Travel & Hospitality Awards | Travel Innovation, Design & Technology 2021 | www.thawards.com

Hotel Room
Innovations
For many of us hotel rooms are
a home away from home, a
sanctuary where you can unwind
at the end of a long day, a place to
base yourself while you explore a new
city or laze about and enjoy all the
amenities and frills a property has to
offer. However, a hotel room is never
“finished”, and it is a science yet to
be perfected as there are always
improvements, innovations, and
new ideas around the corner. With
advancements in technology, artificial
intelligence, and the internet of things,
any good hotelier should always be
on the lookout for ways to enhance a
guest’s in-room experience.
Here we look at some innovations that
may shape hotel rooms over the next
few years.
Voice Control
We know this already exists in hospitality to some degree, but the technology is not quite there yet and hence has not been
rolled out quite as extensively as many had initially hoped. However, there are always strides being made in this area and with
the growing popularity of Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant, it will not be long before voice control in hotel rooms is common.
The most likely way this will happen is through mobile phones syncing up with in-room technology. Ordering room service,
adjusting the lights, opening the blinds, or turning on the TV. will all be just a voice command away.
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