New hotel trend: Include “rugged” mobiles to streamline your check-in processes
The incorporation of cell phones and tablets in hotels has already become an almost common practice, not only in large hotel chains, but also in small and medium-sized hotels. It is not only a practical and fast way to keep control of an accommodation or to make it easier for the guest to enter, but it could also represent an advantage in times of pandemic.
But, what type of devices are the most used in hotel accommodation?
The trend is to have durable and washable appliances. According to a survey carried out by the Travel Hotel platform to hotel IT managers, 35% responded that having devices such as mobiles and tablets must have a basic durability requirement, which can have at least 2-4 years of useful life .
Another element in addition to durability is the “hygiene” of the mobiles due to the current situation. According to this same study, 88% of the Spanish IT managers surveyed give importance to the “washable mobile” feature in the socket. decision, not only to guarantee security measures, but also to avoid downtime and their impact on productivity.
Faced with this situation, the so-called “rugged” terminals are the trendiest devices, but not all have the same levels of resistance and durability capable of responding to all these needs. To guarantee the use of these devices under different extreme conditions, it is necessary that they have previously passed a battery of tests that certify their resistance and tightness to most liquids.
Specifically, smartphones and tablets have been the chosen devices and are currently used as the main work tool in the different departments of the hotels: maintenance, entertainment, cleaning, restaurants, security and even camping.
In addition, thanks to the compatibility of these terminals with a large ecosystem of accessories, the teams can comfortably carry smartphones and tablets in any situation, charge them quickly and without cables and even transfer or share data at the moment, being always operative. and ready for action.
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