This week’s Partner News is highlighted by ASSA ABLOY implementing door locks, safes and minibars at Hotel La Compañía in Panama; Preferred Hotels & Resorts choosing Canary Technologies’ guest management system; and JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group launching a podcast. Read about all that and more below.
Hotel La Compañía deploys ASSA ABLOY solutions
ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions has implemented several of its innovative security and guest experience-enhancing platforms at Hotel La Compañía in Panama. A luxury property that’s part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, the hotel has adopted VingCard Signature RFID door locks, and has also added Elsafe Zenith safes and Polarbar minibars in each of its 88 guestrooms.
While recently opened to guests this year, Hotel La Compañía is housed within a historic building dating back to the 17th century that serves as a living museum. With VingCard Signature RFID, the property gains advanced anti-keycard cloning abilities that protect against the risk of unauthorized access using the industry’s highest standard in data encryption. By deploying VingCard Signature RFID using online mode, the property is further able to maximize hotel safety by providing staff with real-time alerts to any security-related issues requiring immediate attention. These include notifying employees of a wandering intruder attempting to use a keycard on multiple doors in an effort to gain access. If any keycards are suspected of being inappropriately used, staff can instantly deactivate them before a security threat escalates.
Maximizing guest security and confidence at Hotel La Compañía is the adoption of Elsafe Zenith electronic in-room safes to protect valuable belongings. The safes come equipped with advanced anti-tamper protocols and are tested to withstand multiple physical break-in attempts.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts selects Canary Technologies
Preferred Hotels & Resorts has selected Canary Technologies as its exclusive guest management system across all of its properties worldwide.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is the world’s largest independent hotel brand, representing more than 650 of the world’s finest independent hotels, resorts, residences and unique hotel groups across 80 countries.
Canary’s guest management system will augment the entire guest journey at Preferred member properties from pre-check-in through post-checkout, which provides hotel staff members with a new set of efficiency-increasing tools and guests with a more streamlined and enjoyable experience.
“Preferred Hotels & Resorts is proud to be the partner of choice within the independent hotel space and our global team is always looking for new opportunities that support the objectives of our member hotels and further elevate guest experiences and services,” said Mike Osgood, VP, alliance partnerships, Preferred Hotels & Resorts. “Canary Technologies helps our hotels provide a seamless and modern guest experience from arrival to departure, while reducing costs and optimizing revenue channels. After a thorough evaluation, we decided to make Canary our exclusive provider for guest management solutions.”
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group launches podcast
JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group recently launched a monthly podcast called “Where We Stay.” In the first episode, Kevin Davis, Americas CEO, and Andrea Grigg, head of global asset magement speak with Zach Demuth and Ophelia Makis of JLL’s Hotel Research team about the state of the hospitality industry:
- The labor shortages the lodging industry is facing and ways they are working to improve employee work/life balance to retain their workforce.
- How the hybrid work schedule is impacting the hospitality industry by creating more flexibility and travel options.
- How increased consolidation over the past 24 months (large portfolio acquisitions and mergers) has changed the industry from an investment perspective.
The next episode, which is expected to launch at the end of May, will discuss the evolution of and trends in the all-inclusive resort sectors. You can listen to the first episode here or subscribe to the podcast on Spotify.
Nomadix appoints Mike Womack VP, partner sales, the Americas
Nomadix Inc. has appointed Mike Womack as VP, partner sales, the Americas. He brings more than 25 years of sales management and business development experience in the wireless technology solutions and services space. He also has a comprehensive technology background that will enable the company to grow its go-to-market channels of distributors and strategic business partners primarily serving both hospitality and multi-tenant sectors. Womack will work with Nomadix partners to expand their businesses via its new Nomadix Networks product line of internet gateways, wireless access points, WLAN controllers and LAN switches, and the company’s portfolio of guest-facing technologies.
Prior to joining Nomadix, Womack served in sales leadership roles at Ceragon Networks, Smith Micro Software, CCP Global, Intava and Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia). He has experience in driving growth and profitability; developing national sales teams and marketing strategies; negotiating large, complex customer contracts; and securing lucrative business engagements, according to the company.
“Mike is a results-driven professional with a proven track record for driving revenue growth through strategic leadership and relationship building,” said Speleos Dravillas, chief revenue officer, Nomadix. “His background spans multiple facets of technology, and he has extensive experience working with an array of Fortune 500 customers and telecommunications providers. Mike is highly skilled at helping companies leverage technology to grow and transform their operations. We are thrilled to have him on board.”
Optii Solutions expands to Austin, recruits new CTO
Optii Solutions has opened its new office at Impact Hub Austin Downtown. The new space in the North Loop neighborhood in the heart of the city will accommodate around 50 employees.
The opening of Optii’s office in Austin coincides with the appointment of Dino Pietropaolo as chief technology officer and supports the company’s continued and fast growth in the U.S. and Canada. Optii has grown rapidly since the start of this year, tripling the number of hotels using its intuitive and data-driven hotel operations technology.
“Austin is a competitive technology hub and a great location to attract top talent,” said Katherine Grass, CEO, Optii Solutions. “We are a global organization and we will continue to explore opportunities to have a physical presence in geographies where it will be beneficial to our customers.”
