Smart technology is helping save money, energy costs and alleviate staffing issues – are you taking advantage?
Planet Hollywood
Zennio has been supporting hotel businesses across Europe, the UK and the rest of the world in alleviating the pressures currently being felt through the use of smart technology in hotels and smart homes. Energy costs are soaring and look to continue to do so in the future, businesses are under additional pressures as a result of a staffing crisis which also seems to be a reality for most for the foreseeable future and then there are the additional pressures of ensuring that businesses are sustainable in their implementation and behaviours. A lot to cope with and that is before we talk about the need for improvements in the guest experience/customer journey.
But could the use of technology save hotel operations money and also alleviate some of the operational pressures in running properties? Could its integration actually improve the guest experience by helping operations be more sustainable and free up resources to actually enable them to focus on the guest? Could this be possible to implement and integrate into older properties where the architecture is the focus and the technology needs to be invisible? Could small innovations and applications within properties both large and small be integrated seamlessly into PMS systems making it “invisible” yet immensely impactful? The simple answer is yes.
What could the savings be if through smart technology you could tell if someone was in a room through an advanced occupation management system which could also be integrated to the PMS confirming if the room was sold or not and so enable you to switch off all power to that room with a single switch? How much could you save by not needing to have hallway or communal areas lit 24/7 but by installing hall presence detectors and linking them to building management systems to effectively manage energy use easily and centrally? How much more efficient and sustainable could the use of vital housekeeping staff be made and unnecessary pressures alleviated if housekeeping management technology was in place which could also be combined to other 3rd party apps already in use?
With over 24,000 rooms already benefiting from Zennio assisted smart technology around the world, hotels are seeing up to a 30% saving in costs, improved efficiencies and better sustainability.
Me London
The advantage of these solutions is that they are not only for high end properties and have already been implemented in hostels like MB Hostels in Malaga, Spain, in three star properties like Boutique Hotel Cordial Malteses in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria), Spain and is not only applicable to be used in smaller properties but has already been integrated in various properties with 200+ bedrooms like the Melia White House in London and 800+ bedrooms like the Clarion Hotel The Hub in Oslo, Norway.
MB Boutique Hotel
Even where the architecture of a property is paramount and technology needs to be invisible like that the Sir Paul Hotel, housed in an 18th century building in Limassol, Cyprus the technology is complimentary and considerate rather than confrontational.
Soho Boutique Hotel
Technology is simply one of the smartest and simplest ways to help effectively navigate the energy and staffing storm in which we currently find ourselves. Are you taking advantage?
Javier Aguirre holds a Bachelor Degree in Industrial Technologies Engineering and a Master in Financial Management and has committed his entire professional career to the building automation industry. He joined Zennio in 2019 with the mission to support the UK market and is currently one of Zennio’s UK branch directors.
