The LoungeUp blog

A virtual key is the smartphone version of the key or pass found in most hotels. Its mobile version facilitates the guest journey and optimises reception. Here are 8 advantages for the customer and the hotel to dematerialize the room keys on the smartphone of the guests...

- 5 minute read - Despite living in an increasingly millennial world, technology for the sake of technology can often be frustrating and futile. However, with guests open to discovering new technologies in hotels to help simplify and get the most out of their stay, it is...

The MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions) sector is a very lucrative market involving large groups that organise these events as well as the hotels or congress centres that host them. With the emergence of smartphones and the Internet, the conference and events sector has

The first few months of the year are always the time when trends start to emerge and gain momentum. This is the case in the hotel industry; indeed, Killarney Hotels have produced an infographic showing how the industry is growing with a global revenue of $550 billion...

One of the most exciting developments in retail technology in recent years, the iBeacon is Apple’s take on the widespread BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) beacon present in Android 4.3 which introduced the Low Energy Bluetooth APIs and has also been integrated into all iPhone models since the 4S. Essentially, ...