Technology has taken over just about every aspect in our lives. Everything we do on a daily basis is aided by technoilogy and the tourism industry is no exception. There are many advantages to technology in tourism. One is in the form of navigation systems. These have become crucial to travelers. They help provide fast, easy and direct direction that help people get to their destionation quickly. Another benefit is that there are so many travel sites, that people are able to find the best deals. Some drawbacks include the absence of adventure. No longer do people just want to drive and discover something new. Technology has had a negative effect on people’s imaginations.
Movitas is a company that develops a program to help hotels stay in contact with guests while on the property. Guests can send emails, and receive updates to their phones or other wireless devices in order improve their stay. The Movitas platform acts as a remote control for the guest’s hotel experience. The portal gives guests a quick dial to hotel services such as front-desk, room service, and housekeeping.
This is a very convenient thing for hotel guests.
-Guests can have things like room service waiting for them.
-if something is not right, guests can have it fixed immediately
-Guests can request services before they even get to the hotel
-There is no charge for this service
-Hotel may run into the problem of spam.
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