotel stay experiences that much more seamless and hassle-free.

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Future-Proofing Access to Hotel Rooms and Facilities

Rapid advances in technology can make maintaining a high level of security both potentially challenging and costly. Yet for a hotel’s room access operations, options fortunately exist that provide the ability to future-proof against new trends and the latest risks. Whether dealing with physical keycards or mobile key services, more robust solutions now exist that are future-proof and can readily adapt to evolving security encryption protocols and sought out functionalities.

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Where Hospitality Businesses Currently Stand in the Ongoing Cloud Technology Revolution

The key to achieving more unified hotel operations and responsive guest services is largely being achieved on the backend by ongoing developments in cloud technology. Able to be upgraded or integrated with third-party systems without the need to replace hardware, cloud-based solutions are serving as the backbone for an industry that’s increasingly needing to eliminate operational silos, reduce inefficiencies and instantly adapt.     

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Li Wang

Senior Vice President and Head of Hospitality for ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions

Li Wang serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Hospitality for ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions. He is tasked with working together with the Hospitality team to further develop market-leading solutions and services to serve the needs of hotel operators. Prior to his current role, Li served as Managing Director of Biosite Systems LTD, a company he founded a decade ago to provide biometric workforce management solutions for the construction industry. Under his leadership, the company has quickly grown into a market leader in the UK and has since been acquired by ASSA ABLOY in 2020. Li holds an MBA and a PhD in computer Science from the University of Warwick.

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