• Newsletter June 20: the voice of hospitality
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| | | | | | Amazon launches Alexa for Hospitality
US: Amazon has launched the Alexa for Hospitality program, designed to bring its voice assistant technology to hotels, serviced apartments and vacation rentals. Read more...
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Historic Leeds building set for boutique hotel conversion
UK: New plans have been revealed for the redevelopment of a historic Leeds property.
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Video: BLHS2018 interviews: Neil Salt, Gooee
Neil Salt, managing director of Gooee, talks to BHN about the Internet of Things and the application of smart lighting and other technology in the hospitality industry.
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Hotel Heureka opens in Venice
Italy: Hotel Heureka, a boutique hotel set in a 16th century Venetian palazzo, has opened for business after a two-year refurbishment.
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The voice of hospitality
• Amazon's launch of Alexa for Hospitality signals a sea change in the use of voice activation technology in hospitality - it will very quickly become a service which guests expect as standard rather than a nice add on.
Of course, Alexa is no stranger to hotel bedrooms - many hoteliers and providers of guest services such as TrustYou have been using the Amazon Echo as a platform to provide their own bespoke services. And it is even being used behind the scenes, with innovations such as IDeaS' voice controlled revenue management functionality.
But by teaming up with Marriott, boutique and lifestyle giant Two Roads, and vacation rental leader RedAwnings, Amazon has cleverly gained a foothold across numerous facets of hospitality and Alexa will soon be a ubiquitous presence in accommodation offerings across the world.
• Congratulations to Bespoke Hotels' Robin Sheppard on his appointment as chairman of the Institute of Hospitality. Sheppard will undoubtedly bring his signature combination of knowledge, compassion and wit to the role, and I'm sure he will be a valuable asset to the Institute.
George Sell, editor, Boutique Hotel News
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