Self-driving vehicles and chatbots might have seemed too far-fetched in 2010 but look at how fast technology has developed all around us from that point in time. Today, in 2017, we are ushering in Tesla self-driving vehicles, cool robot concierges, and many more avant-garde techs that were considered a part of the fiction even only 5 years back.
Even Amazon is delivering their packages via drones now to reduce the transit time in the best possible manner. So you see technology is nothing but a revolution now; a revolution for the good. Right, now in this article, we’ll discuss the future trends of technology in the hotels and hospitality industry. Are they really keeping up with the blinding pace of innovation? Let’s see.
1. Robot butlers
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Irona (the robot maid from the cartoon Richie Rich)
Remember her? Irona, the robot maid of the
popular Richie Rich cartoon. If you had been a 90s kid, you definitely would.
Who knows? Maybe we can have something similar in the hotel industry now, and
this time for real.
Robot butlers or concierges can be pre-programmed with special skills, information, and languages to improve the entire hospitality experience for the guests. You would be able to make your guests feel more at home as a result of this intricate piece of technology; something that can be considered an impressive upside, in itself.
Extensive language skills of this technology can also curb the entire barrier of languages which plagues almost every vacation spot in the world. If this doesn’t count as a benefit, what does?
[Just so you know…
Robot concierges aren’t really a part of the fiction anymore. They have already become a part of the reality. The following video can be your reference.
2. 3D design and printing
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3D printer
Did you forget something at home? Don’t worry. The 3D printing technology can come into your rescue. 3D printers, these days, can generate a variety of items which are inclusive of the likes of toiletries, clothing and even computers in real time. It might look too avant-garde to be true but trust us; it is a fact.
Next generation hotels can seriously use this technology to their benefit. Customers will be able to 3D print their clothes or basic toiletries from their room themselves. Thus, “forgetting things” will cease to be a problem anymore. Convenience you wanted; convenience, you’ll get.
3. Ultimate fraud prevention: Confirming with DNA
DNA confirmation (along with biometrics) will be used to make online hotel booking ,payments and real-time check-ins safer in comparison to the way it was before. This is the ultimate fraud prevention technology, and we can predict (with conviction) that most hotels would welcome it with open arms.
4. No sleepless nights
Sleepless nights are a common issue in an entirely new lodging environment. But this will be a thing of the past, once the hotels start adopting advanced neurotechnologies for DIY (do-it-yourself) brain programming purposes.
With the help of advanced
neurotechnologies, guests will be able to program their dreams exactly the way
they want them to be. They will be able to relax, learn or enjoy at will. If
this is not a benefit, we seriously don’t know what is.
5. Fully sustainable hospitality
Hotels will be able to provide a fully sustainable hospitality experience to their guests using geothermal and solar energy, coupled with various other non-toxic products to produce carbon-neutral footprints for good.
Thus, we can predict that hotels will become more eco-friendly and more sustainable in the upcoming years; something that can benefit the entire humanity, on the whole.
A few more possibilities…
- Customized interiors that can change at will; thanks to the wonders of nanotechnology.
- Personalized spas to cater to the needs of individual guests.
- High-tech hotel transportations involving self-driving cars and all.
- Custom-designed meals.
- Immersive themed hotels and resorts.
So that sums up everything that we wanted to tell you through this article. Hope you really had a good and enlightening read. Adieu!